As a long time member of the Eastern Nordic Team Hal enjoys and teaches all forms of free heel skiing. In 2013 and 2015 Hal went with members of the eastern telemark team to Snowbird in Utah for Intertele linking up with telemark instructors from across the globe. In the spring of 2019 he traveled with team members Dale Rodgers, Randy French, and Mickey Stone to Norway for a six day hut to hut tour in the mountains of Trollheimen. Hal holds a masters degree in education and served as a public school teacher at the elementary level for twenty-seven years. As a member of the National Cross Country Task Force Hal works with PSIA staff from across the country helping to build a unified product for our membership. He currently teaches cross country at Notchview in Windsor and telemark at Berkshire East in Charlemont Massachusetts.