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Registration Free Ski & Ride
Grooming & SNO-GO Demos
Prinoth Fireside Chat
SNO-GO Dinner & Welcome Party
Breakfast
On-Hill Building: Block 1
The Check In Events That Work Morning Break
Groomer Workshop: PRINOTH
Lunch
On-Hill Building: Block 2
Transition Park: A Three-Part Session
Afternoon Break
Prinoth Dinner & Annual Trip to Windells & Dodgeball Tourney
Breakfast
On-Hill Building: Block 3 State of the Terrain Park Union Groomer Workshop: PistenBully
Morning Break
Risk Management, Part 1: Park Risk Management
Lunch
On-Hill Building: Block 4
Risk Management, Part 2: Parks on Trial Freestyle Terrain Notebook & Jump Measurement
Afternoon Break
Managers & Crew Roundtables
PistenBully Dinner, Arcade, & Game of Sleds
Breakfast
On-Hill Building: Block 5 POD Breakout Sessions
Morning Break
Designing for Progression
Lunch
On-Hill Building: Block 6
Arena Pool Sesh, Free Ski & Ride, On-Hill Demos Final Night HKD Dinner, Awards, & Slideshow
Breakfast
Free Ski/Ride
ANGEL FIRE RESORT, NM Ian Patch, Terrain Park Manager Tucker VanOrmer, Grooming Manager
CATAMOUNT, MA Max Strompf, Grooming Manager
CRAIGLEITH SKI CLUB, ON Jeremy Shield, Terrain Park Manager
APPALACHIAN SKI MOUNTAIN, NC Dakota Barnes, Park Supervisor
CRESTED BUTTE, CO Ted McBee, Terrain Park Manager
BEAR CREEK MOUNTAIN RESORT, PA Aidan Bulwicz, Terrain Park Manager Cole Franklin, Terrain Park Supervisor BIG SKY RESORT, MT Dalton Dennis, Terrain Park Asst. Manager Adam Parker, Terrain Park Manager
DIAMOND PEAK, NV Billy Biggers, Asst. Slope Maintenance Manager DISCOVERY SKI AREA, MT Eva Culpo, Mountain Operations Alex Thompson, Terrain Parks DRY HILL SKI AREA, NY Stewart Wells, Mountain Operations Director Tucker Wells, Mechanic/Groomer
BLUE MOUNTAIN, PA Kristin Lenart, Terrain Park Builder
BOGUS BASIN, ID Corey McDonald, Terrain Park Director Brendon Sayor, Lead Park Groomer Taylir Symons, Terrain Park Supervisor
HILLTOP SKI AREA, AK Sean Bradley, Snow Surfaces Supervisor
BOLTON VALLEY, VT Josh Payne, Grooming Manager
HOEDOWN HILL, CO Nicholas Burtchell, Terrain Park Lead
BRIGHTON SKI RESORT, UT Makalu Arnold, Terrain Park Attendant Matt Byerly, Terrain Park Operator BRUNDAGE MOUNTAIN RESORT, ID Karl Sanderson, Slope Maintenance Manager Taylor Stanton, Terrain Park Builder/ Supervisor CASCADE MOUNTAIN, WI Zack Antonie, Grooming Manager Camran Newman, Snowmaking
HOWELSON HILL, CO Lucas Laverty, Maintenance
KANCAMAGUS SKI AREA, NH Ryan Smith, Snow Surfaces Manager
LIBERTY MOUNTAIN RESORT, PA Kelly Mooney, Grooming
LITTLE SWITZERLAND, WI Betsy Ganos, Terrain Park Supervisor
MISSION RIDGE, WA Clayton Miller, Terrain Park Manager
MOUNT SNOW, VT Nick Eori, Freestyle Groomer
SKI WARD SKI AREA, MA Michael Lacroix, Operations Manager
MT. ROSE SKI TAHOE, NV Tim Brown, Park Builder Jarrod Martinez, Park Builder Kyle Tessers, Terrain Park Manager/Asst. Grooming Manager MT. ASHLAND, OR Caleb Glanz, Grooming Supervisor Julian Koell, Groomer
SNOWBASIN RESORT, UT Walker Hepner, Terrain Park Groomer Chris Price, Terrain Park Groomer
SNOWSHOE MOUNTAIN, WV Grant Reeves, Terrain Park Manager
STEVENS PASS, WA Chris Mehlert, Terrain Park Supervisor Josh Rodgers, Terrain Park Groomer
NORDIC MOUNTAIN, UT Kris Miller, Operations Manager
SUGAR BOWL RESORT, CA Parker Gokey, Terrain Park Supervisor
PURGATORY RESORT, CO Hunter See, Terrain Park Supervisor
SUGARBUSH RESORT, VT Trevor Borrelli, Terrain Park Manager Phillip Parrish, Terrain Park Builder
SADDLEBACK, ME Andrew Roy, Snow Surface Manager
SUGARLOAF, ME Ryan Cass, Terrain Park Operator
SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN RESORT, ID Griffin McMillan, Terrain Park Groomer
SUNDAY RIVER, ME Jahmai Bartlett, Terrain Park Operator Quinn Fogarty, Terrain Park Manager
SIERRA-AT-TAHOE, CA Chris Spellman, Terrain Park Supervisor
SILVER MOUNTAIN RESORT, ID Nathan Bisaro, Groomer Hayden Brooks, Groomer
THE ROCK SNOWPARK, WI Nick Siefkas, Mountain Manager
