By Marty Basch

The man providing the wind beneath the wings of some of the country's best slopestyle snowboarders is a heralded New Hampshire coach.

Bill Enos, the longtime Waterville Valley coach from Campton and former World Cup snowboarder, says he's honored to be chosen coach of the inaugural national snowboarding pro team.

"Right now we're getting to know each other," Enos said. "We're more like a family. I want to keep it fun and keep the learning curve going for everyone."

On the them is Olympic bronze medalist Scotty Lago, Euro X Games and U.S. Grand Prix winner Chas Guldemond, Dew Tour slopestyle champ Sage Kotsenburg, X Games silver medal winner Eric Willett and 14-year-old Stowe, Vermont wunderkind Ty Walker.

Enos, 47, has coached a host of notables including Pat Moore, Brandon Reis, Sam Hulbert and Guldemond.

"Chas is one of the best riders in the country for sure," he said. "When I used to coach him at Waterville I was always helping him along. It's nice to be working with him again. We have a good bond."

Lago and Guldemond both have New Hampshire roots. Though Enos and Lago have known each other "on and off for years," they worked together officially for the first time only recently.

"He's amazing," said Enos. "He really has a great attitude."

Walker is the girl wonder, winning slopestyle at the 2011 USASA Nationals and three consecutive European Open Junior Jams.

"She's obviously done well for herself the last few years and is definitely a good rider," said Enos.

The squad will also compete in the X Games, Winter Dew Tour, U.S. Grand Prix and World Championships in Oslo, Norway as well as attend a number of training camps.

In slopestyle snowboarding, riders navigate a course with rails, boxes, kickers and other features, akin to snowboarding through a terrain park.

The discipline was recently added to the Olympic menu and will debut at the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia.

"I don't want to set goals too much on one thing," Enos said. "I would like to see them do well at the X Games and World Championships. When we get closer to the Olympics, we'll set a goal for that. In the meantime, I want to keep them focused and have some fun."