Ava Papalia-Beatty

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  • Average Rating: 5.0 stars

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  • Certification(s): AASI Level 1, AASI Children's Specialist, American Red Cross Adult/Infant CPR
  • Born & raised: Madison, WI
  • 25 years old
  • Home mountain: Tyrol Basin, Mt. Horeb, WI

Available for Lessons at:

  • Frisco Adventure Park

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About Ava Papalia-Beatty

Hey there!! I'm Ava, a cheesehead who loves to slide on snow! This is my 4th winter season coaching professionally and my second season with Snow Schoolers. I started snowboarding at the age of 4 in WI, then through all 4 years of high school I was a competitive downhill snowboarder through the Wisconsin High School Alpine Racing Association. My passion and love for sliding on snow grew more than I could have imagined while racing, which pushed me to finish my degree and start my professional coaching career as soon as possible. My life also revolves around working with children on and off snow. Over the past 5 years, I have worked a variety of childcare positions from a sleep-away and day camp counselor to a nanny of 3. I proudly achieved my Children's Specialist 1 certification through AASI, allowing me to better my coaching skills for kids and adults. I am a positive, excited, safety focused coach who is ready to help you fall in love with sliding on snow!!


Ava Papalia-Beatty's Recent Reviews

5 of 5 stars

She was awesome. Communicative and fun. Really connected with my teen boys and made the class both informative and joyful.

- Rich, from February 14, 2026 (review published February 19, 2026)



5 of 5 stars

Ava was great with my shy 5 year old - helped her build confidence, work on turns and have tons of fun. We can’t wait to ski with her again!

- Margaret, from February 14, 2026 (review published February 15, 2026)



5 of 5 stars

- Niranjan, from February 07, 2026 (review published February 07, 2026)



5 of 5 stars

Ava was so kind and did such a great job with the kids!

- Stephanie, from January 24, 2026 (review published February 04, 2026)



5 of 5 stars

Ava was AMAZING! My daughter loved her. Her comments were, "Ava was the best instructor, she just gets me". She did a wonderful job of adjusting her teaching to things that were relatable for her. When teaching a skill for snowboarding she related it to volleyball since she had experience with that. She was great with her, age appropriate training and very relatable. My daughter said she wants to come back every year and only work with Ava. She left a great impression and has her hooked to snowboarding after one lesson. Thank you Ava!!

- Alicia, from March 27, 2025 (review published April 02, 2025)



5 of 5 stars

She was very warm and friendly. She did an excellent job teaching my daughter!

- Kate, from March 31, 2025 (review published March 31, 2025)



5 of 5 stars

Worked great with my son who had no prior experience. By the end of the day he was coming down the slope with confidence and learning new things till the end of the lesson. Definitely recommend Ava for anyone that would like to learn snow boarding

- Peter, from March 16, 2025 (review published March 28, 2025)



5 of 5 stars

Ava did such a great job with our 4 kids at different ages and different abilities. All 4 got off the hill and wanted to do more! She was kind, patient and happy. It was super cold and was still ready to go and even took lots of extra time to get them correctly fitted.

- Nieca, from January 05, 2025 (review published March 21, 2025)



5 of 5 stars

Ava was welcoming from the start and got down on Eloise’s eye level. She was enthusiastic and encouraging and got that kiddo ready for mountain skiing in one full day lesson. Ava was flexible with meal time etc. We have had three kids go through Frisco Snowschoolers and have had great success each time.

- Tag, from March 17, 2025 (review published March 18, 2025)



5 of 5 stars

Ava was very professional, knowledgeable, and friendly. She explained technique in an easy to understand format and truly cared about helping the participants. Our group had a fabulous experience!

- Michelle, from March 13, 2025 (review published March 13, 2025)



5 of 5 stars

Ava was terrific! I hadn't skiied in 8 years so her tips and guidance have given me the confidence to get back up on my skis. Ava explained things clearly and answered all my questions. Zack was also knowledgeable and helpful at the desk. When we come back to CO, we will be back for lessons or an instructor ski session at Breck. Thank you for an awesome experience!!!

- Bethany, from February 17, 2025 (review published February 24, 2025)



5 of 5 stars

Anwita loves and enjoys to learn ski with Ava. Making her feel comfortable is the first step for kids to learn and Ava does that. Thank you Ava!

- Sreenivas, from February 09, 2025 (review published February 24, 2025)



5 of 5 stars

Ava was an amazing instructor and helped me so much! She made the experience so much fun, and my time with her flew by. She explained things in the best way, giving me more confidence and showing so much patience!

- Benjamin, from February 03, 2025 (review published February 24, 2025)



5 of 5 stars

I give Ava & Henry a 5 of 5 for how satisfied we were. Just had to rate it here since it won’t let me select it up top( web bug). Overall we were all super happy to have them as our instructors not only did they work well with the adults and provide great instruction for absolute beginners, but they really did a wonderful job with our 3 and 5 yr olds. Major kudos!! Our private family ski lessons were absolutely awesome, fun and a great learning experience!! We took what we learned with snow schoolers in Frisco and applied it to Breckenridge. These lessons were worth their weight in gold. Highly Recommend!!

- Michael, from January 16, 2025 (review published February 24, 2025)