Brian Augenthaler | Keating Bucklin & McCormack Brian Augenthaler is a shareholder at Keating Bucklin & McCormack. His practice includes governmental and outdoor recreation defense litigation, including law enforcement, employment, land use, road design, and ski accident matters. Representative clients include cit- ies throughout Washington State, the University of Washington and Harborview Medical Center, and ski areas. Tristan Bates | PistenBully Tristan Bates is a sales rep for PistenBully with 18 years of experi- ence in a snowcat, including terrain park grooming at resorts like Heavenly and Palisades Tahoe, Calif.; Thredbo, Australia; and Park City and Woodward Park City, Utah, where he also managed groom- ing and snowmaking. He’s worked alongside SPT and has been involved in major events like Nike Chosen, One Hit Wonder, Dew Tour, and X Games. Now on the sales side, Tristan is all about shar- ing the knowledge passed down to him, supporting operators, and helping grow the next generation of great park builders. 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 two decades op- erating 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. During that time, he spent back-to-back seasons between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres in a snowcat as a free groomer at Palisades Tahoe in California as well. He later moved on to build parks at Whistler Blackcomb, B.C., and eventually took on the park manager and youth marketing role at Perisher Resort, Australia, for six years prior to launching the Stomping Grounds Projects 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 Colo- rado and joined the terrain park team at Keystone Resort, which was regularly ranked a top-five park in the country. Leading up to the 2018 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Keystone’s parks were the training grounds for bronze medalist Mark McMorris. Throughout his career, Nick worked closely with a number of athletes, including Torstein Horgmo, Red Gerard, and Halldor Hellgason. After almost 10 years at Keystone, Nick returned to the East Coast and joined the Prinoth team as a demo operator. Today, with almost 20 years of operator experience, he sup- ports resorts across the North, Southeast, and Midwest. Since 2021, Nick has been a course builder for the FIS World Cup event at Killing- ton, Vt. timothy.boggs@prinoth.com
Parker Bohon | The Blade Dive After learning to snowboard in the southeastern Appalachian Moun- tains during high school, Parker Bohon became infatuated with the idea of traveling west. Driven by his passion for action sports and the lifestyle, Parker cut his teeth within iconic terrain park programs at resorts such as June Mountain, Calif., Park City Mountain, Utah, and Thredbo, Australia, laying the foundation for later leadership oppor- tunities. He later oversaw terrain park and progression programs at Mt. Bachelor, Ore., and Woodward Copper, Colo. He is currently the risk manager at Mt. Bachelor, Ore. As the creator and host of The Blade Dive podcast, Parker is also supporting a cultural revamp and advocating for the industry and its people. thebladedive@gmail.com John Burton | Timberline John Burton is the director of marketing and public affairs at Tim - berline Lodge & Ski Resort, Ore., where he leads all aspects of sales, marketing, and communications. A seasoned marketing leader, he focuses on brand building, strategic planning, global marketing ini- tiatives, and new product development. He is also actively involved in the broader industry, serving as chair of the Pacific Northwest Ski Ar - eas Association (PNSAA) and contributing to organizations including the Powder Alliance and Ski Oregon. JBurton@timberlinelodge.com Jaysen Carroll | PistenBully Jason Started his ski industry career at Mt Ashland, Ore., in 2021 and was a Cutter’s camper in 2022. He eventually became Ashland’s terrain park manager and grooming foreman. During the summers, as the shop lead, he would help to prepare the cats for the fall. In 2024, Jason moved to Mt Bachelor, Ore., and spent the season grooming there. He then eventually took the field service rep posi - tion at PistenBully, serving the PNW alongside the PDX team. Jeremy Cooper | Boyne Resorts Jeremy Cooper is an accomplished terrain park builder and de- signer. He has worked with resorts across the country and interna- tionally, from Mammoth Mountain, Calif., to Falls Creek, Australia. Currently, he is VP of mountain sports development for Boyne Re- sorts. There, he oversees terrain parks, MTB parks, and adventure activities, and facilitates mountain operations-related capital im- provement projects across Boyne’s portfolio of properties. Jeremy was recognized with a SAMMY Leadership Award in 2024. Jeremy and his service dog, Sundance, are currently co-authoring a book, though Sundance is doing most of the work. jeremy.cooper@boy- neresorts.com
Brian Demarest | PistenBully Brian started snowboarding at Stevens Pass, Wash., back in 2000 and took his first job working in the terrain park there before be - coming a cat driver shortly after. From there, he started helping in the shop during the summer seasons and eventually took a job as a
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