THREE RIVERS PARK, MN Thomas Sticha, Ski Area Specialist
SKEETAWK SKI AREA, AK Justus Aiken, Grooming Manager
WATERVILLE VALLEY, NH Matt Benedix, Terrain Park Groomer Aaron Gray, Grooming Manager Dan Shuffleton, Park Director
SKI SANTA FE, NM Luke Aikey, Terrain Park Groomer Jacob Heist, Grooming/Snowmaking Asst. Manager Zach McManus, Terrain Park Manager
WHITE PASS, WA Travis Adams, Terrain Park Groomer
Arena
MONDAY, MAY 13
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Barlow Room
Attendee Registration
Free Ski & Ride Campers are welcome to ski and ride Timberline and check out the Timberline parks. Your badge will serve as your lift ticket and get you rental gear.
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
On-Hill
Fireside Chat Mary Walsh, writer, announcer, and longtime Snowboarder Magazine staff editor, will pair with Parker Bohon, host of The Blade Dive Podcast, to lead a discussion with industry icons looking at how far we’ve come in the last 20 years and what’s next for the freestyle terrain park world. Topics to be covered include: - Where We’ve Come From: Origins and History of the Terrain Park; Evolution of the Park Department - Technology, Trends, and Getting a Seat at the Table - Where We’re Going and What the Future Holds Grooming & SNO-GO Demos Reps from PistenBully and PRINOTH will be on-hand to provide demos and answer questions about their latest machines. SNO-GO will have a demo course set up.
12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Outside Ullman Hall
5:00 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.
Raven’s Nest
Charles Beckinsale, Prinoth; Day Franzen, Kingvale; Ken Gaitor, Snowshoe; Oren Tanzer, Frankiebird. Moderated by Parker Bohon and Mary Walsh
SNO-GO Dinner & Welcome Party Good cheer, cold beer, and a little gambling.
Y’Bar & Deck at the Day Lodge (across the parking lot from the hotel)
6:15 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
TUESDAY, MAY 14
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Cascade Dining Room
Breakfast
8:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Ullman Patio
ON-HILL BUILDING: BLOCK 1 Campers who are signed up for Block 1, please meet your coach outside Ullman Hall on the patio at 8:15 a.m. You will discuss your on-hill goals for a few minutes before heading out on snow.
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Recognize this guy? We dug into the Cutter’s Camp vault to find photos of learning, networking, and shenanigans from the past 20 years.
TUESDAY, MAY 14
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Ullman Hall
Community Check In This community is your most important resource to finding answers, ideas, best practices and/or to know your challenges are shared by others in the room. Each resort will be asked to share a question you hope to get answered at Cutter’s Camp or challenges you are experiencing or perhaps some good news to share. Events That Work What makes an event a success? And how do you get there? Join this interactive discussion on all things events, from the grass- roots to the big-time budgets, and map out what success means for your resort.
Ken Gaitor, Snowshoe; Marsha Hovey, Trollhaugen; Lucas Oullette, Arena Snowparks
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Ullman Hall
Marsha Hovey, Trollhaugen; Oren Tanzer, Frankiebird; Mary Walsh, Snowboarder
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Ullman Hall
Morning Break
10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Ullman Hall
Prinoth Groomer Workshop: The Redesigned X Blade The PRINOTH demo team shares tips and tricks for shaping fea- tures, matching passes, and slicing edges with the new redesigned X Blade. Through informative videos, valuable build tips, and insider tricks, our panelists will equip you with the knowledge to elevate your grooming experience. Plus, don’t miss the opportuni- ty to engage with the experts during the Q&A session.
