Connections – PSIA-AASI Eastern

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Dara Aber-Ferri

Children’s Dev Team

Home Resort/School Smugglers’ Notch VT

About Me

Mark Absalom

Alpine Examiner Snowsports Management Committee

Home Resort/School Ski Big Bear at Masthope Mtn. PA

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What is an interesting fact about you?	I was lucky enough to run my first Ski School when I was just 20 years old as a senior in College. It was my internship!
Do you have any skills or talents that most people don’t know about?	I have had the pleasure of running five ski schools in Pennsylvania in my career.
Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	Timber Hill PA– Two T Bars and a Poma lift!
What is a valuable lesson you learned in your snowsports career?	There’s always room to improve, both skiing and teaching.
What is your favorite memory from your snowsports career so far?	There are too many. However, I knew I was hooked when one spring day we stopped on the side of a winding trail to take in the scenery and enjoy some delicious wine and cheese with my fellow instructors.
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	Tennis, Golf, Sailing, Swimming, Pickle ball, travel, playing any sport with my family and friends.
Who is someone you admire, and why?	Mike Porter. Met him at a National Academy when it went to Austria. He took a bunch of ragtag skiers and introduced us to the true meaning of off-piste! He made everyone better in the group and made it look easy.
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next year?	Get FS1certified.

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Tera Adams

Adaptive Dev Team Eastern Board Member

Adaptive Outdoor Education Center

Sugarloaf Resort Contact: Bruno Albiston

Home Resort/School 3000 Outdoor Center Rd. Carrabassett Valley ME 04947 School Phone: 207-237-2676 Website: www.adaptiveoutdooreducationcenter.org

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Adaptive Sports at Mount Snow

Mount Snow Resort Contact: Tera Adams

Resort Address West Dover VT 05356 West Dover VT 05356 Resort Phone: 802-464-2151 Website: www.adaptiveatsnow.org

Adaptive Sports Foundation (ASF) at Windham

Windham Mountain Contact: John Iannelli

Home Resort/School 19 Resort Drive Windham NY 12496 School Phone: (518) 734-5070

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Adaptive Sports Partners of the North Country

Adaptive Sports Partners of the North Country Contact: Kelly Walsh

Home Resort/School 297 Main Street Franconia NH 03580 School Phone: 603.823.5232 Website: adaptivesportspartners.org

Mark Aiken

Children’s Examiner Alpine Examiner

Home Resort/School Stowe VT

About Me | Show Notes

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What is an interesting fact about you?	I have run 21 marathons.
Do you have any skills or talents that most people don’t know about?	I am an avid recreational hockey player and an around-the-campfire guitar player.
What jobs do you do – within and outside the snowsports industry, both winter & summer?	I write magazine articles about snowsports (and a wide range of other topics), and I write hiking guidebooks.
Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	My sister and I built snowcaves and snowpeople on our front yard. I first alpine skied on the first fairway of the Burlington Country Club golf course — a popular sledding hill at age 4.
What was your first job in the snowsports industry?	I first ski instructed in 1993 (a very poor snow year) at the Arizona Snowbowl in Flagstaff, Arizona.
What is a valuable lesson you learned in your snowsports career?	My most valuable lessons were to remain calm in chaotic situations, to be open-minded instead of judgemental, and to just have fun. How did I learn these? By watching mentors I looked up to, then emulating their examples. I’m forever grateful to the many inspirational and amazing mentors I have had in my career and life.
What is your favorite memory from your snowsports career so far?	As a young instructor at Snowbird, Utah, we were issued one free lift ticket to neighboring Alta, Utah each week. There, each Wednesday, we taught ourselves to telemark… which then opened up the world of skinning uphill in the Wasatch. Changed my life forever.
Where is your favorite place to ski or ride?	The Vermont backcountry.
If you could give a younger person snowsports/career advice, what would it be?	One, commit to instructing full-time for a winter. Also that same winter, get a second job working nights. Then enjoy the heck out of your winter!
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	I love running, playing hockey, mountain biking, fishing, guitar playing, and any activity with my wife, 9-year-old, and 7-ear-old. They are a LOT of fun!
What would be your personal motto?	Spread joy, be kind, and have fun.
Who is someone you admire, and why?	My wife Alison is unfazed by outsiders’ opinions and judgements. Meanwhile, she constantly strives to make herself better. Kind of exhausting in my opinion, but I respect and admire her for it!
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grow up?	Professional hockey player.
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next year?	I’d like to become a better public speaker. I also want to improve my skiing-on-glare-ice skills!
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next five years?	I would like to write and publish a novel.

Todd Ainsworth

Snowboard Examiner AASI Steering CommitteeSnowboard Teams Coach

Home Resort/School Vail, CO VT

About Me | Show Notes

Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	Perisher Blue, Australia

Holly Andersen

Snowboard Examiner Adaptive Examiner

Home Resort/School Hermitage/BART/Adaptive at Mount Snow VT

About Me | Show Notes

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What is an interesting fact about you?	Both of my daughters have initials that are snowboard tricks– JIB&CAB.
Do you have any skills or talents that most people don’t know about?	I love to fish, snowboard, shoot trap, and be in the water. I am a quilter and like to paint.
What jobs do you do – within and outside the snowsports industry, both winter & summer?	I am the Director of Facilities Management and Operations at the Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union. I am in charge of all the construction, facilities, food service, and transportation for two high schools, one middle school, and seven elementary schools. I most recently spent the last thirteen years running all capital construction projects at Bennington College and continue to work at Bennington with sustainability reporting. I began working at the Hermitage, and continue to volunteer at the adaptive programs at Bromley and Mount Snow. I am the PTA president of my daughters elementary school. Most importantly, I am JIB and CAB’s mom.
Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	Greek Peak in central NY. My father worked part time on nights and weekends. My mother volunteered at the adaptive program. I grew up teaching skiing, then snowboarding.
What was your first job in the snowsports industry?	I asked Terry Barbour when I was 15 if I could try out for New Hire. He let me and hired me to teach both skiing and snowboarding.
What is a valuable lesson you learned in your snowsports career?	Everyday is a gift. Anything is possible. We are all lucky beyond measure.
What is your favorite memory from your snowsports career so far?	How could I pick just one? There are so many.
Where is your favorite place to ski or ride?	Anywhere and everywhere.
If you could give a younger person snowsports/career advice, what would it be?	Take care of your feet! I can not tell you how many times I have frostbitten my toes. They hurt, even in the summer.
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	I love to garden, house projects, and puzzles.
What would be your personal motto?	Best. Day. Ever!
Who is someone you admire, and why?	Kim Seevers. How could I not? She is awesome at everything she does.
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grow up?	Snowboard Examiner.
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next year?	Get on the snow as much as possible and finish my CS2.
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next five years?	I would really like to train and take the Level 3 Alpine exam. It has always been on my list.

Eric Anderson

Alpine Examiner

Home Resort/School Wisp Resort MD

About Me | Show Notes

Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	Angel Fire Resort New Mexico at age 5
What was your first job in the snowsports industry?	Ski Instructor at age 16
What is a valuable lesson you learned in your snowsports career?	Money isn’t everything : )
What is your favorite memory from your snowsports career so far?	Sooo many great times. I can’t chose a Favorite
Where is your favorite place to ski or ride?	Anywhere the ground is white and the skies are blue
If you could give a younger person snowsports/career advice, what would it be?	Spend time with individuals that are better at there jobs than you. Watch, listen, learn, and apply
What would be your personal motto?	Make yourself uncomfortable at least once a day. Do hard things.
Name three words that describe you.	Adventurous, Active, and Reserved

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Victor Antonelli

Alpine Examiner

Attitash Snowsports School

Attitash Mountain Resort Contact: Nathan Waterhouse

Resort Address Route 302 Bartlett NH 03812 Resort Phone: (603) 374-2680 Website: www.attitash.com

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Jason Audette

Alpine Examiner

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Clayton Ayers

Snowboard Dev Team

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Amy Bailey

Snowboard Examiner AASI Steering Committee

Tony Bailey

Snowboard Examiner

Home Resort/School Stratton Mountain Resort VT

Show Notes

What is an interesting fact about you?	I was a roadie for the Mighty Mighty Bosstones from 1996 to 2003.
Do you have any skills or talents that most people don’t know about?	I can hold my breath for 4 minutes.
What jobs do you do – within and outside the snowsports industry, both winter & summer?	I manage the bike park at Stratton in the summer and manage the non-competitive alpine seasonal programs in the winter. I also volunteer with the local high school as a mountain bike coach.
What was your first job in the snowsports industry?	Snowboard Instructor at Plattekill on a really part-time basis during my senior year of college. I convinced my advisor to give me college credit for teaching and I got paid. It was my first year as a full-time snowboard instructor at Bromley after I graduated college that really hooked me and I’ve been full-time in the industry ever since.
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	I had a stint as a professional hockey player in the early 90’s. I got a pretty bad injury and hung up the skates, went to law school, and put all my time and energy into winning cases. At one point I got in some trouble with the law and was given court-ordered community service where I had to coach a recreational peewee hockey team. I thought it was me who would be helping these kids but it turned out that they ended up helping me. We went from a ragtag group of misfits to winning the championship over the course of one season. We all learned how to fly together.
What would be your personal motto?	“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. – Wayne Gretzky” – Michael Scott

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Terrence Barbour

Alpine Examiner

Erik Barnes

Alpine Examiner Alpine Steering Committee

Home Resort/School Ragged Mountain Resort NH

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What is an interesting fact about you?	I started my career as a frontline Ski Instructor and worked my way up to become a General Manager
What is a valuable lesson you learned in your snowsports career?	Perseverance, goals we set are not always obtained instantly. Things take time, commitment and effort. If we always remember we are in a learning environment whether leading a project or participant in it. Our goals will be achieved.
What is your favorite memory from your snowsports career so far?	It was my first experience within PSIA at ProJam. Five days on snow, skiing with a clinician that was all about skiing. The information shared was pointed and minimal, but the time skiing was infinite.

Bart J. Ruggiere Adaptive Sports Center at Bromley

Bromley Mountain Ski Resort Contact: Joe Hurley

Home Resort/School 3984 Vermont Route 11 Peru VT 05152 School Phone: (802) 824-6849 Website: www.bartadaptive.org

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Michael Beagan

Telemark Examiner

Bear Creek Snowsports School

Bear Creek Mountain Resort Contact: Susan Smoll

Resort Address 101 Doe Mountain Ln Macungie PA 18062 Resort Phone: 610-682-7100 Website: www.bcmountainresort.com

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Ellen Beck

Alpine Examiner

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Dave Beckwith

Eastern Board Member Snowsports Management Committee

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Jodi Bedson

IT Director, PSIA-AASI Eastern Scholarship Committee, Ex-Officio

Beech Mountain Ski and Ride School

Beech Mountain Resort Contact: Talia Freeman

Resort Address 1007 Beech Mountain Parkway Beech Mountain NC 28604 Resort Phone: (828) 387-2011 Website: www.beechmountainresort.com

William Beerman

Alpine Examiner

Belleayre Mountain Snowsports

Belleayre Mountain Contact: Jen Schmidt

Resort Address 181 Galli Curci Rd. | PO Box 313 Highmount NY 12441 Resort Phone: (845) 254-5600 School Phone: (800) 942-6904 Website: www.belleayre.com

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Shannon Belt

Telemark Examiner

Home Resort/School Black Mountain of Maine ME

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What was your first job in the snowsports industry?	At 14 years old I started teaching skiing at West Mountain in Queensbury, NY. This year will mark 30 years teaching skiing
What is a valuable lesson you learned in your snowsports career?	Never judge a skier by their outfit! You never know someones ability until you see them slide!
Where is your favorite place to ski or ride?	Any where with good snow, good friends or family, which always leads to lots of laughter
If you could give a younger person snowsports/career advice, what would it be?	Enjoy every single Lesson. this may be your 100th time teaching an activity, this could be your students first!
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	Bikes, surf, and kids….. there are always kids in the picture!
What would be your personal motto?	Maintain and healthy disregard for the impossible
Name three words that describe you.	Smiles, laughter, patience
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next year?	Still be able to ski faster then my son!

