Crusty

Upon first meeting Traynor, your initial thoughts might be that there's clearly something very wrong with this man. Upstairs. In fact some have speculated that many of Traynor's formative skiing experiences predated the invention of helmets. Unfortunately, Traynor's personal level of confusion is as nothing to that of his Campers after he's finished with them...

The first lesson any Camper needs to learn on joining Traynor's group is that it's all about him - Campers merely exist for their coach's personal amusement. To this end, one of Traynor's primary aims is to determine just how stupid his group are. Instructions - which to a sane person might appear plain crazy or even life-threateningly dangerous - are issued solely to discover which members of his group are sufficiently intellectually challenged to follow them - e.g. "go embed your head in that ditch". Campers should be especially wary of instructions issued by Traynor when there is a regular Ski School instructor and class within earshot - for example, on finding the run below congested by a Ski School class of beginners, do not be surprised when Traynor loudly orders you to "just saw 'em in half".

Another aspect where Traynor excels is in his use of terrain - where other coaches will often resort to the use of extreme terrain to eliminate their Campers, Traynor is able to employ even the most mundane slopes to inflict mayhem on his group. An example of this is the infamous switching of ski styles - the group will be instructed to follow Traynor, performing high-speed GS turns down a well groomed run, only to have to veer-off at the moment of maximum velocity into a field of large, icy moguls. Cautionary tales like this illustrate the way that Traynor somehow manages to straddle that delicate divide between madness and genius.