Benn Finn and Charles Beckinsale, PRINOTH
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Cascade Dining Room
Lunch
12:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Ullman Patio
ON-HILL BUILDING: BLOCK 2 Campers who are signed up for Block 2, please meet your coach outside Ullman Hall on the patio at 12:45 p.m. You will discuss your on-hill goals for a few minutes before heading out on snow.
THIS IS A THREE-PART WORKSHOP. BRING YOUR OUTDOOR GEAR!
1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Ullman Hall/On-Hill
Transition Park Workshop, Part One: Make the Plan Huddle up, team! Campers will be assigned a team to design and build transition park features. Meet with your captains and fellow campers to strategize your feature build plan before heading on- hill. Document your work using Ullr’s Cutter’s Camp app. Transition Park Workshop, Part Two: Build the Plan Grab your outdoor gear and head outside Ullman Hall to our demo park. This hands-on session will allow campers to work through building and maintaining some of the more popular transition features found in parks and events. Transition Park Workshop Debrief Campers and captains reconvene inside to share their experiences and learnings from each build station.
Team Captains: -Tyler Wike and Weasel, Timberline -Lucas Ouellette, Steve Petrie and Abby Lewis, Arena Snowparks -Jeremy Cooper, Boyne Resorts; Adam Mahler, Trollhaugen -Kevin Laverty, Effective Edge; Chloe Butel, Timberline -David Stanley, Ullr
1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Afternoon Break
TUESDAY, MAY 14
5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Windells
Prinoth Dinner & Fun at Windells Our annual pilgrimage to Windells, where you can skate the Concrete Jungle outdoor skate park and visit the B.O.B for indoor fun. Then it’s PRINOTH’s annual Dodgeball Tourna- ment. “If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball.”
THE BUSES WILL LEAVE PROMPTLY AT 5:15 P.M. FROM IN FRONT OF TIMBERLINE LODGE.
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 15
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Cascade Dining Room
Breakfast
8:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Ullman Patio
ON-HILL BUILDING: BLOCK 3 Campers who are signed up for Block 3, please meet your coach outside Ullman Hall on the patio at 8:15 a.m. You will discuss your on-hill goals for a few minutes before heading out on snow. State of the Terrain Park Union Address Terrain parks are constantly evolving to adapt to new influ- ences and getting more focused around creating engaging guest experiences. In this workshop, experts will dive into the current state of terrain parks, how major events have influenced every-day resort parks, European influences around nonlinear fun parks, statistics about what guests want, what’s missing, and what the future looks like for terrain park ops. PistenBully Groomer Workshop: ParkPro Innovations and Supporting Technology Explore the latest advancements in park building technology from Kässbohrer, designed by you to elevate your park. Colin Hales, with product development, will show a glimpse into the ParkPro family and share what the future holds. Hear about X Games, Pro Academy, and SNOWsat, and see where precision meets performance to help you create the ultimate terrain park.
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Ullman Hall
Gail Lewis and Lucas Ouellette, Arena Snow- parks; Kevin Laverty, Effective Edge; Chloe Butel, Timberline
9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Ullman Hall
Colin Hales, PistenBully; Landon Taylor, Snow Park Technologies
Morning Break
10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Ullman Hall
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 15
Ullman Hall
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Risk Management, Part 1: Park Risk Management ASDA attorneys and insurance representatives from Safehold Spe- cial Risk and MountainGuard will discuss the impact of park cases the past 20 years. Get ready to take notes on resources and risk management techniques that have been developed to help you and learn the keys terrain park folks hold to defend parks.
Mistica Walker, Safehold Special Risk; Mike Brandi and Stephen Lawlor, MountainGuard; Brad Stanford and Trish Walsh, Farleigh Wada Witt
Cascade Dining Room
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch
Ullman Patio
12:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m..
ON-HILL BUILDING: BLOCK 4 Campers who are signed up for Block 4, please meet your coach outside Ullman Hall on the patio promptly at 12:45 p.m. You will discuss your on-hill goals for a few minutes before heading out on snow. Risk Management, Part 2: Parks on Trial ASDA attorneys, insurance representatives from Safehold Special Risk and MountainGuard, and risk management specialists will lead mock depositions using members of the audience focused on the key elements that play vital roles in many terrain park cases: negligent design, negligent construction, negligent maintenance, failure to warn, and failure to educate. Presented in a dynamic format, this session is sure to be an eye-opener. Freestyle Terrain Notebook Updates & Jump Measurement This session will review the latest updates of the Freestyle Terrain Notebook and then experts will lead you through jump and hip measurement, discussing the how and why and the best tools for the job.