Berkshire East Mountain Resort

Berkshire East Ski and Snowboard School Contact: Grace Walker

Resort Address 66 Thunder Mountain Rd. Charlemont MA 01339 Resort Phone: (413) 339-6617 Website: www.berkshireeast.com

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Robert Bevier

Snowboard Examiner Emeritus Adaptive Examiner EmeritusAdaptive Steering Committee

Big Rock Mountain

Big Rock Snowsports School Contact: Aaron Damon

Home Resort/School 37 Graves Rd Mars Hill ME 04758 Resort Phone: 207-425-6711

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Thomas Bird

Alpine Examiner

Black Mountain of Maine

Black Mountain of Maine Contact: Keith Bobrowiecki

Home Resort/School 39 Glover Road Rumford ME 04276 School Phone: (207)364-8977 Website: skiblackmountain.org

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Mermer Blakeslee

Alpine Examiner

Home Resort/School Windham Mountain NY

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Do you have any skills or talents that most people don’t know about?	I’m a fanatical ornamental gardener. I write fiction (novels, short stories) and poetry.
Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	Windham Mountain, NY, my home mountain, which was called in 1960, Cave Mountain.
What is a valuable lesson you learned in your snowsports career?	That learning is more rewarding than knowing.
What would be your personal motto?	“Let the beauty you love be what you do.” Rumi

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Nicholas Block

Snowboard Dev Team

Blue Hills Ski Area (MA)

Blue Hills Learning Center Contact: Nick Maffeo

Home Resort/School 4001 Washington St Canton MA 02021 School Phone: (781) 828-5070 Website: www.bluehillsboston.com

Blue Knob All Seasons Resort

Blue Knob Snowsports School Contact: Mark Taylor

Resort Address 1424 Overland Pass Claysburg PA 16625 Resort Phone: (800) 458-3403 Website: www.blueknob.com

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Blue Mountain Resort

Blue Mountain Learning Center Contact: Joe Forte

Resort Address 1660 Blue Mountain Drive Palmerton PA 18071 School Phone: 610-533-5550 Website: www.skibluemt.com

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Ross Boisvert

Eastern Board Past Chair Snowsports Management Committee

Bolton Valley Resort

Bolton Valley Ski & Ride School Contact: Mickey Stone

Resort Address 4302 Bolton Valley Access Rd Richmond VT 05477 Resort Phone: (802) 434-3444 Website: www.boltonvalley.com

Bousquet Mountain

Bousquet Snowsports Learning Center Contact: Cindy Bartlett

Home Resort/School 101 Dan Fox Dr Pittsfield City MA 01201 Resort Phone: (413) 442-8985 Website: www.bousquets.com

Jeb Boyd

Alpine Examiner Emeritus

Home Resort/School Loon Mountain NH

About Me

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Matthew Boyd

Alpine Examiner

Ian Boyle

Snowboard Examiner

Home Resort/School Jay Peak VT

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Timothy Bradley

Alpine Examiner

Kathleen Brennan

PSIA-AASI Eastern CEO PSIA-AASI Eastern Office

Resort Address Waterville Valley NH

About Me | Show Notes

Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	Blandford Ski Area
What was your first job in the snowsports industry?	Ski Instructor
What is a valuable lesson you learned in your snowsports career?	People skills developed as a snowsports instructor are vital to success no matter where your career takes you.
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	Golf, cycling, and gardening.
What would be your personal motto?	If a task is once begun never leave it ’til it’s done. Be the labor great or small, do it well or not at all.

Bretton Woods Ski and Snowboard School

Mount Washington Resort Contact: Steve DeBenedictis

Resort Address 99 Ski Area Road Bretton Woods NH 03575 Resort Phone: (603) 278-3320 Website: www.brettonwoods.com

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Michael Bridgewater

Alpine Examiner

Katie Brinton

Alpine Examiner Eastern Board Vice Chair

Home Resort/School Okemo VT

About Me | Show Notes

What is an interesting fact about you?	I’m a proud theatre geek. My undergraduate degree is in Joint Honours Drama and English, and I once played Hamlet in a production of Hamlet at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
What jobs do you do – within and outside the snowsports industry, both winter & summer?	I’m an editor at Ski Area Management magazine and its sister publication, Adventure Park Insider. In the winter, I am also a staff trainer and instructor at Okemo Mountain.
Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	Okemo—so things have come rather full circle from that first day on the Ski-Wee slope.
What was your first job in the snowsports industry?	Like many before me, I started as a children’s instructor (ages 3-6). Those first seasons involved a lot of hard work and hot cocoa, but there is nothing like ripping glades with a pack of 5 year olds.
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	Reading, mountain biking, dog walking, hiking, swimming, water skiing, writing, crosswords, Jeopardy.
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grow up?	Veterinarian, actress, astronaut, singer, zoo keeper. I ran the gamut of childhood aspirations.

Bristol Mountain Snowsports School

Bristol Mountain Contact: Kellie Sick

Resort Address 5662 State Route 64 Canandaigua NY 14424 Resort Phone: 585-374-6000 Website: www.bristolmountain.com

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Bromley Mountain Ski Resort

Bromley Mountain Snowsports School Contact: Billy Davidson

Resort Address 3984 Route 11 Peru VT 05152 Resort Phone: 802-824-5522 Website: www.bromely.com

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Paul Brown

Alpine Examiner

Bryce Resort

Bryce Resort Learning Center Contact: Horst Locher

Home Resort/School 1982 Fairway Dr. Basye VA 22810 School Phone: (540) 856-2121 Website: bryceresort.com

Tina Buckley

Children’s Examiner Alpine ExaminerEducation Committee Member

Home Resort/School Blue Mountain PA

Show Notes

What jobs do you do – within and outside the snowsports industry, both winter & summer?	Training Supervisor (Ski) in Winter, Adventure Park and Team Building Supervisor in Summer at Blue, Trainer for Snow Operating all year round. PSIA/AASI ACE and Development Team, PSIA/AASI Education committee member
Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	In Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany at the age of 3
What was your first job in the snowsports industry?	Ski Instructor at a local Ski School in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. After going through an intense ITC in German, my first lesson was a semi-private beginner lesson for two Irish men, taught in English.
What is a valuable lesson you learned in your snowsports career?	Learning never stops and if it does not challenge you, it will not change you.
What is your favorite memory from your snowsports career so far?	Making the Development Team last season, alongside my fellow ACE’s Mark and Maureen. It is so much sweeter when you walk that road together.
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	Biking, Paddle Boarding, swimming and hiking with my dog.
What would be your personal motto?	Give every day the chance to become your best one!
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grow up?	I wanted to become a Highschool teacher for English and Phys Ed.
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next year?	Continue what I started last season and work towards becoming an examiner

Buffalo Ski Center

Buffalo Ski Club Snow Sports School Contact: Mark Page

Home Resort/School 7414 State Road (Rte. 240) Colden NY 14033 Resort Phone: (716) 941-5654 Website: www.buffaloskicenter.com

Thessaly Bullard

Bookkeeping & Member Services PSIA-AASI Eastern Office

Home Resort/School Gore Mountain NY

About Me | Show Notes

Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	Willard Mountain
Where is your favorite place to ski or ride?	Whistler
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	Anything active and outdoors – Hiking, kayaking, running and yoga.
Who is someone you admire, and why?	Sir Ernest Shackleton – His greatest success was how he handled himself in the face of failure. He showed great leadership, resourcefulness and calm in the midst of incredibly dangerous and life-threatening circumstances. Had he easily accomplished what he’d set out to do, he’d be far less famous.

Burke Mountain Snow Sports School

Burke Mountain Resort Contact: Annan Rutherfurd

Home Resort/School 2559 Mountain Road , VT 05832 East Burke VT 05832 School Phone: 802.626.7300 Website: www.skiburke.com

About Me

Toby Burrows

Snowboard Examiner

Home Resort/School Mount Snow VT

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What jobs do you do – within and outside the snowsports industry, both winter & summer?	Skier Services Training Manager at Mount Snow during the winter and Lead Camp Counselor at Mount Snow Outdoor Exploration Camp during the summer.
Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	Friends Backyard-thanks for the concussion Hazelet. The first resort I ever went to was Peekn’ Peak.
What was your first job in the snowsports industry?	Part time Snowboard Instructor
What is a valuable lesson you learned in your snowsports career?	Knowledge comes with experience. Listen carefully and Learn from someone else’s experiences. It will help you get there faster.
What is your favorite memory from your snowsports career so far?	Too many to pick just one: Friends making National Team, Friends making Ed Staff, students hitting their goals, many more to come.
Where is your favorite place to ski or ride?	Whatever trail my wife is on.
If you could give a younger person snowsports/career advice, what would it be?	Take yourself seriously, but not too seriously.
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	Being Dad. Riding bikes, BMX and mtb. Skateboarding poorly. Following my kids through the woods on adventures.
What would be your personal motto?	When you forget the words, just sing louder!!!
Name three words that describe you.	Live, Love, Laugh.
Who is someone you admire, and why?	Mark Marino- one of the friendliest, most genuine people I have ever met. Helped me at every step along my journey.
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grow up?	BMX photographer.
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next year?	I make a list of goals every season. Some are tricks some are clinic related. My goal is to hit those goals.
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next five years?	Shred the mountain with my wife and children.

Kurt Byrnes

Telemark Examiner

Home Resort/School Seven Springs PA

About Me

Camden Snow Bowl Ski and Ride School

Camden Snow Bowl Contact: Barb Goose

Home Resort/School 20 Barnestown Rd Camden ME 04843 Website: www.camdensnowbowl.com

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Camelback Ski and Snowboard School

Camelback Mountain Resort Contact: Victoria Mercado

Resort Address 301 Resort Drive Tannersville PA 18372 Resort Phone: 570-629-1661 Website: www.skicamelback.com

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Campgaw Mountain

Campgaw Snowsports School Contact: Missy Vogel

Home Resort/School 200 Campgaw Road Mahwah NJ 07430 Resort Phone: 201-327-7800 Website: www.skicampgaw.com

Canaan Valley Resort

Canaan Valley Snowsports School Contact: Terry Stone

Resort Address 230 Main Lodge Rd. Davis WV 26260 Resort Phone: (304) 866-4121 Website: www.canaanresort.com

About Me

Cannon Mountain

Cannon Mountain Snowsports School Contact: Irving Fountain

Resort Address 260 Tramway Drive Franconia NH 03580 Resort Phone: 603-823-8800 Website: www.cannonmt.com

About Me

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David Capron

Telemark + Alpine Examiner Alpine Steering CommitteeAlpine Dev Team Coach

Cardigan Mountain School

Cardigan Mountain Ski School Contact: Theodore Stever

Home Resort/School 62 Alumni Dr. Lincoln NH 03251 School Phone: 603.523.4321 Website: www.cardigan.org

Joey Carey

Alpine Examiner Snowsports Management Committee

Home Resort/School Sugarbush VT

About Me | Show Notes

What is an interesting fact about you?	I went viral on tiktok with 1m views talking about Gnar.
What jobs do you do – within and outside the snowsports industry, both winter & summer?	I work at the resort full time. Outside of skiing, I’m involved in the regional outdoor recreation development for the Mad River Valley, active master planning for our bike park at the resort, and collaborating with supporting departments link rentals and mountain operations to improve our winter product experience.
What was your first job in the snowsports industry?	I started skiing as a baby with my parents at Pats Peak. I started teaching there when I turned 15.
What is a valuable lesson you learned in your snowsports career?	Humility and people skills are more important than hot feet.
What is your favorite memory from your snowsports career so far?	Too many favorites to list –
Where is your favorite place to ski or ride?	Snowbird
If you could give a younger person snowsports/career advice, what would it be?	The wise man considers 90% of the journey half way.
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	Mountain Biking Sailing Hiking Camping Doggo time
What would be your personal motto?	One more run.
Name three words that describe you.	Really good time
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grow up?	A Ski School Director

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Frank Cartwright

Alpine Examiner

Cataloochee Ski Area

Cataloochee Ski & Snowboard School Contact: Mark Brant

Resort Address 1080 Ski Lodge Road Maggie Valley NC 28751 Resort Phone: (828) 926-0285 Website: www.cataloochee.com

About Me

Catamount

Catamount Snowsports School Contact: Molly Goodrich

Resort Address 17 Nicholson Road South Egremont, MA 01258 Egremont MA 01258 School Phone: 413-528-1262 Website: www.catamountski.com

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Shaun Cattanach

Snowboard Examiner

Home Resort/School Stowe VT

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Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	Winter Park, CO
What was your first job in the snowsports industry?	Teaching snowboarding at Purgatory, CO
What is a valuable lesson you learned in your snowsports career?	Patience. Teaching people something new, especially back when the equipment was questionable forced me to be patient.
What is your favorite memory from your snowsports career so far?	One of them is training the first wave of snowboard instructors in China.
Where is your favorite place to ski or ride?	Japan, closely followed by interior British Columbia.
If you could give a younger person snowsports/career advice, what would it be?	Do it for the passion because this career will not make you wealthy.
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	Mountain biking and golf.
Who is someone you admire, and why?	J Randy Price. He was my first mentor in the industry and showed me what could be possible.

