He is NOT retiring.
This "role" is going to be pretty minimal, as I understand it. Words like mentoring young skiers, being an SVA ambassabor, etc.
Pretty much every ski academy tries to trade off their more prolific alums, and Travis living in the Tahoe basin, and being a good guy makes this one a natural.
The title seems to be, IMO, a bit enlarged given what he may be doing. Being a full time WC athlete leaves little time for much else.
Director of Skiing has suggested a lot more. They may have overshot the mark with that one. A friend heard it, and immediately jumped to the conclusion that Travis was the Alpine Race Program Director at SV. A job, with all due respect, that might shall we say not be a good fit, yet. No.
BTW, I think that Travis may have been in Tahoe for about a week during the entire season, if that.
At least SVA has generated some buzz!