Ullman Hall
1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Mistica Walker, Safehold Special Risk; Mike Brandi and Stephen Lawlor, MountainGuard; Brad Stanford and Trish Walsh, Farleigh Wada Witt
Ullman Hall
2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Kevin Laverty, Effective Edge; Jeremy Cooper, Boyne Resorts
Ullman Hall
3:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Afternoon Break
Ullman Hall & Raven’s Nest Jeremy Cooper, Boyne Resorts; Chloe Butel, Timberline; Ken Gaitor, Snowshoe; and Adam Mahler, Trollhaugen
3:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Terrain Park Managers & Crew Roundtables Come prepared to share with the group in these facilitated but informal discussions. Park managers will meet in Raven’s Nest and park crew will meet in Ullman Hall. Moderators will anonymously share insights from each group at the conclusion.
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 15
PistenBully Dinner & Arcade, Game of Sleds & SNO-GO Channel your inner pinball wizard with classic arcade games, then take your skills outside and race head-to-head on SNO-GO bikes or mini snowmobiles.
6:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Y’Bar & Deck
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THURSDAY, MAY 16
Breakfast
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Cascade Dining Room
ON-HILL BUILDING: BLOCK 5 Campers who are signed up for Block 5, please meet your coach outside Ullman Hall on the patio at 8:15 a.m. You will discuss your on-hill goals for a few minutes before heading out on snow. POD Breakout Sessions The topics below will be discussed in small breakout pods facilitated by industry leaders. Choose topics of interest and get answers to your burning questions before the conclusion of camp.
8:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Ullman Patio
8:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Ullman Hall
PODS DOCUMENTATION & LOGS
VEHICLE MAINTENANCE What are the most important things to know to get the most from your ma- chines? What are the stresses and forces to avoid? What is recommended for a daily walk-around routine for park operators? SNOW MANAGEMENT Terrain parks use the most snowmaking on the mountain. Learn how to plan and communicate your needs and maximize what you’ve got. DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION Take-offs and landings. Spacing and flow. Pipes and walls. Working the snow for con- sistency and longevity. How to begin (the set-up) and how to finish your feature.
Best practices in documentation during daily operations. Compare techniques, tools, and innovations for park documen- tation. JIB FACTORY What are today’s current trends? What are customers demanding? What are the best materials for maintenance concerns?
Morning Break
10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Ullman Hall
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10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Outside Ullman Hall
Designing for Progression What does it take to build for terrain park newbies? Skiers and riders new to the park approach features differently. Chris Hargrave will walk campers through tips for building, communication to new park riders, and tricks to keep the traffic flowing into your park.
Chris Hargrave, SNOW Operating
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Cascade Dining Room
Lunch
12:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Outside Ullman Hall
ON-HILL BUILDING: BLOCK 6 Campers who are signed up for Block 6, please meet your coach outside Ullman Hall on the patio promptly at 12:45 p.m. You will discuss your on-hill goals for a few minutes before heading out on snow.
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Outside Ullman Hall
SNO-GO Demos and Airbag Backflips
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Timberline Pool
Arena Snowparks Pool Party. EveryBODY invited. Bring your swimsuit and celebrate 20 years of Cutter’s Camp.
6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Ullman Hall
Final Night HKD Dinner Come together for a final feast in Ullman Hall, courtesy of HKD, where we reflect on the week in pictures, present camp awards and the annual Cutter’s Camp Education Grant, supported by Safehold Special Risk.