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Griz Caudle

Children’s Clinic Leader

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Katherine Chandler

Adaptive Examiner Adaptive Steering Committee

Candace Charles

Alpine Examiner

Home Resort/School Plattekill NY

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Do you have any skills or talents that most people don’t know about?	I’m a competitive Olympic Lifter.
What jobs do you do – within and outside the snowsports industry, both winter & summer?	In the winter I work at Plattekill Mountain, located in the beautiful Catskills, and provide staff training and coaching. In the summer I’m a Guide and the Director of Visual Impact for Trek bikes in Saratoga Springs.
Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	Gore Mountain in upstate New York.
What is a valuable lesson you learned in your snowsports career?	There isn’t a one size fits all lesson because every student comes with different expectations, goals, past experiences, etc. and the fun is to try to tailor learning to work with individuals.
Where is your favorite place to ski or ride?	Jackson Hole was a really special trip. On the East Coast, Sugarbush is one of my favorite places to visit.
If you could give a younger person snowsports/career advice, what would it be?	Take time to get some free runs in with coworkers and trainers whenever possible. It helps keep you grounded in your love for the sport and peer coaching is super helpful to bounce ideas around and try new things.
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	Mountain biking, lifting, hiking and kayaking, as well as playing with my adventure dog Timber.
What would be your personal motto?	Good Vibes Only

Matt Charles

Telemark Examiner

Home Resort/School Plattekill Mountain NY

About Me | Show Notes

What jobs do you do – within and outside the snowsports industry, both winter & summer?	Geologist
What is a valuable lesson you learned in your snowsports career?	Be patient, be kind, root for everyone.
If you could give a younger person snowsports/career advice, what would it be?	Get there before your lessons start to ski, keep skiing after your lessons are over.
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	Golf, Mountain biking
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next five years?	Finally make the National Team

Thomas Chase

Alpine Examiner

About Me | Show Notes

Do you have any skills or talents that most people don’t know about?	I was a percussion minor in college and still play some
What jobs do you do – within and outside the snowsports industry, both winter & summer?	My other career has me leading a group of Systems Engineers who are responsible for the performance of the NASA spacesuit, working for Collins Aerospace in CT. I designed and improved many of the components of this system over my 38 year career.
Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	The first place I ever skied was at Butternut in Great Barrington MA. Funny that I should end up working there!
Where is your favorite place to ski or ride?	I really enjoy any run that is steep! It’s that Killington upbringing!

Suzy Chase-Motzkin

Alpine Examiner

Home Resort/School Hunter Mountain NY

Show Notes

Do you have any skills or talents that most people don’t know about?	I have been a mind/body energy healing facilitator for nearly 40 years and, I wrote a series of children’s life skills books and a musical dramady about a dead guy trying to contact his family.
If you could give a younger person snowsports/career advice, what would it be?	The more you know, the less you have to say while instructing. Less is more.
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	Building walls and things with rocks, gardening, and golf.
What would be your personal motto?	Seek to understand others and be kind.
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grow up?	An actress. This industry is the perfect venue for performance skills.

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Evonne Cho

Philanthropy Committee

Cochran’s Ski Area

Cochran’s Ski School Contact: Barney Matthews

Home Resort/School 910 Cochran Road Richmond VT 05477 Resort Phone: (802) 434-2479 Website: cochranskiarea.com

Cockaigne Resort

Cockaigne Learning Center Contact: Nicholas Teresko

Resort Address 1493 Thornton Rd. Cherry Creek NY 14723 Resort Phone: 716-287-3223 Website: www.cockaigne.com

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Deborah Collins

Philanthropy Committee

Wayne Conn

Alpine Examiner

Home Resort/School Okemo VT

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Stephen Cook

Alpine Examiner

Chip Coxe

Alpine Examiner

Home Resort/School Cataloochee NC

Show Notes

Do you have any skills or talents that most people don’t know about?	I am a 3rd generation trumpet player.
What jobs do you do – within and outside the snowsports industry, both winter & summer?	I am a home builder/general contractor.
Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	Sugar Mountain, Banner Elk NC
Where is your favorite place to ski or ride?	Big Sky, Montana
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	Music, Cycling, Golf

Benjamin Craig

Children’s Examiner

Home Resort/School Catamount MA

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What is an interesting fact about you?	I grew up in Ohio and I’ve coached 3 different sports at the college level.
Do you have any skills or talents that most people don’t know about?	I can wiggle my lips/nose like a rabbit.
What jobs do you do – within and outside the snowsports industry, both winter & summer?	I’m a staff trainer at Catamount in MA/NY, & Magic in Vermont. Outside of snowsports, I’m a sales manager working for MGM at the MassMutual Convention Center & Arena in Springfield Massachusetts. I focus primarily on sporting events such as boxing, curling (yes that curling from the Olympics), cheerleading, dance, mma, volleyball, basketball etc.
Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	Brandywine, Ohio
What was your first job in the snowsports industry?	Instructor at Alpine Valley, Ohio
What is a valuable lesson you learned in your snowsports career?	This is supposed to be fun, remember this isn’t curing cancer so make sure it’s fun for you and your guests. We are getting the opportunity to do something most people in the snowsports industry or any industry would love to be able to do, so have fun with it.
What is your favorite memory from your snowsports career so far?	I have 2, getting to be on the chair alone with my kids when they first when up the chairlift, the excitement was awesome. The other was the look on my dad’s face when I surprised him with a new pair of skis, he didn’t really know what to do when the kid who he was buying toys for all my life turned the tables on him.
Where is your favorite place to ski or ride?	The place I’m at the day, I really just love being on the hill. I do have particular love for Dartmouth Skiway, Mt Snow, and Alpine Valley (OH).
If you could give a younger person snowsports/career advice, what would it be?	If you love this and really want to make a career in snowsports, treat yourself and the job like a professional. Get the certifications, stay late for the tech talks with the trainers (trust me we love to talk with new instructors), go home early from the social stuff and get on the hill early in the morning on your day off. Go to as many training sessions as you can, be the one at lineup ready to work! Don’t give up because it’s hard and know you may have to move to keep moving forward (I moved from Ohio to Vermont). Most of all keep the passion, and have fun.
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	I love coaching my son’s little league baseball, watching my daughter run cross country, racing sailboats and golfing.
Name three words that describe you.	Loyal, Passionate, Kind
Who is someone you admire, and why?	Keith Rodney, he is so passionate, and has worked so incredibly hard for so long with so many setbacks to make the Tele National Team. His passion for the sport is undeniable and I can’t even venture to count the hours we have spent in tech talks over the years.
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grow up?	My mom found this recently from a stack of old school papers while cleaning out the basement and I’m told it was Businessman, skier, football player for the Cleveland Browns.

Cranmore Snowsports School

Cranmore Mountain Resort Contact: Karen Dolan

Resort Address 239 Skimobile Road North Conway NH 03860 Resort Phone: (603) 356-5544 Website: www.cranmore.com

About Me | Show Notes

Ned Crossley

Alpine Examiner

Home Resort/School Windham Mountain NY

About Me | Show Notes

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What is an interesting fact about you?	Created a Windsurfing Instructors and Programs Association (WIPA) for the USA just 4 years ago and it parallels PSIA-AASI. http://www.windsurfingipa.org
Do you have any skills or talents that most people don’t know about?	I love to ice skate and if I could only teach one thing, it would be basic ice skating.
What jobs do you do – within and outside the snowsports industry, both winter & summer?	After retiring, I’m actively teaching Skiing for Windham and PSIA- E and in the summer it’s windsurfing, windsurf foiling, and wing foiling.
Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	The first ski slope I ever skied was Hunter at the age of twenty-three. I averaged 6-10 times per year until the age of thirty-nine when I started to teach skiing at West Point.
What was your first job in the snowsports industry?	Department of Physical Education ski classes for cadets at US Military Academy in 1985
What is a valuable lesson you learned in your snowsports career?	I’ve got a lot to learn in all three arenas…. people, teaching, and technical….in all areas of life.
What is your favorite memory from your snowsports career so far?	EVERY SINGLE ONE of my ski teachers, mentors, and coaches that skied with me. That said, over 60 Alpine National Team Members and innumerable PSIA-E Examiners.
Where is your favorite place to ski or ride?	The mountain that I’m on right now!
If you could give a younger person snowsports/career advice, what would it be?	Keep learning and exploring what the body and the ski can do.
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	Watching You Tube movement technique videos in many sports.
What would be your personal motto?	Work at your play and play at your work.
Name three words that describe you.	Share, care, and learn.
Who is someone you admire, and why?	Michael Rogan is awesome and helping the world to teach skiing better.
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grow up?	My favorite subject was “recess” then “gym”. So I made a living at physical education and coaching.
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next year?	Ski on other continents.
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next five years?	Stay healthy and learn whilst sharing and caring for other students.

Crotchet Mountain

Crotchet Mountain Ski and Snowboard School Contact: Tom Kirlin

Home Resort/School 615 Francestown Road Bennington NH 03442 Resort Phone: 603.588.3668 Website: www.crotchedmtn.com

Ali Cummings

Alpine Examiner Emeritus

Home Resort/School Okemo VT

About Me | Show Notes

What is an interesting fact about you?	I was an 11 year member of the PSIA National Junior Education Team, JETS , whose focus was on developing children snowsports education in the USA.
Do you have any skills or talents that most people don’t know about?	I fly fish, taught at an off- road driving school and worked at a hunting lodge in Montana. I also ran a landscape garden service for many years and now have extensive perennial gardens at my farm.
What jobs do you do – within and outside the snowsports industry, both winter & summer?	I am a Broker/Owner of my own Real Estate firm serving most of Vermont. Our farm in southern Vermont is a wedding venue in the summer time. And I serve as a National Association of Realtors Board of Director member.
Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	Timber Ridge in Windham VT
What was your first job in the snowsports industry?	I started my teaching career at Magic Mountain in Londonderry Vt when I was a senior in High School. I then taught at the Stratton Ski School and eventually became the program manager for the children programs at Stratton.
What would be your personal motto?	Master it, then mentor… Make a difference .

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Loren Dailey

Snowboard Examiner

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Karen Dalury

Telemark Examiner Nordic Steering Committee

Doug Daniels

Alpine Examiner

Home Resort/School Mount Sunapee NH

About Me | Show Notes

What jobs do you do – within and outside the snowsports industry, both winter & summer?	Director of Skier Services & Summer Operations at Mount Sunapee Resort.
Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	My Parent’s Backyard – Mount Ascutney VT
What was your first job in the snowsports industry?	Junior Instructor- Mount Ascutney –

Dartmouth Ski Way

Dartmouth Ski Way Snowsports School Contact: Sean Norton

Resort Address 39 Grafton Turnpike Lyme Center NH 03769 Resort Phone: (603) 795-2143 Website: www.skiway.dartmouth.edu

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Lynette Dawson

Children’s Examiner

Chris Dayton

Alpine Examiner Education Committee Member

About Me

Benjamin DeBenedictis

Alpine Examiner

About Me

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Matthew Dembinski

Alpine Examiner

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Raymond Deverry

Alpine Examiner

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Keagan Dewey

Alpine Dev Team

Home Resort/School Stowe VT

Show Notes

What jobs do you do – within and outside the snowsports industry, both winter & summer?	In the winters, I work as an instructor and staff trainer for the Stowe Ski and Ride School. When the snow melts, I operate an organic fruit and vegetable farm in Central Vermont.
Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	While I was too young to remember it, I began skiing at Woods Valley Ski Area in Westernville, NY. When I turned 16, I got my first job there as a ski instructor.
What is a valuable lesson you learned in your snowsports career?	Whether it is a ski lesson, or any other social setting, it is crucial and rewarding to meet people where they are at.
If you could give a younger person snowsports/career advice, what would it be?	Find some like-minded friends to ski with and spend as much time together on the mountain as you can. I don’t regret a single day I dropped everything else to go ski with my friends.
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	I enjoy playing my guitar, mountain bike rides with my dog, and cooking an elaborate meal with fresh ingredients.
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grow up?	I thought I wanted to be a math teacher. Turns out I am a bit too restless for traditional classrooms, but still want to share the beauty and insight of geometry in motion.

