New Assistant Junior Coaches

Craftsbury Junior Marika Massey-Bierman is one of the many Juniors that Ruth and Ben will be coaching. (Photo - 2015 EC, Paul Bierman)

Last Updated: 29.Dec.2015

The Craftsbury Outdoor Center is happy to announce the addition of an assistant coach for its BKL and Junior ski programming. Ruth McGovern of Stowe will be joining Craftsbury as a coach. Ruth started skiing as a BKLer, working her way up thru the ranks to race collegiately for Dartmouth and coaching at Bowdoin after graduating. Additionally, she has very extensive experience coaching both BKL and high school-aged athletes.

In addition to Ruth, another new face will be joining our crew on a part-time basis: Ben Taska will be helping with some of our bigger groups and filling in the gaps during race season. Ben also grew up skiing and racing in northern Vermont. He ran collegiately for Bates and coached skiing for several years at a school in Portland, Maine, before moving back to the Northeast Kingdom.

Welcome Ruth and Ben!