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MEETJOEL
Joel Dalacker is a 22-year-old snowboarder from HollandMarsh. After
competing internationally andmaking a name for himself shooting video
parts with the Moss Culture crew, Dalacker is the new owner of the Icarus/
Shreducation program—helping young snowboarders progress to the
competitive level. Previously owned by pro snowboarder Jesse Fulton,
Shreducation is the same program that Dalacker rose through the ranks
with. As his career progressed from competition to filming, Dalacker
started to spend some timing coaching under Fulton. He realized he had
a knack for helping younger riders and after adding personal training and
nutrition studies to his resume along with a business school degree, the
opportunity to share his vast pool of knowledge with the next generation
of snowboarders seemed like the perfect fit. Dalacker took over
Shreducation in 2015 and is now focused on building the business.
“I still snowboard and ride a lot but I am getting into focusing solely on
coaching and teaching kids—on giving them everything I wasn’t given
growing up,” explains Dalacker. “There are tons of resources and expertise
out there that these kids can utilize. I’m just trying tomake a strong
program because I wish I’d known some of what I know now as a coach.
There is somuch available to help better today’s kids and to help them
progress at a faster rate.”
If you rewind to the beginning, Dalacker was just like many young kids
starting out today. “I started off skiing and I don’t remember exactly why I
wanted to start snowboarding,” recalls Dalacker. “Probably fromwatching
videos. My dad bought me my first board before I’d even stepped onto a
snowboard—so I was already committed tomaking it work. My first runs
were at BlueMountain. I decided that I could definitely go down a black
diamond. I basically sat onmy butt the whole way down.”
“I still snowboardand ridea lot but I amgetting
into focusingsolelyon coachingand teaching
kids—ongiving themeverything Iwasn’t given
growingup…”
—Joel Dalacker
Joel Dalacker at Blue. JASONPETZNICK
