Stratton Mountain School

The Stratton Mountain School is a college preparatory high school located at Stratton Mountain in Stratton, Vermont.^[1] The school was founded in 1972 by Warren Hellman and Donald Tarinelli. The current headmaster is Carson Thurber.

Established1972 (1972)

FounderWarren Hellman & Donald Tarinelli

HeadmasterCarson Thurber

Websitewww.gosms.org

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Stratton Mountain School
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World Cup Circle Stratton , Vermont United States 43°06′19″N 72°53′16″W
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Established	1972 (1972)
Founder	Warren Hellman & Donald Tarinelli
Headmaster	Carson Thurber
Website	www.gosms.org

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Stratton Mountain School trains winter athletes with a focus on alpine skiing (including freeski and freestyle), snowboarding, and Nordic skiing. The school has produced 46 Olympic athletes who have won six medals (3 gold, 1 silver, and 2 bronze).^[2] Ross Powers ('97) won a bronze medal (snowboarding halfpipe) at the 1998 winter games held in Nagano, Japan, and a gold medal at the 2002 games held in Salt Lake City, Utah.^[3] Powers currently serves Director of the Snowboard program.^[4]

Other Olympic medalist alumni include Lindsey Jacobellis ('03), who won a silver medal in snowboard cross in Torino, Italy in 2006 and two gold medals in Beijing in 2022, and Mac Forehand, who won a silver medal in the Men's Freeski Big Air event at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. Kristin Luckenbill ('97), won a gold medal in soccer at the 2004 Summer Games in Athens, Greece.