Chris Palatucci | Profiles
Snowboard
| Teaches: | Snowboard - General |
|---|---|
| Home Mountain: | Wachusett, Princeton, MA |
| Gender: | Male |
| Certifications: | |
| Years Teaching: | 12.2 |
| Years at Wachusett: | 12.2 |
About
I've been snowboarding for almost 20 years, and skied for 13 years before that. (EDIT: I'm a clinician for our Instructor Training Course at Wachusett. One of the '13 - '14 candidates asked me how long I had been snowboarding. I answered "over 15 years." Then I thought about that, and the following week when I saw him again, I said I needed to rephrase it. What I then said was that I had been snowboarding for the 6 years that I've been an instructor. I was bumbling down the hill for the years before that...) Becoming an instructor has been a great experience for me. I thought I was a pretty good snowboarder, until I started really analyzing what I was doing, and being analyzed by others. For me, the best part of teaching is when you have a student who has a problem, maybe even one that they know about, and at the end of a lesson they come to you and say, "Thanks - I've really got it now!" Nothing better. My favorite mountain (so far) is Whistler. In the East, I like Sunday River, where I learned. I like groomers, but I really like playing on the hill. I'm not very good in the park, but it's one of my goals. I love teaching at Wachusett. We have a great program and great instructors. My favorite trail is Upper Balance Rock, across Conifer to Lower Balance Rock. Secluded, twisty, beautiful, fun! When I'm not on snow, I'm mostly counting the days until opening day. For my big boy job, I'm an executive recruiter in the life sciences industry.
Meg
February 12, 2014
Karen
January 23, 2014
Sam
January 18, 2014
Samoel
January 01, 2014
Pat
December 29, 2013
Ewan
December 22, 2013
Shahbaz
December 07, 2013
Ali
December 06, 2013
About
I've been snowboarding for almost 20 years, and skied for 13 years before that. (EDIT: I'm a clinician for our Instructor Training Course at Wachusett. One of the '13 - '14 candidates asked me how long I had been snowboarding. I answered "over 15 years." Then I thought about that, and the following week when I saw him again, I said I needed to rephrase it. What I then said was that I had been snowboarding for the 6 years that I've been an instructor. I was bumbling down the hill for the years before that...) Becoming an instructor has been a great experience for me. I thought I was a pretty good snowboarder, until I started really analyzing what I was doing, and being analyzed by others. For me, the best part of teaching is when you have a student who has a problem, maybe even one that they know about, and at the end of a lesson they come to you and say, "Thanks - I've really got it now!" Nothing better. My favorite mountain (so far) is Whistler. In the East, I like Sunday River, where I learned. I like groomers, but I really like playing on the hill. I'm not very good in the park, but it's one of my goals. I love teaching at Wachusett. We have a great program and great instructors. My favorite trail is Upper Balance Rock, across Conifer to Lower Balance Rock. Secluded, twisty, beautiful, fun! When I'm not on snow, I'm mostly counting the days until opening day. For my big boy job, I'm an executive recruiter in the life sciences industry.