FRIDAY, MAY 17
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Cascade Dining Room
Breakfast
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
On-Hill
Free Ski & Ride
Effective Edge
Charles Beckinsale | Prinoth Charles Beckinsale is the director of the Stomping Grounds Projects, which offers high performance ski and snowboard sessions focused on slopestyle, big air, and pipe. He spent the last 18 years operating snowcats and terrain-park building in Australia, the U.S., Canada, Austria, Switzerland, Norway, China, and Japan. His career began at Thredbo Resort in Australia, where he served on park crew before moving into the park manager position for 12 years, when he also served as a free groomer at Squaw Valley [Palisades Tahoe], Calif. He later built parks at Whistler Blackcomb, B.C., and eventually took on the park manager and youth marketing role at Perisher Resort, Australia, for 6 years prior to launching the Stomping Grounds Proj - ects in 2016. charles@stompinggroundsprojects.com Nick Boggs | Prinoth Nick Boggs began his snowsports career in his home state of West Virginia at Snowshoe Mountain Resort. In 2012, Nick moved to Col - orado and joined the terrain park team at Keystone Resort. Ahead of the 2018 Winter Olympics, Keystone’s parks were the training grounds for bronze medalist Mark McMorris. Nick has worked closely with a number of athletes including Torstein Horgmo, Red Gerard, and Halldor Hellgason. After almost 10 years at Keystone, he returned to the East Coast and joined the Prinoth team as a demo operator. Today, he supports resorts across the North, Southeast, and Midwest. Since 2021, Nick has been a course builder for the FIS World Cup event at Killington, Vt. timothy.boggs@prinoth.com Parker Bohon | The Blade Dive Having found snowboarding in the Southeast’s Appalachian moun - tains during high school, Parker Bohon became infatuated with the idea of traveling west. Combining his passion for action sports and living that lifestyle, Bohon cut his teeth within iconic terrain park programs such as June Mountain, Calif., Park City, Utah, and Thred - bo, Australia, laying the foundation for leadership opportunities, overseeing terrain park and progression programs at Mt. Bachelor, Ore., and Woodward Copper, Colo. As the creator and host of The Blade Dive Podcast, Bohon is diving into the idea of a cultural re - vamp and advocation for the industry and its people. Parker is cur - rently the risk manager at Mt. Bachelor. parkerbohon@gmail.com Mike Brandi | MountainGuard Mike Brandi is a claims and loss control specialist for Mountain - Guard, working with ski areas up and down the East Coast. Before joining MountainGuard, Mike was an experienced attorney handling mostly insurance defense cases, but also complex constitutional and commercial litigation. Mike grew up around the ski industry and is a self-proclaimed “half-decent” ski racer. He enjoys combining his legal and insurance expertise with his love of skiing to protect and support the ski Industry. mike.brandi@amwins.com
Ricky Burgett | PistenBully Ricky started grooming in 2006 on Mt. Hood Skibowl, Ore. From 2013 to 2016, he was part of the winch crew for the Birds of Prey World Cup at Beaver Creek, Colo., and the World Championships in 2015. From there, Ricky did three winters in South Korea, on the winch crew, helping build two World Cups and finishing with the 2018 Winter Olympics. rburgett@pistenbullyusa.com Chloe Butel | Timberline From learning to ski in the French Alps to riding the Sierras of California as an adult, Chloe Butel now calls Mt. Hood home. She has worked nine seasons throughout the West Coast at Sierra-at-Tahoe, Northstar, and Timberline. Through taking part in events like Take the Rake, building at X Games, travel - ing with Effective Edge, or building the local resort park, Chloe is an advocate for equality and sustainability in the industry. chloebutel@gmail.com Jeremy Cooper | Boyne Resorts Jeremy Cooper is an accomplished terrain park builder and design - er. He has worked with resorts across the country and internation - ally, from Mammoth Mountain, Calif., to Falls Creek, Australia. Cur - rently, he is VP of mountain sports development for Boyne Resorts. There, he oversees terrain parks, MTB parks, and adventure activ - ities, and facilitates mountain operations-related capital improve - ment projects across Boyne’s properties. Jeremy’s peers nominated him for a SAMMY Leadership Award in 2024, only partially because of his blonde flow and dreamy blue eyes. jeremy.cooper@boynere - sorts.com Brian Demarest | PistenBully Brian started snowboarding at Stevens Pass, Wash., back in 2000 and took his first job working in the terrain park before becoming a cat driver shortly after. From there he started helping in the shop during the summer seasons and eventually took a job as a full-time mechanic at Stevens Pass. After that he took a role at Mt. Bachelor, Ore., as a park cat operator and became the head pipe cutter for three seasons. Brian now works full-time as the SNOWsat/Pro Academy manager. bdemarest@pistenbullyusa.com Brandon Dodds | Prinoth Brandon grew up snowboarding in Minnesota on the rope tows of Buck, Hyland, and Troll. He moved to Tahoe in 1997 after high school to pursue a career in the ski industry. He has worked for Heavenly, Squaw Valley [Palisades Tahoe], Tamarack, Perisher, Woodward Tahoe, and Sugar Bowl as lead builder and park manager. Brandon has helped train park operators at several resorts and joins Prinoth for operator training at Cutter’s Camp. He has also participated in a variety of special projects and park builds such as Stomping Grounds,