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Elizabeth Doan

Telemark Examiner

John Doan

Telemark Examiner

Home Resort/School Jiminy Peak NY

About Me

Gregory Dolbec

Alpine Dev Team

Home Resort/School Stowe, VT Maine

About Me

Brian Dolin

Alpine Examiner

Home Resort/School Windham Mountain NY

Show Notes

Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	Catamount
What was your first job in the snowsports industry?	Ski Instructor

Brian Donovan

Snowboard Examiner AASI CoordinatorAASI Steering Committee

Home Resort/School Stratton Mountain VT

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is an interesting fact about you?	I come from a family that never skied or snowboarded. I was the black sheep and it has completely shaped my life and career.
Do you have any skills or talents that most people don’t know about?	I used to be pretty okay at playing soccer, and I can still terrorize a rec league from time-to-time.
What jobs do you do – within and outside the snowsports industry, both winter & summer?	PSIA-AASI Snowboard National Team member, Snowboard Instructor and Trainer, AASI Examiner, and AASI-E Advisor for Education.
Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	Peek’n Peak Resort in Western New York State
What was your first job in the snowsports industry?	Full-Time Snowboard Instructor
What is a valuable lesson you learned in your snowsports career?	The goals of your student are way more important than the milestones that you think they need to achieve (i.e. beginners don’t need to get dialed at turning in their first lesson…they need to have fun and want to come back!)
What is your favorite memory from your snowsports career so far?	Making the 2021 PSIA-AASI Snowboard National Team.
Where is your favorite place to ski or ride?	To me: It’s more about the crew than the location…I’m more passionate about having the proper group of friends to ride with than worried about the place.
If you could give a younger person snowsports/career advice, what would it be?	Picking a mountain to work at is more about the people and the culture than anything else. Pick a mountain with a rad group of co-workers and a great community and you won’t regret it!
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	Mountain biking, skateboarding, watching baseball games, live music, playing soccer, and hunting.
What would be your personal motto?	They should keep score in tee-ball games…I learned life lessons about hard work, being competitive, and how to deal with losing and setbacks as a kid from playing sports and keeping score.
Name three words that describe you.	Loves to compete!
Who is someone you admire, and why?	Tom Vickery – I learn something from that man every time I’m around him. He challenges me to continually improve. Thank you Tom!
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grow up?	A cowboy…in fact, I assumed if you lived in “The West”, that it was still the wild west frontier with cowboys, saloons, and the whole works.
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next year?	Represent PSIA-AASI well at InterSki 2023 in Levi, Finland.
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next five years?	I’d like to be selected to the 2024 PSIA-AASI Snowboard National Team.

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Alexandra Doro

Alpine Examiner

Double H Ranch Adaptive Winter Sports Program

Double H Ranch Contact: Jacqui Royael

Resort Address 97 Hidden Valley Rd. Lake Luzerne, NY 12846 School Phone: 518-696-5676 Website: www.doublehranch.org

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Richard Downing

Alpine Examiner Emeritus

Maureen Drummey

Children’s Examiner Alpine Examiner

Home Resort/School Mount Snow Resort VT

Show Notes

Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	I learned how to ski on a small bump in Northern New Jersey called Craigmeur Ski Area. It was just up the street and we skied every day after school.
What was your first job in the snowsports industry?	My first job in the snowsports industry was as a ski instructor.
What is a valuable lesson you learned in your snowsports career?	The most valuable lesson I’ve learned in my snowsports career is to have fun and enjoy the great outdoors.
What is your favorite memory from your snowsports career so far?	My favorite memory from my career so far was teaching 5 women and every single one was from a different country. We had so much fun doing silly activities that enhanced their skills teaching them how to ski and enjoy the mountain.
Where is your favorite place to ski or ride?	My favorite place to ski is Snowbird, Utah.
If you could give a younger person snowsports/career advice, what would it be?	Career advice I would give to a younger person working in snowsports, is enjoy what you do and share your passion with others.
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	When I am not on the snow, I enjoy boating with my friends and family, paddleboarding and hiking with my dogs.
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grow up?	When I was a child, I wanted to be a marine biologist.

Dry Hill Ski Area

Dry Hill Ski & Snowboard School Contact: Jamie Howe

Home Resort/School 18160 Alpine Ridge Rd Watertown NY 13601 Resort Phone: 315-782-8584 Website: www.skidryhill.com

About Me

Terry Duffield

Snowboard Examiner AASI Steering Committee

Home Resort/School Stratton VT

About Me | Show Notes

What is an interesting fact about you?	I still hold the speed record at Hunter Mtn. where I was clocked going 73.5 MPH!
Do you have any skills or talents that most people don’t know about?	I can do a handstand front flip off a diving board!
Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	Hunter Mtn.
What was your first job in the snowsports industry?	Snowboard instructor at Hunter Mtn.
What is a valuable lesson you learned in your snowsports career?	To listen way more than you talk.
What is your favorite memory from your snowsports career so far?	Leading groups at Baldface and back country at Jackson Hole
Where is your favorite place to ski or ride?	Jackson Hole & Whitewater BC
If you could give a younger person snowsports/career advice, what would it be?	Find a mentor and check in with them often. Then listen and learn.
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	Paddleboarding, hiking and tailgating
What would be your personal motto?	Less is more
Name three words that describe you.	Outgoing, gregarious and fun-loving
Who is someone you admire, and why?	Terje Haackonsen! No one can snowskate better. He makes the need for bindings useless and truly shows you how pressure works while riding.
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grow up?	Astronaut
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next year?	Snowskate down a fully bumped double black diamond run at a resort near you! Then teach this to every child of any age I can find.
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next five years?	To get more children out sliding and into programs. Teaching kids is the best use of time I can think of.

Michael Duricko

Alpine Examiner

Home Resort/School Blue Mountain PA

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Lisa Dutto

Snowsports Management Committee

Elk Mountain Ski Resort

Elk Mountain Ski & Snowboard School Contact: Jim Achey

Home Resort/School 344 Elk Mountain Rd Union Dale PA 18470 Resort Phone: (570) 679-4400

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Matthew Ellis

Alpine Examiner

Christopher Ericson

Alpine Examiner Alpine Certification Committee ChairAlpine Steering Committee

Home Resort/School Belleayre NY

Show Notes

What is an interesting fact about you?	At one point or another, all of my children have been Snowsports Instructors and at one time, we had three generations of instructors at Belleayre at the same time.
Do you have any skills or talents that most people don’t know about?	I plan for disasters, literally.
What jobs do you do – within and outside the snowsports industry, both winter & summer?	I am the Director of Training and Instructor for Belleayre Mountain, work as a Trainer for SNOW Operating coaching staff on Terrain Based Learning and work for the Westchester County Department of Health year-round as a Deputy Commissioner.
Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	As a child, first experiences sliding on the snow were at Fahnestock Ski Area, which is right off the Taconic State Parkway. About 200 vertical feet.
What was your first job in the snowsports industry?	Teaching SkiWee at Belleayre Mountain in 1987.
What is a valuable lesson you learned in your snowsports career?	Active listening to your client and reading their body language. The lesson is not about you.
If you could give a younger person snowsports/career advice, what would it be?	Show people how to have fun in the winter playground and to feel safe.
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	Fishing, hiking, spending time with the family

Greg Fatigate

Snowboard + Children’s Examiner AASI Steering Committee ChairSnowsports Management Committee

Home Resort/School Smugglers’ Notch Resort VT

Show Notes

What is an interesting fact about you?	I had a stage acting stint in college, and I’m very accurate throwing a snowball
Do you have any skills or talents that most people don’t know about?	Ametuer karaoke performer, snow cat operator, hobby homesteader
What jobs do you do – within and outside the snowsports industry, both winter & summer?	Independent business owner: Rabbit tracks trail works. Training manager, Smugglers Notch Resort
Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	Woodbury ski area, Woodbury Ct
What was your first job in the snowsports industry?	Instructor, Mohawk Mtn Ct
What is a valuable lesson you learned in your snowsports career?	Meet people physically and mentally where they are at
What is your favorite memory from your snowsports career so far?	AASI National team tryouts, 2016 & 2021
Where is your favorite place to ski or ride?	Where ever I am
If you could give a younger person snowsports/career advice, what would it be?	Making this a career is possible, but also tricky. It’s worth it
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	Mountain Biking, Skateboarding, gardening,
What would be your personal motto?	Send it
Name three words that describe you.	Ask. Someone. Else
Who is someone you admire, and why?	My Wife Shawna. She can teach anyone
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grow up?	Baseball player
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next year?	Continue to learn
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next five years?	Continue to learn

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Bryan Fielding

Snowboard Examiner

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Landon Figg

Eastern Board Member

Ted Fleischer

Snowboard Examiner Emeritus

Home Resort/School Jay Peak VT

Show Notes

Flying Dutchmen Ski Club

Flying Dutchmen Ski & Snowboard School Contact: Paul Schwartz

Resort Address 60 Miller Drive Kutztown PA 19530 School Phone: (610) 796-8884 Website: www.fdsc.org

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Howard Foltz

Philanthropy Committee

Joseph Forte

Children’s Examiner Snowboard Examiner

Home Resort/School Blue Mountain Resort PA

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What is an interesting fact about you?	I’ve traveled to all of the lower 48 states.
Do you have any skills or talents that most people don’t know about?	I play Ukulele and Guitar
What jobs do you do – within and outside the snowsports industry, both winter & summer?	In the Winter I am the Director of the Learning Center and in the Summer I am the Adventure Sports Director at Blue Mountain Resort. I also work for Snow Operating as a trainer and consultant. I am an ACE team coach for PSIA, and a Dev Team member for AASI.
Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	Shawnee Mountain, PA. Learned to ski at 4 years old, and then rode my first snowboard there around the age of 10
What was your first job in the snowsports industry?	Blue Mountain: Scanning lift tickets at the entrance to the slopes
What is a valuable lesson you learned in your snowsports career?	If you work hard enough, you can achieve anything, even things you once felt were impossible. It’s amazing how empowering this simple lesson can be. Watching my students and my teammates unlock their true potential is so rewarding. It’s what keeps me coaching, year after year.
What is your favorite memory from your snowsports career so far?	That moment when you see your student smile, and you know you’ve changed their life forever.
Where is your favorite place to ski or ride?	Smuggler’s Notch, VT
If you could give a younger person snowsports/career advice, what would it be?	Don’t stress over decisions and details. Just keep doing what you love and working hard and it’ll all work out in the end.
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	Rock Climbing, Mountain Biking, Adventure Motorcycling, Traveling
What would be your personal motto?	Wether you believe you can, or you believe you can’t, you’re right!
Name three words that describe you.	Determined, Passionate, Optimistic
Who is someone you admire, and why?	Tom Vickery, for his ability to break down complex concepts into simple parts
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next year?	My goal is to introduce my newborn daughter to the amazing natural world and outdoor community around us.
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next five years?	To go skiing, snowboarding, and biking with my daughter!

