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Olympic Experienced Leadership
Northwood’s Director of Skiing, Tommy Biesemeyer, joined Northwood after a storied 12-year professional racing career, highlighted by representing Team USA at the 2018 Olympics. A resident of Keene, New York, and known within the ski community as “B.Z.,” Biesemeyer began skiing at the age of three and had his first race at age seven when he joined the NYSEF program at Whiteface Mountain. At 12, Biesemeyer competed in J3 and J4 races but always had sights set on the U.S. Ski Team. A victory at the ’03 Junior Olympics started him down that path, and he then made his World Cup debut in 2010 and the Olympic Team in 2018.
Relationship with NYSEF
Northwood School and New York Ski Educational Foundation (NYSEF) have a long-standing relationship. The Northwood student-athletes in alpine, ski jumping, and Nordic are all members of NYSEF. Recognized as a “Gold Certified Club” by the US Ski & Snowboard, NYSEF is one of the organization’s original eight Gold Club members, and the group has been a leader in snowsport education for nearly 50 years. Student-athletes train and compete in the Olympic region within the NYSEF program pursuing academic options at Northwood School. Many of our student-athletes migrate from NYSEF’s Winter Term program and enroll in Northwood School, and then transition to NYSEF’s PG program to continue to further their athletic career.
Through our partnership with NYSEF, we share experienced coaching staff and work together on dryland programs and on-snow training camps. NYSEF also provides student-athletes with lodge facilities and training opportunities at the venues in partnership with the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA).
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