Lowell Whiteman School

Live, Train, Learn…..

What makes a good competitive skier or rider?  Coaches will tell you these are the characteristics:  someone who is passionate,  supported academically and comfortable in their environment.   The Lowell Whiteman School and the world famous Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club (SSWSC) have produced 17 Olympic Athletes together.   We know how to support athletes in their sport and prepare them for college, too.

It is part of our mission.

The program develops successful student-athletes who are equipped to achieve their long-term personal goals.

But it’s more than that.   It’s about commitment, goal development, study skills, time management, and learning to love learning. It’s about the professional people who are involved with these students both in the classroom and on the mountain.

Through these athletic and academic challenges, we help them to develop the attitude, skills and habits they need to succeed in our world.

“When you adjust to balancing school work and athletics, it’s worth it because Whiteman makes you feel prepared for college and lets you do what you want athletically.”  Audrey Young ‘10, top ranked mogul skier in the country.

See our complete mission statement below.

What Makes Us Unique?

• Amazing teachers, extraordinary coaches and our long-term relationship with the SSWSC.
• A proven method for producing Olympic athletes, should they wish to go that far.
• Our commitment to help students succeed as athletes but also excel in their studies.
• Our location – historical and popular destination Steamboat Springs, Colorado – a lovely town, rich in Western, Cowboy and skiing history.
• 15 minutes from world-class ski area, Mt. Werner, with its beautiful and challenging terrain and remarkable champagne powder.
• State-of-the-art and historical training facility, Howelson Hill, is even closer to campus and where skiers, riders and jumpers alike train and grow in their sport.
• Bumps and jumps, half pipes, excellent alpine runs, tramps, (one on campus) water ramp and aerial training areas, an epic Nordic ski jump facility,  miles of Nordic courses.  All of this including a small ski hill with rails and bumps for freestylers and snowboarders and a large trampoline right on campus.  The snowboarders credit the campus skateboard ramp for keeping them tuned in the off-season.
• Our innovative philosophy -  Teachers work with athletes during their competitive  season and athletes follow a special schedule which helps students lighten the load and make up their studies after the season is over.  LWS was one of the first schools to put this special program, Intersession,  in place for winter athletes.
• Our athletes go on to do well in college.  For example, 2002 Olympic Silver Freestyle Medalist, Travis Mayer’02, went on to Cornell,  Maria Quintana ‘91, Women’s Aerial Freestyle World Champion in 1986, attended Stanford, Ryan Riley ‘96, US Ski Team Member is now a Harvard grad and Emiko Torito ‘02,  2008 World Cup Champion, Moguls,  is now at the University of Denver.
• The Austria Project – SSWSC Alpine Coach Rob Worrell and Lowell Whiteman School put together a month-long, pre-season training program in October to get our alpine racers on snow early in Austria.   Their studies, their classes, a teacher and their coaches are all on the road with them.  See Austria Project for more information.

Check out our Alpine – Nordic – Snowboard -  Freestyle pages.

The Lowell Whiteman School Competitive Ski and Snowboarding Program Mission.
Engage, Challenge, Support……..

In conjunction with the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club, enables student-athletes to reach individual academic and athletic goals with the support and guidance of committed, experienced, passionate teachers and coaches. The program develops successful student-athletes who are equipped to achieve their long-term personal goals.

The LWS ski and ride competitors value their development as well-rounded individuals and learn to balance multiple challenges.  LWS student-athletes benefit from a rigorous college preparatory curriculum offered by qualified, passionate Lowell Whiteman School teachers, with strong backgrounds in their respective subject areas.  They are coached on the mountain by Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club coaches through a program steeped in the tradition of producing champions and successful individuals.

Through these concurrent rigors, students are taught time-management, organization, and self discipline.  It is not always easy for LWS student-athletes to master all we ask of them, but therein lies the lesson. Through these athletic and academic challenges, we help them to develop the attitude, skills and habits they need to succeed in our world.

Competitive programs are offered through the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club in the following disciplines: Alpine racing, Freestyle, Freeski, Nordic Combined, Special Jumping, Cross-country, Telemark, Snowboard Racing, Snowboard Slopestyle and Boardercross.  Check out the programs and coaching information at SSWSC.