X Games, and Ms. Superpark. bdon40@hotmail.com
Chris Hargrave | SNOW Operating Chris Hargrave is a long-time industry veteran who has been coach - ing at the highest levels, worked in resort operations in various roles, and helped develop learning and coaching in terrain parks. He currently works with SNOW Operating, consulting at resorts across the globe, and is helping oversee operations at Timberline’s Summer Freestyle Training Center. Chris has dedicated his life to helping empower his industry peers and guests through life chang- ing experiences on snow at resorts everywhere. ctrides@msn.com Marsha Hovey | Trollhaugen Marsha Hovey, marketing director for Trollhaugen, Wis., has been working in the ski biz longer than she hasn’t. Originally from Thun - der Ridge in New York, Marsha has lapped the country many times over with chapters in Colorado, Vermont, Oregon, and now Wis - consin. Her passion for the industry runs deep, and she’s excited to share her knowledge of marketing and events with the squad at Cutter’s. Be sure compliment Marsha on all the brilliant articles she’s written in SAM . marsha.hovey@trollhaugen.com Corley Howard | Kirkwood Corley is currently the grooming & terrain parks manager for Kirk- wood, Calif. He is a 27-year snowcat specialist with 12 years as a senior project manager with Snow Park Technologies. Corley has 15 X Games under his belt as a course designer and builder and has been a part of countless global events and athlete projects. Kevin Laverty | Effective Edge Kevin started his career with a background in international finance working in New York and Zurich, Switzerland—and then he moved to Whistler to become a snowboard instructor. Since then, he has worked in ski & ride school, terrain parks, cat ski guiding, kitten ski guiding, and other areas of support for mountain operations. He followed the snow for 11 seasons working park crew at Cardrona, New Zealand, and Heavenly in South Lake Tahoe before moving to Colorado as the park manager for Keystone A51, where he was ap - pointed as the best practice lead for all Vail Resorts and liaison to new urban resort integrations. Kevin is vice president of the moun - tain division for Effective Edge. kevin@effectiveedge.co Steven Lawlor| MountainGuard Steven is a claims and loss control specialist at MountainGuard. He joined MountainGuard in 2010 and his responsibilities include re - solving claims and managing claims-related litigation, performing loss control surveys, and providing training and risk management support to clients. He works primarily in western United States and Canada and the midwestern U.S. steven.lawlor@amwins.com
Ben Finn | Prinoth Ben has more than 20 years of experience in the ski industry, work - ing at resorts around the world. His terrain park experience began in 2007 at Waterville Valley, N.H., where he cut pipe for 3 years before moving west to work at Squaw Valley [Palisades Tahoe]. In 2011, he began an 8-year tenure at Perisher, Australia, working with Charles Beckinsale. In 2013, he became the lead park builder at Snowbasin, Utah. Ben has been with PRINOTH since 2016 and is now the demo & training manager for Prinoth North America and is part of the company’s international product development team. ben.finn@prinoth.com Day Franzen | Kingvale Originally from the Mid-Atlantic, Day has worked in parks since the mid ‘90s. After 7 years at Massanutten Resort in Virginia, he moved to the West Coast to work at Mt. High’s parks. He soon parlayed that into working for many East and West Coast resorts. He currently owns and operates Kingvale Parks in Lake Tahoe. Day’s favorite say - ing is, “It gets the people going.” He thoroughly enjoys a Zima malt beverage with his fraternity brother Dave Meeker, and would rather push a RAM truck than drive a new Ford. dayfranzenktp@gmail.com Ken Gaitor | Snowshoe Ken grew up playing on the mountains of West Virginia and started skating everything he could in 1985. In ‘97, he became Brighton’s [Utah] park manager, working there for 6 years. In ‘03, he moved back east and was Mount Snow’s freestyle terrain manager until 2009. In 2010, Ken returned to wild and wonderful West Virginia to become Snowshoe’s director of operations. He is now the veep of ops there, overseeing terrain parks, mountain operations, moun - tain planning, and tree-house building. Ken takes great pride in his perennial flower gardens and cooks a mean vegan omelette. In his spare time he’s a professional paper towel sniffer. kgaitor@snow - shoemountain.com Colin Hales | PistenBully Colin started his career with snowcats at Snowbird, Utah, in 1998. In 2000, Colin joined Bombardier and became the region - al service manager for the Intermountain Region covering Utah, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. In 2009 he made the transition to PistenBully and built the PNW Regional Office as the regional manager covering Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Antarctica. Colin has been supporting R&D with the PistenBully Engineering Group as the North American national product rep and was influ - ential in the creation of the ParkPro. chales@pistenbullyusa.com