Steven Franklin

Snowboard Examiner

Home Resort/School Green Mountain Academy VT

About Me

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Austin French

Alpine Dev Team

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Philip Freudenberger

Alpine Examiner

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James Friedman

PSIA-AASI Eastern Payroll Manager & Member Services PSIA-AASI Eastern Office

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Nicole Gakidkis

Philanthropy Committee

Robert Gallo

Alpine Dev Team

Home Resort/School Mount Peter NY

Show Notes

What is an interesting fact about you?	I’m a retired NYC Correction Captain
Do you have any skills or talents that most people don’t know about?	Cooking gardening I keep bees
What jobs do you do – within and outside the snowsports industry, both winter & summer?	Run operations for a water treatment company
Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	Ski stoney point
What was your first job in the snowsports industry?	Instructor
What is a valuable lesson you learned in your snowsports career?	The importance of someone trusting you
What is your favorite memory from your snowsports career so far?	Teaching a grandfather and grandson in a family lesson
Where is your favorite place to ski or ride?	Snowbird
If you could give a younger person snowsports/career advice, what would it be?	Find a great mentor
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	Cooking
What would be your personal motto?	Get out there
Name three words that describe you.	Got your back
Who is someone you admire, and why?	My dad, well respected dignity
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next year?	Continue to raise my children in a way they are a benefit to the community
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next five years?	Same as above

KC Gandee

Snowboard Examiner

Home Resort/School Gould Academy VT

Show Notes

What is an interesting fact about you?	I served on the AASI National Team 2004-2008 and then was not selected at the 2008 tryout. While this shook me to the core at first, it lead to my current career path which has allowed me to coach some great kids and help them accomplish their dreams of making the US Snowboard Team.
What jobs do you do – within and outside the snowsports industry, both winter & summer?	I’m the snowboard program and ski cross program director at Gould Academy, near Sunday River Maine. I also work as a US Snowboard Coach Developer (like our examiners) and as a US SBX Development Group coach for the US Team at World Cup competitions as well as coach special projects like Project Gold invitational camps for the US Team.
If you could give a younger person snowsports/career advice, what would it be?	I’d give a younger person the advice I’m constantly trying to follow: approach situations with more curiosity than confidence. Listen to understand rather than listening to win.
Who is someone you admire, and why?	Tom Vickery and Ted Fleischer are absolute legends and I try to be my own version of them each day. Holly Andersen and Amy Bailey have found ways to rise above the patriarchy and I admire the hell out of that.

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Christine Garbacz

Alpine Dev Team

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Nathan Gardner

Alpine Examiner

Garnet Hill Lodge

Garnet Hill Cross Country Ski School Contact: Adam Hyde

Resort Address 39 Garnet Hill Rd Section 2 North River NY 12856 Resort Phone: 518-251-2150 Website: www.garnet-hill.com

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Mark Garon

Snowboard Examiner

Gore Mountain Snowsports School

Gore Mountain Contact: Gail Setlock

Resort Address 793 Peaceful Valley Road North Creek NY 12853 Resort Phone: (518) 251-2411 Website: www.goremountain.com

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Stephen Gover

Eastern Board Member

J.Mark Graham

Snowboard Examiner

Home Resort/School Holiday Valley NY

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Greek Peak Mountain Resort

Greek Peak Snowsports School Contact: Gregory Brown

Resort Address 2000 Route 392 Cortland NY 13045 Resort Phone: 607-835-6300 Website: www.greekpeak.net

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Green Mountain Academy

Green Mountain Academy Contact: Rachel Rose

Home Resort/School 1940B Mountain Road Stowe VT 05672 School Phone: 802-578-4111 Website: www.greenmountainacademy.com

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Pam Greene

Alpine Examiner Emeritus

Home Resort/School Adaptive Sports at Mount Snow & Mount Snow Ski and Ride School VT

Show Notes

What is an interesting fact about you?	I am an only child with eight siblings (truth).
Do you have any skills or talents that most people don’t know about?	I was a professional chef for over 20 years. I am a certified kayak instructor and yoga instructor.
What jobs do you do – within and outside the snowsports industry, both winter & summer?	I am the Executive Director of Adaptive Sports at Mount Snow (a non-profit). That is my full-time year-round job. In the winter I also do staff training for the Mount Snow Ski and Ride School as well as working PSIA events.
Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	Snow Ridge, NY in utero.
Where is your favorite place to ski or ride?	Wherever I am with friends and snow and sunshine.
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	Kayak, bike, hike, practice yoga, walk my dog, and play golf (badly).
What would be your personal motto?	Never stop learning

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Emily Gregg

Alpine Examiner

Home Resort/School Beaver Creek, CO NY

Show Notes

Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	My Dad built a small rope tow in our back yard in Minnesota!

Gunstock Mountain Resort

Gunstock Learning Center Contact: Peter Weber

Resort Address 719 Cherry Valley Road Gilford NH 03249 Resort Phone: (603) 293-4341 Website: www.gunstock.com

Gunstock Mountain Resort

Lakes Region Disabled Sports at Gunstock Contact: Paige Davis

Home Resort/School 719 Cherry Valley Road Gilford NH 03249 School Phone: (603) 737-4365 Website: www.LRadaptive.org

Joshua Haagen

Alpine Examiner

Home Resort/School Mt. Abram ME

About Me

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Douglas Hammond

Alpine Examiner

Joseph Hanzalik

Alpine Examiner

Home Resort/School Mount Sunapee NH

Show Notes

Do you have any skills or talents that most people don’t know about?	I am an avid wake surfer.
What jobs do you do – within and outside the snowsports industry, both winter & summer?	When I am not managing the Mount Sunapee Ski and Ride School, I can be found working on various construction projects throughout the off season.
Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	Maple Ski Ridge in New York
What was your first job in the snowsports industry?	Junior Instructor for the Schenectady Ski School at the age of 14.
What is a valuable lesson you learned in your snowsports career?	Don’t ever lose sight of the passion which brought you where you are today.
What is your favorite memory from your snowsports career so far?	With a life long career in the industry, I have so many memories but the one that sticks out the most was having my mentor Freddie Anderson at almost every level of achievement pinning ceremony.
Where is your favorite place to ski or ride?	Whistler Blackcomb
If you could give a younger person snowsports/career advice, what would it be?	Stay driven to your passion! Your passion and energy that you bring to our guests is contagious and keeps our sport alive.
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	Wake surfing with my family and spending lots of time swimming and hiking with our 2 Golden Retrievers, Maggie and Beau.
What would be your personal motto?	Only easy day was yesterday.
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next year?	I would like to train and make the upcoming Alpine Eastern Team

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Donald Haringa

PSIA-AASI Eastern Director of Education and Programs Alpine Steering Committee ChairAASI + Adaptive Steering Committee, Ex-Officio

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Karen Haringa

PSIA-AASI Eastern Director of Member Services and Communications PSIA-AASI Eastern Office

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Lindsey Harris

Adaptive Examiner

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Jimmer Hayes

Adaptive Examiner Alpine ExaminerAdaptive Steering Committee

Home Resort/School Gore Mountain NY

Show Notes

What is an interesting fact about you?	I love summer as much as winter.
Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	Gore Mountain
What was your first job in the snowsports industry?	Ski Instructor (volunteer)
What is your favorite memory from your snowsports career so far?	When candidates do well and I am able to hand them their hard-earned, certification pin!
Where is your favorite place to ski or ride?	Aspen Highlands
If you could give a younger person snowsports/career advice, what would it be?	Diversify your skill set and do not be afraid to take chances.
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	Fishing, Boating, Kayaking, Snorkeling, SCUBA Diving, being on or in the water with my family
What would be your personal motto?	You will never know if you do not try.
Name three words that describe you.	Passionate Loyal Kind
Who is someone you admire, and why?	My Father. He (and my Mother) taught me the value of family and shared his love of skiing with my Mother, brother and myself.

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Joan Heaton

Area Rep Coordinator

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Matthew Heller

Alpine Examiner

Home Resort/School Mount Snow VT

About Me | Show Notes

What jobs do you do – within and outside the snowsports industry, both winter & summer?	Summer Car detailing and rustproofing Winter Ski and snowboard rental supervisor and alpine staff trainer
Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	Doe Mountain in Pennsylvania
What was your first job in the snowsports industry?	Ski race coach
What is a valuable lesson you learned in your snowsports career?	Keep going!
If you could give a younger person snowsports/career advice, what would it be?	Keep going

Bruce Hennessey

Telemark Examiner

Home Resort/School Maple Wind Farm VT

About Me | Show Notes

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What is an interesting fact about you?	I used to guide dog sled tours in Wyoming.
Do you have any skills or talents that most people don’t know about?	I was a semi-professional opera singer and still enjoy performing classical music.
What jobs do you do – within and outside the snowsports industry, both winter & summer?	Farmer, Processor, Ski Instructor
Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	Bristol Mountain, NY
What was your first job in the snowsports industry?	Ski Instructor, SUNY – Potsdam’s Star Lake Outdoor Education Center.
What is a valuable lesson you learned in your snowsports career?	Know before you go. Assess terrain, weather, snowpack, and the human factor before traveling in avalanche terrain
What is your favorite memory from your snowsports career so far?	PSIA Advanced Backcountry -Tetons 2009. Perfect conditions, waste deep, excellent team assessment of terrain and avalanche potential. Skiing/riding deep untracked powder in the backcountry.
Where is your favorite place to ski or ride?	Rockies Backcountry – Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico.
If you could give a younger person snowsports/career advice, what would it be?	Approach your teaching as a learner. Stay curious, not judgmental.
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	Mountain Biking, Fly fishing, Rock Climbing, Hiking
What would be your personal motto?	All problems are people problems. Work from respect.
Name three words that describe you.	Active, Kind and Intuitive
Who is someone you admire, and why?	Jay Nation – Rock solids standards, but everyone is included and feels like part of the family.
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grow up?	Astronaut – didn’t everybody?
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next year?	I would like to prioritize play more in my life.
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next five years?	Transition from farming into teaching and consulting full time.

Hermitage Club at Haystack Mountain

Hermitage Club Contact: John Keegan

Resort Address 183 Gatehouse Trail Wilmington VT 05363 School Phone: (802) 275-4225 Website: www.hermitageclub.com/

About Me | Show Notes

Hidden Valley Race Club

Hidden Valley Resort Contact: Ryan Purvis

Resort Address 1 Craighead Drive Somerset PA 15501 Resort Phone: 814-443-8000 Website: hiddenvalleyraceclub.org

Hidden Valley Snowsports School

Hidden Valley Resort Contact: Angelo Ross

Home Resort/School 1 Craighead Dr Somerset PA 15501 Resort Phone: (814) 443-8000 Website: www.hiddenvalleyresort.com/

Show Notes

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John Hobbs

Snowboard Examiner

Home Resort/School Killington VT

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Jenni Hogan

Alpine Dev Team

Holiday Valley Resort

Holiday Valley Ski and Snowboard School Contact: Allie Cessna

Resort Address 6557 Holiday Valley Rd. Ellicottville NY 14731 Resort Phone: (716) 699-2345 Website: www.holidayvalley.com

Holimont Ski Area

Holimont Snowsports School Contact: Amber Widrig

Resort Address 6921 Route 242, PO Box 279 Ellicottville NY 14731 Resort Phone: 716-699-2320 Website: www.holimont.com

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Keithe Hopkins

Alpine Examiner

Peter Howard

Alpine Examiner Eastern Board ChairAlpine Steering Committee

Home Resort/School Sugarloaf ME

Show Notes

Do you have any skills or talents that most people don’t know about?	Musician
What was your first job in the snowsports industry?	Ski instructor/snow maker
Where is your favorite place to ski or ride?	Zermatt
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	Ocean sailing on multihulls
Who is someone you admire, and why?	Winston Churchill

Hunt Hollow Ski Club

Hunt Hollow Snowsports School Contact: Mike Griffin

Resort Address 7532 County Rd 36 Naples NY 14512 Resort Phone: (585) 374-5428 Website: www.hunthollow.com

Hunter Mountain Snowsports School

Hunter Mountain Resort Contact: Letitia Osborne

Resort Address 64 Klein Ave Lanesville Hunter NY 12442 Resort Phone: 518.263.4223 Website: www.huntermtn.com

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Joseph Hurley

Adaptive Clinic Leader

Home Resort/School Bromley VT

Show Notes

Do you have any skills or talents that most people don’t know about?	I was a master tech working on automobiles for 28 years. I held masters in Chrysler, Ford, Chevy Old’s, VW as well as ASE
Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	The first place that I skied was a little place called Prospect Mount just our side of my town.
What was your first job in the snowsports industry?	I volunteered at an adaptive program at Ascutney Mountain.
What is a valuable lesson you learned in your snowsports career?	One of the most valuable lessons that I have learned is to always be ready to learn from your experiences and adapt your teaching style to any lesson that you do.
What is your favorite memory from your snowsports career so far?	Working with some of the veterans that have given so much of themselves. Seeing them accomplish the beginner terrain.
Where is your favorite place to ski or ride?	Any place that has snow and where every I am.
If you could give a younger person snowsports/career advice, what would it be?	Never stop learning. Keep adding to the tool box of tricks and let your inner child come out when teaching.
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	I enjoy cycling, golf, camping
What would be your personal motto?	That there are no Limits to what I can accomplish
Who is someone you admire, and why?	Kathy Chandler for all that she has done for the Adaptive community.
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next year?	I hope to finish up my level three alpine and continue on track to become an examiner.
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next five years?	To be able to continue sharing some knowledge hope to bring new people into the sport.

