THE OFFICIAL HOME OF THE WEST LINN SNOWBOARD TEAM
OUR COACHES
West Linn Snowboard Team has experienced and dedicated coaches who are passionate about snowboarding. They are committed to providing the best training and guidance to our high school snowboarders.
JASON "JP" PETERSON
President Three Rivers League
A transplant from southern California, Jason traded his surfboard for a snowboard when he moved to Oregon at the age of 13 and has been snowboarding ever since. Unfortunately, there was no snowboard team "in those days," so he and his friends would take advantage of Meadows' Safeway Saturday Night $9 lift tickets and Friday night $14 lift tickets at Ski Bowl.
After high school, Coach JP worked and lived on Mt. Hood, delaying admissions to college so he could get some much-needed time off. He was able to ride every day and began to compete in amateur snowboarding contests in the PNW, riding for local shop Gorge Performance and Burton Snowboards. Coach JP eventually went back to college to earn his Bachelor of Science in Advertising from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh (crowd cheers!).
In 2011, Coach JP joined his buddies Graham Peterson and Rob Miller coaching the WLHS Snowboard Team where the team won back-to-back-to-back state titles and maintained control of the SATO Cup, before handing it over in 2014. In 2015, Coach JP became head coach of the team and stayed with the team for two years, before leaving to start his own business. Missing his time spent mentoring riders on the mountain, Coach JP rejoined the WLHS SBT as head coach in 2021.
When he's not coaching JP spends his time with his 15-year-old daughter and their cat Milo, surfing, traveling, adventuring, listening to records, and growing he and his business partners' very successful nationwide cannabis beverage brand.
JACOB GOODLAXSON
Head Coach
Jacob joined the West Linn snowboard team two years ago. In his tenure at West Linn, he has secured two girls state championships and two boys top three state finishes. Jacob is an avid snowboarder, hiker, search and rescue member, and surfer. He currently builds parks around the world with Snowboy Productions, works park crew at Timberline, and gets in the backcountry as much as possible. Jacob is also a co-owner of Stoke Mountain indoor snowboard center with the goal of bringing snow sports to the masses.
EDDY RODRIGUEZ
Assistant Coach
Meet coach Eddy! Eddy is back for his second season with the West Linn team and he is bringing the same goals as always: keep the stoke high, ride hard, have fun, and chase another STATE CHAMPIONSHIP! A longtime advocate for the snowboard community, Eddy is a board member for the Snowdays Foundation, works seasonally at TImberline, and has been a rider with Snowboy Productions. Whether he's coaching, riding, or hanging out in the lot, Eddy is all about building community and creating spaces where everyone can enjoy snowboarding. When he is not chasing storms or working with the next generation of riders, Eddy is pursuing a career in healthcare and plans to become a registered nurse.