Head Coach
Name: Emilie Brown
Group(s) coached: Development
Home hill: Marmot Basin
Home club (as an athlete):
2004-2010: Jasper Freeride
2010-2014: Alberta Mogul Team
Number of years coaching:6
Years in the Freestyle Skiing:15
Favourite thing to coach: Moguls!
Skiing inspiration:Andi Naude
Favourite ski hill:Revelstoke
Where you can find me when not at the hill:U of A studying to be Physiotherapist
Mike Flewwelling
Name: Mike Flewwelling
Group(s) coached: Freestylerz
Home hill: Canyon in Red Deer is where the magic started.....blowing minds at Sunridge now
Home club (as an athlete):
1982-1983, 1988-1989: Central Alberta Freestyle Ski Club
Number of years coaching: This will be my 18th season with EFSC.
Years in the Freestyle Skiing:I competed for 7 or 8 yrs...so maybe 25 yrs total with the coaching....half my life...lol
Favourite thing to coach: Rails and jumps.
Skiing inspiration:I draw all kinds of inspiration and stoke from the coaches and athletes around me.....like a vampire that way!
Favourite ski hill:Sunshine
Where you can find me when not at the hill: At a Skatepark or walking the dog.
Kenna Szott
Name: Kennan aka Uncle Ken
Group(s) coached: Freestylerz & Development
Home hill: Sunridge “but learned to ski in SunPeaks BC”
Home club (as an athlete):
2010-2013: EFSC
Number of years coaching: 6 years
Years in the Freestyle Skiing:10 years
Favourite thing to coach: Park and all mountain
Skiing inspiration:Mike Flew; that guy gives ‘er 110%
Favourite ski hill:Big White for sure !!
Max Novotny
Name: Max Novotny
Group(s) coached: Development
Home hill: Edmonton Ski Club
Home club (as an athlete):
2001-2006: EFSC
2005-2009: Jasper Freeride
2009-2011: Alberta mogul team
2011-2012: Winsport A Slopestyle Team
Number of years coaching: 6 years
Years in the Freestyle Skiing:17 years
Favourite thing to coach: Moguls and big jumps.
Skiing inspiration:Candide Thovex, Kye Peterson, JP Auclair, Mike Flew
Favourite ski hill:Revelstoke
Where you can find me when not at the hill: At a desk or in a tent.
Mike Plemel
Name: Mike Plemel
Group(s) coached: Freestylerz
Home hill: Sunridge
Number of years coaching: 6
Years in the Freestyle Skiing: 8
Favourite thing to coach: Big air and moguls
Skiing inspiration: Mike Flew, and my kids Jordan and Sydney
Favourite ski hill: Whitefish Montana
Where you can find me when not at the hill: Teaching Scuba diving or Wakeboarding
Klayton Potts
Name: KP
Group(s) coached: Jumps & Bumps
Home hill: Tawatinaw Valley
Home club (as an athlete):
2004 - 2016: Tawatinaw Valley Freeriderz
2014-2016: EFSC
Number of years coaching: 4
Years in the Freestyle Skiing: 13
Favourite thing to coach: Park
Skiing inspiration: A variety of pro skiers
Favourite ski hill: Marmot Basin
Where you can find me when not at the hill: MacEwan University
Cam Brown
Name: Cam Brown
Group(s) coached: Freestylerz & Development
Home hill: Marmot Basin
Home club (as an athlete):
2004-2015: Jasper Freeride
Number of years coaching: 3
Years in the Freestyle Skiing: 12
Favourite thing to coach: Jumping!
Skiing inspiration: Whoever’s kicking around the lodge
Favourite ski hill: Kicking Horse
Where you can find me when not at the hill: Doing math
Connor Speers
Name: Connor Speers
Group(s) coached: Freestylerz & Development
Home hill: Sunridge
Home club (as an athlete):
2007-2016: EFSC
2007-2016: Tawatinaw Valley Freeriderz
Number of years coaching: 4
Years in the Freestyle Skiing:15
Favourite thing to coach: Airbag/slopestyle jumps, and moguls
Skiing inspiration:Jim Speers, Parker White, JF Houle
Favourite ski hill:Jackson Hole
Where you can find me when not at the hill: Skate park or working on my car
Jonah Jenkins
Name: Jonah Jenkins
Group(s) coached: Jumps & Bumps
Home hill:Marmot Basin
Home club (as an athlete):
2003-2015: Jasper Freeride
2015-2016: Alberta Mogul Team
Number of years coaching: 2
Number of years in freestyle skiing:13
Favourite thing to coach:Mogul Skiing
Skiing Inspiration:Phil Marquis
Favourite ski hill:Marmot Basin
Where you can find me when I’m not on the ski hill:In the summer you’ll probably find me on the river in my kayak, during the fall and winter season you’ll probably find me in the library doing schoolwork or working out at the gym.
Tyson Bashforth
Name: Tyson Bashforth
Group(s) coached: Jumps & Bumps
Home hill: Marmot Basin
Home club (as an athlete):
2004-2015: Jasper Freeride
2015-2017: Alberta Mogul Team
Number of years coaching: 1
Years in the Freestyle Skiing: 12
Favourite thing to coach: Moguls
Skiing inspiration: Jordy Ellen, who was one of my favourite coaches as a kid
Favourite ski hill: Marmot Basin
Where you can find me when not at the hill: When I’m not at the hill you can find me in the library studying, at the gym or flying planes.