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Abigail Lewis | Arena Snowparks Abigail Lewis has been bouncing around the resort roster since 2011, gaining insights in many different departments and roles from coaching to making snow, then landing in the terrain park world in 2016. Since then she’s travelled between resorts, summer and win - ter, building her knowledge and skills. She’s worked the last 3 years shaping for Arena Snowparks at various events across the globe. Her main focus is on building inclusion, diversity, and accessibility through events like The Build Up, ride/dig clinics, and round table discussions. Abby@arenasnowparks.com Andy Lindsey | PistenBully Andy was raised in Lake Tahoe, Calif., and has more than 25 sea - sons of operating experience. He has an extensive background in racecourse slope prep with winch machines and has been a part of 15 World Cup race course builds and worked around the world in Colorado, Vermont, Australia, New Zealand, and South Korea. Andy is now the KATV regional manager for the California, Nevada territory. alindsey@pistenbullyusa.com Adam Mahler | Trollhaugen Adam Mahler fell in love with snowboarding at age 14 and start - ed by working in virtually every department of his local ski area, Trollhaugen, Wis. He went on to earn his degree in welding and gained experience in construction, electrical, and led solar energy crews, while remaining a manager and designer of Trollhaugen’s terrain parks. In 2018, he joined Troll full-time as mountain man - ager. Adam is a lifelong learner and strives to share his knowledge and insights with the next generation of resort staff by attending and teaching workshops at Cutter’s Camp, the Midwest Terrain Park Summit, Take The Rake, and through one-on-one mentoring. adam.mahler.87@gmail.com John “Weasel” O’Boyle | Timberline John “Weasel” O’Boyle started working for Timberline in 2014 after spending time at resorts in Vermont and California. Weasel worked as an alpine groomer, freestyle groomer and housecat operator be - fore becoming assistant terrain park manager in 2018. He helped run day-to-day operations, manage and train terrain-park day staff, as well as build and help design terrain park layouts, create training documents, and implement new strategies for Timberline’s freestyle grooming department. Weasel has built for events like “Itstits” and “Holy Bowly,” and the summer FTC training facility at Timberline. He now travels around the U.S. to help other resorts with larger projects and train park builders, but is still based at Timberline and Mt. Hood.
snowsports. He joined the terrain park team at WinSport, Alberta, jumped into a snowcat, and focused on building slopestyle and big air. During his grooming career, he has worked heavily with Charles Beckinsale building multiple national-team training venues, World Cup courses and high-level events worldwide. Connor joined Prinoth as a demo operator and now supports resorts throughout Western Canada. He last attended Cutter’s Camp as a camper and is excited to return as a coach. connor.owen@prinoth.com Lucas Ouellette | Arena Snowparks Lucas has been working in the terrain park world for more than 22 years now. He’s traveled the globe building everything from rail jams to the Olympics, and everything in between. As director of op - erations at Arena Snowparks, he oversees design and construction of events, manages the rail fabrication shop, and creates the major - ity of the stupid videos seen on the ASP Instagram. Lucas is always stoked to see the next generation of park builders pushing creativity and quality on their builds. You can find him in the hottub with Steve most evenings. Lucas@arenasnowparks.com Steve Petrie | Arena Snowparks Steve Petrie arrived in Whistler, B.C., in the early ‘90s looking for a job that would allow him to snowboard as much as possible. He joined Black - comb as a groomer in 1994—the first year the mountain built a terrain park. After 11 years of working back-to-back winters and summers, he founded Arena Snowparks in 2004. Since then, the ASP team has traveled the world building parks, half pipes, snowcrosses, and events, including multiple Winter Olympic Games. You can find him in the hottub with Lucas most evenings. steve@arenasnowparks.com Brad Stanford | Farleigh, Wada & Witt Brad Stanford is a recognized leader in ski area and recreational product liability defense, and is past president of the Association of Ski Defense Attorneys. Brad understands all aspects of the ski industry, and actively participates in all industry meetings of conse - quence in the Pacific Northwest. He was awarded the 2008 Industri - al Strength Award by the Pacific Northwest Ski Areas Association, a prestigious honor presented to individuals who have made a signif - icant contribution to the Pacific Northwest ski industry. bstandford@fwwlaw.com David Stanley |Ullr David grew up riding in North Carolina and later Wisconsin. His first foray into the ski industry was as a videographer at a summer camp in Whistler, B.C. As an adult, he realized that he was more of a nerd than an artist and traded the camera for a career in software engi- neering, where he led teams of developers at several startups. In 2017, his experience in software converged with his love for skiing,
