Jeremy Puckett

The move, called a "method," is the core trick of a talented snowboarder, said Ryan's coach Jeremy Puckett. Nodding his head in approval, Puckett said that method, performed perfectly, is why Ryan Stassel is one of Alaska's best snowboarders.
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"The world is in his hands right now," said Puckett, head coach of the Big Alaska Snowboard and Freeski Club, a nonprofit that offers competitions sanctioned by the United States of America Snowboard Association.
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"That added 5 miles per hour can really help," said coach Puckett.
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On a practice day at Hilltop, Puckett and Ryan headed up the chairlift to the terrain park in powdery new snow that fell heavy at times.
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There was a time, Puckett said, when it was impressive if a kid could do a 180-degree turn on a snowboard. Now, that's just kids-play.

These days, top boarders begin with 540s -- that's one-and-a-half turns -- and "you've got to be pretty good ... because you're landing backwards," Puckett said.

Top boarders can do as many as three full rotations on a jump, or a "1080."

"There are even some people out there pushing it to 1440s," Puckett said. "It's insane."

At the terrain park, Ryan illustrated some of those skills; Puckett narrated.
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As Puckett finished his explanation, another boarder sailed over the jump, attempting his own Indie. But his hands grabbed near his back foot, closer to the tail than the center of the board. That, Puckett said, shows inexperience.

"We call that a 'Tindie,' " he said. "Because it's not quite an Indie and not quite a Tail Grab. It's sort of like shooting an air ball in basketball."

They're subtle differences, Puckett admitted, but can mean the difference between first and second place.

Next Ryan moved to the rails, which are pitched at varying angles and constructed in various widths -- boxes, single and double rails -- for various challenges.

Run after run, Ryan executed the moves Puckett suggested as easily as most first-graders can copy the letters of an alphabet on command.
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"One of the coolest parts of snowboarding is that you are in constant motion," Puckett said.

The move, called a "method," is the core trick of a talented snowboarder, said Ryan's coach Jeremy Puckett.Nodding his head in approval, Puckett said that method, performed perfectly, is why Ryan Stassel is one of Alaska's best snowboarders.
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"The world is in his hands right now," said Puckett, head coach of the Big Alaska Snowboard and Freeski Club, a nonprofit that offers competitions sanctioned by the United States of America Snowboard Association.
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"That added 5 miles per hour can really help," said coach Puckett.
...
On a practice day at Hilltop, Puckett and Ryan headed up the chairlift to the terrain park in powdery new snow that fell heavy at times.
...
There was a time, Puckett said, when it was impressive if a kid could do a 180-degree turn on a snowboard.Now, that's just kids-play.

These days, top boarders begin with 540s -- that's one-and-a-half turns -- and "you've got to be pretty good ... because you're landing backwards," Puckett said.

Top boarders can do as many as three full rotations on a jump, or a "1080."

"There are even some people out there pushing it to 1440s," Puckett said."It's insane."

At the terrain park, Ryan illustrated some of those skills; Puckett narrated.
...
As Puckett finished his explanation, another boarder sailed over the jump, attempting his own Indie.But his hands grabbed near his back foot, closer to the tail than the center of the board.That, Puckett said, shows inexperience.

"We call that a 'Tindie,' " he said."Because it's not quite an Indie and not quite a Tail Grab.It's sort of like shooting an air ball in basketball."

They're subtle differences, Puckett admitted, but can mean the difference between first and second place.

Next Ryan moved to the rails, which are pitched at varying angles and constructed in various widths -- boxes, single and double rails -- for various challenges.

Run after run, Ryan executed the moves Puckett suggested as easily as most first-graders can copy the letters of an alphabet on command.
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"One of the coolest parts of snowboarding is that you are in constant motion," Puckett said.

Jeremy Puckett - Head Coach - Hilltop / Alyeska.

Jeremy Puckett

This is essential to provide a secure place for our kids stuff in the lodge, assist Coach Jeremy, answer parents/riders questions (or take info for Jeremy to respond to later), and be there for any rider that may be injured during the day.
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Many thanks to the Hilltop crew, Steve G, Rick (King Salmon), Kurt, Steve R and our coaches who spent 5 days out there with shovels and rakes under the able guidance of Head Coach Jeremy Puckett.

A big thank you to our amazing crew of coaches: Jeremy Puckett, Paul Kelly, Brad Christensen, Kiana Putman, Jake Jaffa, Dan White, Mike Mohl, Rick Malone, Loghan Audett and Billy Homestead as well as course setters and assistant coaches Celeste Prescott and Travis Golay.

We've heard from potential snowboard coaches: Rick Malone, Jeremy Puckett, Paul Kelly, Brad Christensen, Celeste Prescott, Ryan Audett, Loghan Audett, Kiana Putman, Mike Mohle, Dan White and Jake Jafra; and potential freeskier coaches Logan Imlach and Billy Homestead.

Jeremy Puckett - Head Coach - Hilltop / Alyeska coach@bigalaskasnow.net

FOR INFORMATION: CONTACT: Jeremy Puckett - Head Coach coach@bigalaskasnow.net

Many thanks to Jeremy Puckett - 2008 Head Coach & TPD for all his hard work and effort!