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Mike Innes

Cross Country Examiner Nordic Steering Committee

Inside Ski Training Center

Inside Ski Training Center Contact: Nancy Deely

Home Resort/School Virginia Village Shopping Center 34-B Catoctin Circle, SE Leesburg VA 20175 School Phone: 571-707-8873 Website: insideski.com

Jack Frost – Big Boulder Ski Area

JFBB Ski & Snowboard School Contact: Pete Wanner

Home Resort/School 434 Jack Frost Mountain Road White Haven PA 18661 School Phone: 570.443.8425 Website: www.jfbb.com

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Mac Jackson

Alpine Examiner Emeritus Children’s Examiner Emeritus

Home Resort/School Sugarbush VT

Show Notes

What is an interesting fact about you?	My first pair of skis were made of wood with screwed on metal edges.
Do you have any skills or talents that most people don’t know about?	I learned to tele-ski at Mad RIver Glen after being a nordic racer in hi
Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	My back yard, then at Oregon Ridge (Cockeysville, Maryland) in 1960
What was your first job in the snowsports industry?	ski instructor at Ski Liberty
What is a valuable lesson you learned in your snowsports career?	To be empathetic in the learning process for more success
What is your favorite memory from your snowsports career so far?	Skiing in Austria for the National Academy
Where is your favorite place to ski or ride?	Mad River Valley (Sugarbush & Mad River Glen) Alta – Snowbird Alberg Austria
If you could give a younger person snowsports/career advice, what would it be?	To be safe, have fun and share what you love about skiing/riding
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	Golf, biking,
Name three words that describe you.	Patient, calm, supportive
Who is someone you admire, and why?	Mermer Blakeslee She told me to go for full certification when she was on Dev. Team and not listen to the examiner (told me not to go). Then became my coach from Dev. Team and beyond. She is always encouraging me to be better. I also admire her for her accomplishments.
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grow up?	Farmer and started farming at 15
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next year?	To get stronger
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next five years?	to get stronger

Jackson XC Ski Touring Center

Jackson XC Ski Touring Foundation & Ski School Contact: Connie Kinsman

Resort Address 153 Main St Jackson NH 03846 Resort Phone: 603-383-9355 Website: www.jacksonxc.org

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Walter Jaeger

Eastern Board Member

Jay Peak Resort

Jay Peak Snowsports School Contact: Craig Cimmons

Resort Address 4850 VT Route 242 Jay VT 05859 School Phone: (802) 988-2611 Website: www.jaypeakresort.com

About Me

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Laura Jenks

Alpine Dev Team

Jiminy Peak

Jiminy Peak Snowsports School Contact: Rob Roest

Resort Address 37 Corey Rd. Hancock MA 01237 Resort Phone: 413-738-5500 Website: www.jiminypeak.com

About Me

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Ty Johnson

Eastern Board Member

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Eric Jordan

Alpine Examiner Eastern PSIA-AASI Board Rep

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Eric Kelley

Alpine Examiner

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Meghan Kelsey

Alpine Dev Team

Killington Snowsports School

Killington Mountain Resort Contact: Dave Beckwith

Resort Address 3861 Killington Rd. Killington VT 05751 Resort Phone: 800-734-9435 Website: www.killington.com

Show Notes

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Kevin King

Adaptive Dev Team

King Pine Snowsports School

King Pine Ski Resort Contact: Chris Setchell

Home Resort/School 1251 Eaton Road, Route 153 Madison NH 03849 Resort Phone: 603.367.8896 Website: www.kingpine.com

Show Notes

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Alan Kinney

Scholarship Committee

Kissing Bridge Resort

Kissing Bridge Snowsports School Contact: Michael Bouquard

Resort Address 10296 State Rd. Glenwood NY 14069 Resort Phone: (716) 592-4963 Website: www.kbski.com

About Me

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Amy Kizak

Alpine Dev Team

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Adam Kline

Telemark Dev Team

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Charles Knopp

Alpine Examiner

Bonnie Kolber

Snowboard + Children’s Examiner AASI + Alpine Steering CommitteeACE Team Coach

Show Notes

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Do you have any skills or talents that most people don’t know about?	Most people don’t know I make giant puppets and masks for pageants and parades. I used to be a stilt-dancer for the Bread and Puppet Theater!
What jobs do you do – within and outside the snowsports industry, both winter & summer?	Outside the snowsports industry, I have a homestead and keep goats, chickens, and honeybees. I also have a gardening business and run summer arts and outdoor adventure camps for children around northern Vermont. Within the snowsports industry – I am a Snowboard Instructor and Staff Trainer at both Stowe & Jay Peak. I am also an AASI Examiner and the Coach of the ACE Team.
Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	I was 22 when I learned to snowboard at Sugarbush the first winter I moved to Vermont. I grew up in Miami and went to college outside of Chicago so never had an opportunity before that! It was the year of the big Ice Storm in Vermont. I was working as a cocktail waitress so I got free lessons and $1 rentals, and I remember the instructor telling me if I could learn in these conditions I’d be able to ride anything. At the time I didn’t know what he meant, but in retrospect I recall being able to see the grass through the “snow”. Bulletproof was the word of the season.
What is your favorite memory from your snowsports career so far?	One of my favorite memories is teaching the kid of a ski racer family to snowboard; they literally dropped him off by the scruff of his neck and said “he’s all yours.” After years of fun in the snow, reading maps, making tracks in the woods and digging ourselves out of deep powder together, they told me he’s a different kid than before he started snowboarding, so much kinder and happier. That’s my favorite thing, not just teaching a sport, but sharing a way to make life more enjoyable.
Where is your favorite place to ski or ride?	Pretty much anywhere with some pitch on a powder day!
If you could give a younger person snowsports/career advice, what would it be?	Apprentice yourself to the people who inspire you. Don’t let anyone tell you what you are and are not capable of. Pursue your dreams. Be patient. Stay humble.
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	paddleboarding, hiking, gardening, reading, mountain biking
Name three words that describe you.	Creative Fun Perceptive
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grow up?	When I was a child, I didn’t know what I wanted to do when I grew up, but I knew I wanted to be happy. I also knew I loved teaching. I feel very lucky to have been able to follow my heart and find a wonderful career teaching snowsports!

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Jeffrey Korajczyk

Alpine Examiner

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Susan Kramer

Alpine + Children’s Examiner Alpine Steering CommitteeAlpine Examiner Coach

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Geoffrey Krill

Adaptive Examiner Adaptive Steering Committee

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Aurora Kushner

Adaptive Clinic Leader

Labrador Mountain

Labrador Ski and Snowboard School Contact: Jon Galeotti

Resort Address 6935 Route 91, Truxton, NY 1315 Tructon NY 13158 Resort Phone: (607) 842-6204 Website: www.skicny.com/labrador/

Mark Lacek

Telemark Examiner

Home Resort/School Gore Mountain NY

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Lapland Lake Nordic Vacation Center

Lapland Lake XC Ski School Contact: Kathy and Paul Zahray

Home Resort/School 139 Lapland Lake Road Northville NY 12134 School Phone: (518) 863-6301 Website: www.laplandlake.com

About Me

Liberty Mountain Snowsports School

Liberty Mountain Resort Contact: Michael Yocum

Resort Address 78 Country Club Trail Fairfield PA 17320 Resort Phone: (717) 642-8282 Website: www.libertymountainresort.com

Show Notes

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Elizabeth Limerick

Eastern Board Treasurer Philanthropy Committee Chair

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Caroline Linz

Philanthropy Committee

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Michael Logsdon

Alpine Examiner

Loon Mountain

Loon Mountain Ski and Snowboard School Contact: Rob Bevier

Resort Address 60 Loon Mountain Rd. Lincoln NH 03251 Resort Phone: 800-229-5666 Website: www.loonmtn.com

Lost Valley Ski Area

Lost Valley Ski and Snowboard School Contact: Tad Bettcher

Home Resort/School 200 Lost Valley Road Auburn ME 04210 Resort Phone: 207-784-1561 Website: lostvalleyski.com

Lounsbury Adaptive Ski Program

Holiday Valley Resort Contact: Susan Whistler

Resort Address Route 219 Ellicottville NY 14731 Resort Phone: (716) 699-2345 Website: lounsburyadaptive.org

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Michael Ma

Adaptive Examiner Adaptive Steering Committee

Home Resort/School Mount Snow VT/NY

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Mad River Glen

Mad River Glen Ski School Contact: Dave Knoop

Resort Address 57 Schuss Pass Road Waitsfield VT 05673 Resort Phone: 802-496-3551 Website: www.madriverglen.com

Maine Adaptive Sports & Recreation

Maine Adaptive Sports & Recreation Contact: Judy Sullivan

Home Resort/School 2 Main St Bethel ME 04217 School Phone: (207) 824-2440 Website: www.maineadaptive.org

Maple Ski Ridge

Maple Ski Ridge Snowsports School Contact: Dana Walton

Resort Address 2725 Mariaville Rd Schenectady NY 12036 School Phone: 518-381-4700 Website: www.mapleskiridge.com

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Mark Marino

Snowboard Examiner

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Lucas Martin

Alpine Examiner

Massanutten Resort

Massanutten Snowsports Learning Center Contact: Paul Crenshaw

Resort Address 1822 Resort Dr. McGaheysville VA 22840 Resort Phone: (540) 289-9441 Website: www.massresort.com

About Me

Jeannie Masters

Alpine Examiner

Home Resort/School Pats Peak NH

About Me

Paul Mawhinney

Alpine Examiner

Home Resort/School Roundtop Mountain Resort PA

About Me

Maximum Tours

Maximum Tours Ski School Contact: Robbie Kay

Home Resort/School 3132 Long Beach Rd Oceanside NY 11572-4108 School Phone: 516.594.2000 Website: www.maximumskitours.com

Patrick Mccord

Alpine Examiner

Home Resort/School Whitetail PA

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Stephen McGrath

Scholarship Committee

Dan McIntyre

Adaptive Clinic Leader

About Me

McIntyre Ski and Snowboard School

McIntyre Ski Area Contact: Ross Boisvert

Resort Address 50 Chalet Ct. Manchester NH 03104 Resort Phone: (603) 622-6159 Website: www.mcintyreskiarea.com

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Brian McVicker

Alpine Examiner Education Committee Member

Home Resort/School Liberty Mountain PA

About Me | Show Notes

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What is an interesting fact about you?	Helped Build the largest flying trapeze school in the nation and worked in that industry teaching and training for over 20 years.
Do you have any skills or talents that most people don’t know about?	I am a live load aerial rigger. (Safely and accurately helping aerial artists to hang from different spaces and structures) I play a mean air guitar
What jobs do you do – within and outside the snowsports industry, both winter & summer?	Handyman, repair, construction. Business Coach. Personal Trainer. Rigging inspector for Aerial Arts facilities.
Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	Mt Baker in Washington state. 1980.
What was your first job in the snowsports industry?	Ski School Sign Dork, and Children’s instructor.
What is a valuable lesson you learned in your snowsports career?	You never know who’s watching or who you may inspire, so act accordingly.
What is your favorite memory from your snowsports career so far?	Getting to ski the continental divide, by the light of the full moon, in the trees from midnight to 5am, in a foot of fresh snow with 8 of my fellow instructors one of which was my little brother.
Where is your favorite place to ski or ride?	Copper Mountain Colorado
If you could give a younger person snowsports/career advice, what would it be?	Stay involved with PSIA and continue as long as you can. Being a ski instructor is the best job on the planet, and the longer that you do it, the more you realize, just how amazing life can be. The friends you make and the people you help are endless.
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	Hiking, Mt. Biking, fly fishing, photography and kayaking.
What would be your personal motto?	Be Kind and enjoy the journey, for it IS the destination.
Name three words that describe you.	Dedicated, Solutionist, Goofy.
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grow up?	Astronaut or storm chaser.
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next year?	Finish writing a book
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next five years?	Find the next path for me to leave the world better than I found it.

