Coach Bios
Kylie Kerik
Head Coach, Entry Level
Hi all!
I’m excited to return to the Kimberley Alpine Team (KAT) for another season, and in a different capacity, as the Entry Level Head Coach.
My love of snowsports began at the ripe age of 5 when I started skiing as part of a local Nancy Greene Ski League, before learning to snowboard when I was 9. At 15, I earned my ski instructor certification and soon after was invited to coach U8 athletes for the Northern Extreme Freestyle Team in Grande Prairie, AB, where I coached for four years.
I moved to Kimberley in 2022 and I spent my first two seasons working for the KAR Winter Sports School as a ski and snowboard instructor. Last year, I was the Freestyle Head Coach, and am excited to pivot to further integrate more freestyle into our entry level programming to support more diverse skiers. As both a skier and a snowboarder, I have a love for freeride and park skiing, although I live for the powder days.
What excites me most about coaching is not just the on-snow progress, but supporting the mental well-being of my athletes. As a recent professional counsellor graduate, I believe in nurturing athletes' mindset, resilience, and confidence alongside their skiing abilities, to help them develop a lifelong love for the sport.
See you on the mountain!
Coach Kylie
Ethan Harrison
Head Coach, Freestyle
Howdy!
My name is Ethan Harrison, I’m 26 years old and from a place in Ontario called Prince Edward County. I’m not positive, but I’m pretty sure from the stories from my parents, my love of skiing started when I was about a year and a half old, and no matter how hard I try, I just can’t stop loving it!
I competed for a number of years, on the Ontario team and later joining Winsport in Calgary. After my competition career ended, I dove head first into the world of coaching and mentoring younger athletes. I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to be coached by and work alongside some pretty amazing coaches in this sport who have shaped me into the coach I am today, and for that I’m thankful.
I get more pleasure out of the successes of my athletes than I ever did as an athlete myself, and I’m happy to share those moments with them. Most of all though, skiing is fun, and I think that we should always remember that.
Coach Ethan