Connor Owen | Prinoth Connor began his career in the ski industry chasing his passion for
leading to the creation of Ullr. He lives in the mountains of Asheville, N.C., with his wife, Maggie. david@ullr.ski Logan Stewart | Timberline Logan began working at Timberline in the summer of 1999 as a lift operator. Soon he moved into park crew and then summer hill coordinator, overseeing the summer ski operation. Over the years, Logan has seen a vast progression of terrain parks on Mt. Hood, and although he has spent some decent time in a cat, he now spends most his time managing several of Timberline’s mountain depart - ments and providing fashion advice for staff members at his weekly “En Vogue’n with Logan” meetings. His favorite movie: Pitch Perfect. lstewart@timberlinelodge.com Oren Tanzer | Frankiebird Oren Tanzer has held high-level positions at Red Bull, Quiksilver, and Volcom, and left his mark on the snow industry with the Mam - moth Mountain crown logo and a decade leading the Mammoth Mountain Unbound terrain park and youth action sports marketing teams. He would later use what he learned in mountain operations to tap into marketing opportunities. Currently, he is the president of Frankiebird Inc., where he helps brands make a plan, work the plan and then adjust to reality to bring it to life. oren@frankiebird.com Landon Taylor | Snow Park Technologies Landon has more than 20 years of experience behind the sticks. His career, which started as a teen working at Snow Summit & Big Bear Mountain, Calif., and now includes building some of the larg - est courses in the world for events including the Burton U.S. Open, the X Games, and the Woodward Park City, Utah, facility, has been defined by his dedication to providing high quality work. Landon is also an experienced motocross, mountain bike, and rally car course builder. His expertise in the fields of dirt and snow has led to him being part of the year-round action sports event industry. Phillip Van Why | HKD Snowmakers Phillip Van Why is a master electrician, gearhead, and HKD Snowmakers’ technical guru in the West. Phil can make snow at Breckenridge and Copper Mountain simultaneously, while rewiring a fan gun and helping his oldest son with homework. With four young boys at home, it’s conceivable that he has set the world record for the most viewings of “Cars” by any one individual. phil@hkdsnowmakers.com
risk management and legal. Mistica provides a wide range of ski area employee training and is a frequent speaker at workshops and seminars across the country. mistica.walker@safehold.com Mary Walsh | Writer, Photographer Mary Walsh is a writer, photographer, and broadcast commentator. She is one of the play-by-play hosts of the Natural Selection Tour, and was a broadcast analyst at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Bei - jing. She has served as senior editor of Snowboarder Magazine and editor-in-chief of Snowboard Magazine. Mary enjoys cold climates, snowboarding (of course), looking at nice views, and running long distances. marytwalsh@gmail.com
Trish Walsh | Farleigh Wada & Witt Trish Walsh is a member of the Association of Ski Defense Attorneys (ASDA) and a partner at Farleigh Wada Witt, where she focuses on civil litigation and employment law. She has been recognized in the Best Lawyers in America since 2023 for commercial litigation.
Tyler Wike | Timberline Tyler started working at Timberline in 2010 as a terrain park atten - dant. Moving up the ladder, Tyler became the park supervisor, and then transferred over to the grooming department. After a few sea - sons grooming terrain parks, in 2014, Tyler took over as the terrain park manager, and most recently the freestyle operations manager overseeing all freestyle operations. Tyler enjoys the fast pace, hard work, and creativity that goes into the spring and summer program at Timberline. twike@timberlinelodge.com
Olivia Rowan, Jordyn Bremer | The SAM Magazine Staff
Olivia grew up on the East Coast, most of it as a masshole. Jordyn is from the mitten and insists you should know exactly what that means. In their spare time, Olivia is a dice quality inspector and Jor - dyn is preparing to compete in the World Latte Art Championships. olivia@saminfo.com / jordyn@saminfo.com
Timberline Park & Grooming Crew
Logan Stewart, Mountain Manager Tyler Wike, Freestyle Operations Manager John “Weasel” O’Boyle, Freestyle Groomer Chloe Butel, Freestyle Groomer Casey Tratz, Lead Freestyle Groomer Chauncy Sorenson, Freestyle Groomer Matt Dunn, Freestyle Groomer Paco Macias, Freestyle Groomer Charley VanDemark, Freestyle Groomer
Mistica Walker | Safehold Special Risk A specialty claims adjuster, Mistica focuses on liability, property and auto claims, as well as monitoring workers’ compensation. She also provides loss control and risk management support to ski areas. Previously, Mistica worked for 11 years in ski operations, including
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