Nathaniel Mead

Alpine Examiner

Home Resort/School Holiday Valley NY

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Edward Meltzer

Adaptive Examiner Adaptive CoordinatorAdaptive Steering Committee Chair

Art Menichini

Alpine Examiner

Home Resort/School Montage Moutain PA

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What is an interesting fact about you?	I can’t sit still, ever. At least that’s what my wife says.
Do you have any skills or talents that most people don’t know about?	I’m a pretty good paintball player. As Ernest Hemingway once wrote, “There is no hunting like the hunting of man, and those who have hunted armed men long enough and liked it, never care for anything else thereafter.” Except, in paintball, no one dies and the rush is incredible.
What jobs do you do – within and outside the snowsports industry, both winter & summer?	I am the Technical Director at Montage Mountain in Pa.; I coach at Breckenridge Co. and I do a couple of events a year for PSIA-E. Although that will change this year since I made the ETS team. In the summer I operate and manage two construction companies. We primarily build 1-4 car and larger residential garages.
Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	Elk Mountain, I was a junior in high school and some buddies and I cut school to go up and ski. The best part was only one guy skied once before so he was the “expert”, the rest of us never skied. I was hooked from that first day!
What is a valuable lesson you learned in your snowsports career?	Oh God, there are so many! I think the most valuable are the people skills I developed over the years. From how to read people in lessons, work with employees through workplace issues right up to how to handle sales questions and the customers we service.
What is your favorite memory from your snowsports career so far?	It has to be earning a spot on the ETS team this past March.
Where is your favorite place to ski or ride?	Anywhere! As long as it’s white, slippery, and tilted. White is optional, long story!
If you could give a younger person snowsports/career advice, what would it be?	Do your best every day, don’t mind the little things and always put you best foot forward. This job will not always be fun or easy. The good days will always outnumber the bad and this career is a heck of a ride!!
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	Golf, paintball, hunting and shooting.
What would be your personal motto?	Tough times don’t last, tough people do.
Name three words that describe you.	Tenacious, energetic, respectful.
Who is someone you admire, and why?	There are a few, besides my Mom and Dad, it has to be my uncle Ray Capozucca and Al Bellucci. Both men, for different reasons, came from nothing, with a lot of hard work and smart decisions, built a great life for themselves and their families.
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grow up?	Astronaut
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next year?	Complete my ETS understudies and have a full understanding of our exam process and criteria.
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next five years?	Retire so I ski all winter and play golf all summer.

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Dave Merriam

Alpine Dev Team

David Micalizzi

Adaptive Examiner

Home Resort/School Loon Mountain/NEDS MA

About Me

Middlebury College Snowbowl

Middlebury College Snowbowl School Contact: Brett Rubright

Resort Address 1507 Weybridge Road Weybridge VT 05753 Resort Phone: (802) 388-4356 Website: www.middleburysnowbowl.com

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Drew Miller

Alpine Dev Team

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Regina Moerikofer

PSIA-AASI Eastern Member Services PSIA-AASI Eastern Office

Mohawk Mountain Discovery Center

Mohawk Mountain Ski Area Contact: Andrew Raybould

Resort Address 46 Great Hollow Rd. Cornwall CT 06753 Resort Phone: 860-672-6100 Website: www.mohawkmtn.com

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Montage Mountain

Montage Mountain Snowsports School Contact: Mark Siekierka

Resort Address 1000 Montage Mountain Road Scranton PA 18507 Resort Phone: (570) 969-7669 Website: www.montagemountainresorts.com

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Stephen Moore

Alpine Examiner

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Thomas Morsch

Snowboard Examiner AASI Steering CommitteeSnowboard Examiner Coach

Mount Abram

Mount Abram Ski School Contact: Lori Charron

Resort Address 308 Howe Hill Road Greenwood ME 04255 Resort Phone: (207) 875-5000 Website: www.mtabram.com

Mount Peter Ski Area

Mount Peter Mountain School Contact: Robert Gallo

Resort Address 51 Old Mt Peter Rd. Warwick NY 10990 Resort Phone: (845) 986-4940 Website: www.mtpeter.com

Mount Snow Ski and Snowboard School

Mount Snow Resort Contact: Maureen Drummey

Resort Address 12 Mount Snow Road West Dover VT 05356 School Phone: 802-464-4646 Website: www.mountsnow.com

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Mount Southington Snowsports School

Mount Southington Ski Area Contact: Steven Positano

Resort Address 396 Mount Vernon Rd. Plantsville Plantsville CT 06479 Resort Phone: 860-628-0954 Website: www.mountsouthington.com

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Mountain Creek Resort

Mountain Creek Ski and Snowboard School Contact: Timothy Stone

Resort Address 200 Rt 94 Vernon NJ 07462 Resort Phone: (973)-864-6322 Website: www.mountaincreek.com

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Mt. Washington Valley Adaptive Sports

Attitash Mountain Resort Contact: Julianne Kelleher

Home Resort/School Mount Washington Valley Adaptive Sports 775 Crawford Notch Rd North Conway NH 03812 School Phone: (603) 374 2688 Website: mwvas.org

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Thomas Mulligan

Snowboard Examiner Education Committee Member

Home Resort/School Sugarbush, Bolton, Okemo VT

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What is an interesting fact about you?	That I enjoy working!
Do you have any skills or talents that most people don’t know about?	I can play the tuba
What jobs do you do – within and outside the snowsports industry, both winter & summer?	In both winter and summer I am a carpenter, along being an instructor and trainer. In the summer I will raft guide a few weekends during the summer.
Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	Behind my elementary school was where I first got to try snowboarding with my friends. Our Focus was hitting a jump we built ourselves.
What was your first job in the snowsports industry?	My first job was volunteering and being an instructors apprentice. My first paying job in the snowsports industry was a tubing attendant pushing people down the hill.
What is a valuable lesson you learned in your snowsports career?	My most valuable lesson learned is to stick with it and keep trying. Whether it happened to be a lesson that didn’t go well or being unsuccessful at a certification or try out.
What is your favorite memory from your snowsports career so far?	My favorite memory is the multiple adventures at the end of the work day with friends whether it was a session, multiple laps or getting lost in the woods.
Where is your favorite place to ski or ride?	Sugarbush or somewhere with transition features
If you could give a younger person snowsports/career advice, what would it be?	Keep it fun! It will keep it enjoyable and good things will come out of it
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	When I am not on snow, I enjoy working and building stuff, Mountain biking occasionally, whitewater kayaking and rafting.
What would be your personal motto?	Work smart work harder
Name three words that describe you.	funny, easy going, nerd
Who is someone you admire, and why?	Mr Brian Donovan, he was a great roommate, super fun, and funny. The amount of work he can do and still have a lot of fun is inspiring and impressive.
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grow up?	I wanted to be a firefighter and drive the trucks.
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next year?	Get to Snowboard in a few more states, try cross country skiing, and tele. Get confidence on a mountain bike and skateboard
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next five years?	Snowboard in the Midwest, Buy another House, Snowboard in all the eastern division states.

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Daniel Munn

Snowboard Examiner AASI Steering Committee

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George Myers

Alpine Examiner

Nashoba Valley Ski Area

Nashoba Valley Ski School Contact: Nancy Byrne

Resort Address 79 Powers Rd. Westford MA 01886 Resort Phone: (978) 692-3033 Website: www.skinashoba.com

Jay Nation

Telemark Examiner Education Committee MemberNordic Steering Committee

Home Resort/School Winter Park, CO and 7 Springs PA

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National Ski Patrol

Southern Division of the National Ski Patrol Contact: Mary Lou Legg

School Phone: 540-815-8337 Website: southernnsp.org

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Danielle Needle

Snowboard Dev Team Education Committee Member

New England Disabled Sports

New England Disabled Sports Contact: Kurtis Pierret

Resort Address 310 Mount Washington Hotel Rd Bartlett NH 03812 Resort Phone: 603-278-3303 Website: www.nedisabledsports.org

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New England Healing Sports Association

New England Healing Sports Association Contact: Carly Bascom

Home Resort/School 180 Mount Sunapee Rd. Newbury NH 03255 School Phone: 603-763-9158 Website: www.nehsa.org

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Peter Novom

Alpine Examiner

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Erroll O’Brien

Alpine Dev Team

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Steve O’Conner

Alpine Dev Team

Ober Mountain

Ober Gatlinburg Snowsports School Contact: Joseph Ventimiglia

Home Resort/School 1339 Ski Mountain Rd Gatlinburg TN 37738 Resort Phone: (865) 436-5423 Website: obergatlinburg.com

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OC Snowsports Club

OC Snowsports Club Contact: Brian Mieczkowski

Resort Address 26 Witte Rd. Albany NY 12203 Resort Phone: 518-456-5778 Website: www.ocskiclub.org

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Okemo Ski and Ride School

Okemo Mountain Resort Contact: Chris Saylor

Resort Address 77 Okemo Ridge Road Ludlow VT 05149 Resort Phone: (802) 228-1600 Website: www.okemo.com

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Otis Ridge

Otis Ridge Ski & Snowboard School Contact: David Welch

Resort Address 159 Monterey Road Otis MA 01253 Resort Phone: 413-269-4444 Website: otisridge.com

Gregory Paquin

Telemark Examiner

Home Resort/School Bromely Mountain, VT CT

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What is an interesting fact about you?	Performance coach for British Canoeing International in sea kayaking. I also still do some civil engineering heavy civil estimating in New England.
Do you have any skills or talents that most people don’t know about?	I do run a sea kayaking company where I coach sea kayakers to become better rough water performers and expedition paddlers. I enjoy coaching performers in adventure sports whether it be Sea Kayaking or Telemark skiing. A lot of the same coaching tools apply in both.
What jobs do you do – within and outside the snowsports industry, both winter & summer?	I run the Telemark skiing program at Bromley Mountain in Peru Vt for the last 12 years. I’ll continue to do this. Additionally, I have been working on the Telemark education staff. Now Examiner “A”.
Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	Taking a telemark instructors course with Dick Hall of North American Telemark Organization, NATO. Early 2000’s.
What was your first job in the snowsports industry?	Teaching Telemark Skiing with NATO at Mad River Glen. NATO Telemark Festivals
What is a valuable lesson you learned in your snowsports career?	Be passionate about what you do, keep on learning, and enjoy the ride doing it.
What is your favorite memory from your snowsports career so far?	PSIA’s off-piste Telemark workshop weekends at Stowe, Mount Mansfield.
Where is your favorite place to ski or ride?	The steeps and trees at MRG. MRG is a great Telemark ski community vibe.
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	Sea kayaking and mountain biking.
What would be your personal motto?	Known for his calm and patient manner, Greg has a way of challenging people to do things they didn’t think they could do.
Name three words that describe you.	Calm, patient, thoughtful coach.
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next year?	Learn the switch from 75MM to NTN telemark gear.
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next five years?	Become examiner Telemark

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Anthony Parissi

Alpine Examiner

Pats Peak

Pats Peak Snowsports School Contact: John Pawlak

Resort Address 686 Flanders Road Henniker NH 03242 Resort Phone: (603) 428-7653 Website: www.patspeak.com

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Brandon Pearce

Eastern Board Member

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James Pearce

Snowboard Examiner

Peek ‘n Peak Resort

Peek ‘n Peak Snowsports School Contact: Ryan Moyer

Home Resort/School 1405 Olde Road Clymer NY 14724 Resort Phone: (716) 355-4141

Kerri Petrillose

Children’s Dev Team

Home Resort/School Mount Peter NY

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Pico Mountain

Pico Snowsports School Contact: Dave Beckwith

Resort Address 73 Alpine Dr. Killington VT 05751 Resort Phone: (802) 747-0564 Website: www.picomountain.com

