May 01, 2019 – Legendary Nordic ski coach, Sverre Caldwell, is retiring at the end of the school year according to the Stratton Mountain School Facebook page reports The Bennington Banner. Caldwell, 64, who led teams in the Olympics and founded the SMS T2 Elite Team, has been recognized as the USSA Coach of the Year in 2001, 2003 and 2009.

Sverre Caldwell Stratton Mountain School Nordic ski coach ©

SMS Nordic has placed 15 cross-country skiers on the U.S. Olympic team and has been named Cross Country Club of the Year for four of the last six years. “I decided to do this a couple of years ago,” Caldwell told The Bennington Banner. “I want to spend more time with my wife and travel more. I will stay involved, because I love coaching, but I want to do it on my own terms.” Inducted into the Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum in 2013 Caldwell and his wife have three children Sophie, Isabel and Austin. – read more here.