Shep Snow is a USSA Certified Alpine Racing Coach, with 12 years of experience.  He began racing at age 10 in the NEASA while growing up in New York and continued through High School.  Vietnam and the Army intervened and he raced nothing but NASTAR until 1989 when he was selected to the US Army and DOD ski teams.  He represented the USA at the CIEM international competition in Argentina in 1989.  Shep coached Alpine Ski racers in the 1980's at Black Rapids, Alaska, then stopped coaching until Scott and Bonnie came along.  He has been the director of the Independence Racing Team since its creation in 1998. 

Perry began skiing as a teenager and secretly wishes it would snow all year long.  Although he didn't race as a child, he recently discovered the thrill of NASTAR.  For the last two seasons Perry has been skiing with team Independence as a parent and is now excited to join  Independence Racing as a coach.  He is eager to implement the skills he learned in training and finally has that excuse he needed to be on the mountain every single weekend.