Ian Lochhead

Biography

Ian Lochhead was named the 11th head alpine coach in CU history on May 3, 2023, taking the helm of the most storied program in the NCAA for his first season for the 2024 season. Lochhead came to CU from Ski & Snowboard Club Vail, where he was the head coach of the U16 and FIS groups since 2018. He helped rebuild a culture of accountability and hard work within the club that endured during the COVID-19 Pandemic and he organized and budgeted for camps in Austria, Chile, New Zealand and at Mt. Hood in Oregon. During his time at Vail, he helped with hill preparations for the 2022 U18 National Championships and as a liaison with the Men's U.S. Ski Team in preparation for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Prior to Vail, Lochhead worked at the U.S. Ski Team from 2012-18, first as the men's development team assistant coach (2012-14), then as the head coach of the Europa Team (2014-16) and finally as the head coach for the World Cup Slalom Group from 2016-18 which included the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. He began his coaching career in 2009 in Vail as the Head J4 Coach and as an assistant coach for the men's FIS group prior to joining Team USA. Lochhead graduated from the University of Denver with a degree in Business Administration and skied for the Pioneers for four years, helping the team win NCAA Championships in 2008 and '09, when he was named All-RMISA. Lochhead's family does have CU roots as both of his parents and his grandfather graduated from CU, the latter compe