Coaches, Contact info.
Program Leader:
Katie Swabey is in her ffifth year of being the leader of the Bill Koch program. She has been xc skiing since she was a little kid, growing up in Colorado. She and her husband, Charles, have two kids, Ollie and Nellie, who grew up skiing in the Bill Koch Program. Katie is an outdoor enthusiast, who enjoys hiking, snowshoeing and xc skiing with her family (although sadly she can no longer keep up with her kids...) To contact Katie: prospectmtbkl@gmail.com or 413-664-7711.
Coaches:
Bob Fisher, of Wilmington, Vermont has been either a coach or an assistant with the Prospect Mountain BKL since 2000 when his oldest child joined the league. Bob was a former Williams College Nordic ski racer and an avid kayaker. Bob loves winter and the more snow, the better! He enjoys back country skiing, alpine skiing, but most of all he loves classic cross country skiing. Bob helps out with the older classes and with the races at Prospect.
Jack Miller has been coaching BKL for 11 years. Jack began his coaching career in cycling (Williams College) before joining the Propect BKL team with his children in 2007. An "adult-onset" skier, Jack picked up Nordic skiing as an extension of his family's active sporting life. Jack and Mary Beth have 6 children (three skiing with BKL).
Racing Age Groups (classified by age as of December 31st)
U16 (14-15 year olds)
U18 (16-17 year olds)
U20 (18-19 year olds)
U23 age group (20, 21 & 22 year olds)
Senior Age Group (23-29 year olds)