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The Coaches
Dr. Collin Bywaters
relocated to 
The
Wasatch has allowed him the opportunity to wed the technical aspects of his ski
racing background to big mountain freeskiing with exciting results. “Skiing is
at the root of my soul, and inspiring folks to resist skiing complacency is my
passion.”
On
snow Collin coaches competitive big mountain freeskiing, and works as a staff
trainer and instructor for the Alta Ski School.
Collin is also employed by the Professional Ski Instructors of America
(PSIA) as part of their educational and certification staff.
Off
snow Collin has been in private practice since 1998 treating musculoskeletal
pain and dysfunction as a Structural Integration/Rolfing practitioner. He since has attended graduate school at the
University of Utah receiving his doctorate degree in physical therapy. Collin is currently working as an orthopedic
physical therapist at Salt Lake Regional Sports Medicine. Collin’s expertise is in sports related
rehabilitation as well as chronic and acute musculoskeletal pain and
dysfunction. When it comes to his background in skiing and
rehabilitation Collin has this to say, “Current trends and research into
strengthening, conditioning, and rehabilitation with regard to skiing go hand
in hand with my passion for the sport as well as an individual skier’s
longevity within the sport”.
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Stephen Helfenbein has been a full time ski instructor at
Alta’s
The highlight of this experience has been the creation and
success of the Alta Freeride Division (AFD). AFD was created to train expert
skiing teenagers to compete in junior big mountain events. In its sixth year,
AFD is 4 coaches, 52 athletes and 16 competitive skiers who will compete at events
throughout the western
Stephen is also a education and certification leader for the Intermountain Division of PSIA. In this role Stephen coaches ski instructors of all ages and abilities, all over the region to become more effective skiers and ski teachers.