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Ali Pirnar

Telemark Examiner

Plattekill Mountain Snowsports School

Plattekill Mountain Contact: Roman Hrab

Resort Address 469 Plattekill Rd. Roxbury NY 12474 Resort Phone: (607) 326-3500 Website: www.plattekill.com

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Pleasant Mountain

Pleasant Mountain Snowsports School Contact: Kristen Hoot

Home Resort/School 119 Mountain Road Bridgton ME 04009 Resort Phone: (207) 647-8444 Website: www.pleasantmountain.com

James Polinchok

Alpine Examiner Children’s Examiner

Home Resort/School HoliMont NY

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Jim Pottinger

Alpine Examiner

Home Resort/School Seven Springs PA

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Powder Ridge (CT) Mountain Park and Resort

Powder Ridge (CT) Ski & Snowboard School Contact: Tom Loring

Home Resort/School 99 Powder Hill Road Middlefield CT 06455 Resort Phone: (866) 860- 0208 Website: powderridgepark.com

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Meghan Price

Children’s Examiner

Ragged Mountain Learning Center

Ragged Mountain Resort Contact: Kyle Steinmetz

Home Resort/School 620 Ragged Mountain Rd Danbury NH 03230 Resort Phone: 603-768-3600 Website: www.raggedmountainresort.com

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Dave Rayboud

Alpine Examiner

Home Resort/School Stowe Mountain Resort VT

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What jobs do you do – within and outside the snowsports industry, both winter & summer?	During the winter I am a Ski & Ride School Supervisor and Staff Trainer at Stowe Mountain Resort, and a member of the PSIA-E Education Staff. During the summer I can be found doing many jobs, but they mainly revolve around working on cars, creating online content, and carpentry/landscaping work.
Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	I grew up in England, so my first time on skis was indoors! My first real taste of skiing was in Park City, UT though.
What is a valuable lesson you learned in your snowsports career?	There’s A LOT of technical information out there. The best skiers know how to self coach; the ability to take nugget of information and explore and experiment with it on their own time.
If you could give a younger person snowsports/career advice, what would it be?	Never stop learning. I learn something new every day I put on my skis. Even if it’s only 1 run down the bunny slope, I make sure I walk away with something. It doesn’t always have to be positive or a big ah-ha moment. It could be as simple as “today I wore the wrong lenses” or “hop turns are really difficult in fresh snow”. I say this because when faced with making a similar decision down the line you have some beta to go off of. This information can be become invaluable come exam time.
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	When I’m not skiing, I can usually be found creating content for social media, working on my cars or mountain biking.
What would be your personal motto?	“Figure it out”. You’re not always going to get given the answers. This can ring true when talking about skiing. Sometimes you just need to figure things out for yourself. And looking back in history, if people stopped figuring stuff out, we wouldn’t be where we are today. Remember, nearly everything you do in life someone did for the very first time once. They just figured it out!
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next year?	Make the ATP!!

Keri Reid

PSIA-AASI Eastern Director of Education and Programs PSIA-AASI Eastern OfficeAlpine Examiner

Home Resort/School Okemo VT

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Joel Richards

Philanthropy Committee

Tom Riford

Alpine Examiner

Home Resort/School Wisp MD

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Shawn Riggle

Telemark Examiner Nordic Steering Committee

Home Resort/School Timberline Mountain WV

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Kristi Robertson

Alpine Examiner

Home Resort/School Stowe Mountain Resort VT

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Charles Rockwell

Alpine Examiner

Keith Rodney

Telemark + Alpine + Children’s Examiner Nordic Steering CommitteeTelemark National Team member

Home Resort/School Mount Snow VT

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Geoff Romero

AASI Steering Committee, At-Large

Angelo Ross

Alpine + Children’s Examiner Alpine Steering CommitteeEducation Committee Chair

Home Resort/School Seven Springs, Hidden Valley, Laurel Mountain PA

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Christa Ross

Alpine Examiner

Home Resort/School Seven Springs PA

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Roundtop Learning Center

Roundtop Mountain Resort Contact: Tim Walker

Resort Address 925 Roundtop Rd Lewisberry PA 17339 Resort Phone: (717) 432-9631 Website: www.skiroundtop.com

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Christopher Roundy

Telemark Examiner

Home Resort/School Gunstock NH

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Charlie Roy

Alpine Examiner

Home Resort/School Cannon Mountain NH

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Royal Mountain Ski Area

Royal Mountain Snowsports School Contact: Michael Schaefer

Home Resort/School 3072 NEW YORK 10 CAROGA LAKE NY 12032 Resort Phone: (518) 835-6445 Website: www.royalmountain.com

Shannon Rucker

Eastern Board Secretary

Home Resort/School Liberty/Mount Snow PA/VT

About Me

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John Russell

Telemark Examiner

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Shawn Russell

Adaptive Dev Team

Saddleback Mountain

Roger Page Ski and Ride School Contact: Maddy Murphy

Resort Address 976 Saddleback Mountain Road Rangeley ME 04970 School Phone: 207-864-5671 ext. 139 Website: www.saddlebackmaine.com

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Kenneth Sauer

Alpine Examiner

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Kim Seevers

Adaptive Examiner

Lisa Segal

Alpine Examiner Emeritus

Home Resort/School Park City Ski Resort NH

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What is an interesting fact about you?	“Love to create”- painting, ceramics, stick sculpture and clothing.
Do you have any skills or talents that most people don’t know about?	Went to Culinary School-Pastry Chef- once owned/ran a bakery in Cape Porpoise Maine.
What jobs do you do – within and outside the snowsports industry, both winter & summer?	Summers- I work as a events supervisor, my weekends are filled with catering party’s and weddings for other’s on NH Seacoast.
Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	Ragged Mountain in Danbury NH, as a 7 year old student learning how to parallel.
What was your first job in the snowsports industry?	Ski Instructor at Cannon Mountain Franconia NH. at 16 years old. This was one of my first jobs in high school, teaching others how to ski.
What is a valuable lesson you learned in your snowsports career?	Failure is Growth- “Press on”
What is your favorite memory from your snowsports career so far?	USST Women’s D Team Project at Mt. Hood. The opportunity to be the PSIA liaison on this project-helped to create free ski curriculum. Worked in conjunction with female head coaches and U19-U16 athletes from across the country.
Where is your favorite place to ski or ride?	Snowbird Ski Resort- never ending challenges!
If you could give a younger person snowsports/career advice, what would it be?	Be kind to yourself-spend time learning about your emotions and what makes you tick….”Positive Self Talk”!
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	I enjoy painting -landscapes right now…
What would be your personal motto?	Breath…Slow down “Empathic Joy”
Name three words that describe you.	Creative Hardworking Kind
Who is someone you admire, and why?	My father- Buzz Harrington INTEGRITY, HARD WORKER, PERSISTENT and GRIT created a person who was admired, loved and a shining example of what you can be!
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grow up?	Still growing up….
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next year?	Working and training with my colleagues in the Intermountain/ Eastern Divisions along with USSA Leaders to increase my knowledge and growth. To then share with our PSIA members USSA athletes and coaches.
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next five years?	Being a leader/coach/trainer who can share consistent information from division to division and organization ( PSIA) to organization (USSA). Give back to those who have helped me grow so much.

Donald Sensenig

Telemark Examiner

Home Resort/School Jack Frost Mountain PA

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Gail Setlock

Alpine Examiner Snowsports Management Committee Chair

Home Resort/School Gore Mountain NY

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Seven Springs Snowsports School

Seven Springs Resort Contact: Angelo Ross

Resort Address 777 Waterwheel Dr Champion PA 15622 Resort Phone: (814) 352-7777 Website: www.7springs.com

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Tim Shannon

Snowboard Examiner Children’s Examiner

Home Resort/School Hermitage Club at Haystack Mountain VT

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Do you have any skills or talents that most people don’t know about?	Avid Surfer, Mountain Biker, and Stand Up Paddleboarder, and apparently pretty good with computer software systems.
What jobs do you do – within and outside the snowsports industry, both winter & summer?	Senior Manager of Snowsports and Youth Programs at the Hermitage Club, Part Time Raft with Zoar Outdoor, Trails Advocacy and Management Organization Volunteer with SoVTA.
Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	Jack Frost Mtn, PA
What was your first job in the snowsports industry?	Instructor at Jack Frost, PA
What is a valuable lesson you learned in your snowsports career?	Learning occurs during your highest highs and your lowest lows, and sometimes the feed back you need most hurts to hear.
What is your favorite memory from your snowsports career so far?	Rider Rally 2017, a late season snowstorm in April really intensified the excitement. I’ll never forget hiking to the top of A-Basin in the howling wind. National Team member Brennan Metzler lead the charge dropping in off the peak into a powder-filled chute. This trip was my first time out west since becoming an instructor and I was on a line that I only ever dreamt of riding. Sweetening the pot was getting to watch a group of friends, new and old, and from near and far absolutely rip some of the most amazing lines of my lifetime.
Where is your favorite place to ski or ride?	Anywhere there’s trees, rollers, steeps, or something funky to jib.
If you could give a younger person snowsports/career advice, what would it be?	Explore, find people that have a similar passion as you, and don’t take for granted the terrain you have at home.
What would be your personal motto?	Don’t just do, seek to understand how and why.
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grow up?	In elementary school I wanted to be a professional baseball player. A 0.0 batting average in middle school paints the picture for how that was going to turn out. I then set my goals on being a professional Snowboarder. Turns out, I don’t love the heat of competition.

Shawnee Mountain (PA)

Shawnee Mountain Ski Area Contact: Ronnie Manfredi

Home Resort/School 401 Hollow Road East Stroudsburg PA 18301 Resort Phone: 570-421-7231 Website: www.shawneemt.com

Shawnee Peak (ME)

Shawnee Peak Snowsports School Contact: Ron Laprise

Resort Address 119 Mountain Rd Bridgton ME 04009 Resort Phone: (207) 647-8444 Website: www.shawneepeak.com

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Rebecca Shiffman

Scholarship Committee

Robert Shostek

Alpine Examiner Alpine Steering Committee

Home Resort/School Elk Mountain PA

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Ski Big Bear at Masthope Mountain

Ski Big Bear Snowsports School Contact: Mark Absalom

Resort Address 192 Karl Hope Blvd. Lackawaxen PA 18453 Resort Phone: 570-226-8585 Website: www.ski-bigbear.com

Ski Butternut

Butternut Snowsports School Contact: Adam Tresselt

Resort Address 380 State Rd Great Barrington MA 01230 Resort Phone: 413-528-2000 Website: www.skibutternut.com

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Ski Club of Washington DC Ski School

The Ski & Sports Club of Washington DC Contact: Michele Cavallaro

Home Resort/School 5309 Langston Blvd Arlington VA 22207 School Phone: 703-532-7776 Website: scwdc.wildapricot.org

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Ski Sundown

Ski Sundown Learning Center Contact: Benjamin Switzgable

Resort Address 126 Ratlum Rd New Hartford CT 06057 Resort Phone: (860)-379-7669 Website: www.skisundown.com

Ski Ward

Ski Ward Snow School Contact: Stephanie LaCroix

Resort Address 1000 Main Street Shrewsbury MA 01545 Resort Phone: 508-842-6346 Website: www.skiward.com

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Melissa Skinner

PSIA-AASI Eastern Member Services and Education AASI Steering Committee, Ex-OfficioAdaptive Steering Committee, Ex-Officio

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Aleksandra Smith

Alpine Examiner

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Brian Smith

Alpine Examiner

Harold Smith

Alpine Examiner Children’s Examiner

Home Resort/School Attitash, NH ME

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Smugglers’ Notch Snowsports University

Smugglers’ Notch Resort Contact: Harley Johnson

Resort Address 4323 Vermont Route 108 South Jeffersonville VT 05464 Resort Phone: (802) 370-3186 Website: www.smuggs.com

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Snow Ridge Ski Resort

Snow Ridge Snowsports School Contact: Jacquelyn Mir

Home Resort/School 4173 W Rd Turin NY 13473 Resort Phone: 315.348.8456 Website: snowridge.com/snow-school

Snowshoe Mountain Resort

Snowshoe Mountain Ski and Snowboard School Contact: Felicia Key

Resort Address 10 Snowshoe Dr, Snowshoe WV 24934 Resort Phone: (304) 572-1000 Website: www.snowshoemtn.com

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