Perhaps to prove that his techniques are suitable for any age, Nevin only employs middle-age coaches, who work in groups no larger than four. The connection is obvious. The program also attracts a lot of couples.
"Typically, the husband calls, and after a lot hemming and hawing, says, 'I'm an expert skier but my wife isn't, so can we take the program together?'" Nevin said with a snicker.
Harvey Federman, 71, enrolled in Bumps for Boomers with his 59-year-old wife, Carol.
"We both got better, and it's going to extend how long we can keep skiing," said Federman, who lives near Boston. "I have so many friends who have just given up skiing because they're afraid to get hurt. We are more brittle and the trees are intimidating, but you can learn to slow down. You ski better, and it's fun, too."
Federman said he was recently skiing with his 46-year-old son when they came upon a massive mogul field.
"My son is a great skier, and he blazed down the trail, but after about 20 turns he had to stop," Federman said. "Using the technique Joe Nevin taught me, I just kept making my controlled turns and I went right past him until I stopped at the bottom.
"My son just looked at me and said, 'Wow.'"
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