Corley Howard | Homewood Corley is currently the senior manager of snow surfaces for Home- wood Ski Resort in California. He is a 28-year snowcat specialist, with 12 years as a senior project manager with Snow Park Technolo- gies. 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. Ricky Hower | Airblaster Ricky is a fully-torqued, total board dork, with ten years of marketing experience, covering everything from grass roots events to overall brand strategy for a National Historic Landmark and globally rec - ognized ski resort. He has developed a career that helps feed his addiction to living a life of short shorts and sweet nectar powder boarding. Jason Kartchner| MountainGuard Jason is a senior claims specialist with MountainGuard, where he works with ski resorts across the western United States on complex claims, litigation, and risk management issues. He brings more than two decades of ski industry experience to his work, having spent time as a ski patroller, assistant patrol director and snow safety director, resort risk manager, and corporate counsel. Jason holds a J.D. and M.B.A. from the University of Montana and is admitted to the Utah State Bar. He still skis as much as he can, stays closely connected to life on the mountain, and will probably try to convince you to let him take the snowcat out for a ride. Jason.Kartchner@ amwins.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 and electrical and led solar ener- gy crews while remaining a manager and designer of Trollhaugen’s terrain parks. In 2017, 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. When he’s not working, Adam is testing the aerodynamic limits of ski patrol toboggans “purely for research.” adam.mahler@trollhaugen.com
Snowbird, Utah, Super Snake at Sierra-at-Tahoe, Calif., Ash & Steel Mount Snow, Vt., and The Uninvited, blending a rider’s perspective with a builder’s precision. At Cutter’s Camp, Benny will also represent Effective Edge, bringing insight into operational excellence, progres - sion-focused terrain, team culture, new Zaugg hip cutter, and innova- tive park development. bmcginnis@woodwardparkcity.com Paula Moore | Prinoth Paula grew up skiing at Mt. Washington on Vancouver Island in Can- ada. During high school, she worked on the park crew and eventu- ally found her way into a snowcat. Now, with 23 seasons under her belt, she travels the world in pursuit of winter. She has racked up multiple back-to-back seasons between Perisher, Australia; Canada; and a number of Chinese resorts. Currently she is part of the park grooming team at Whistler Blackcomb, B.C.. Paula is also a regu- lar participant and coach at The Build Up, Take the Rake, and She Grooms events. Paulamoore93@gmail.com Connor Owen | Prinoth Connor began his career in the ski industry chasing his passion for snowsports. He joined the terrain park team at WinSport, Alberta, jumped into a snowcat, and focused his terrain park building jour- ney on 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 numerous high-level events. Connor has worked with national teams and athletes world- wide, and has a passion for building venues in western Canada. Connor joined Prinoth as a demo operator and now supports re- sorts throughout western Canada. connor.owen@prinoth.com Lucas Ouellette | Arena Snowparks Lucas has put 25 years into the terrain park world, building every - thing from gritty rail jams to sanitized Olympic courses and all the bedlam in between. As director of operations at Arena Snowparks, he’s out there designing and building parks and events, overseeing the rail fab shop, and cranking out all those cringy videos on the ASP Instagram. He’s always stoked seeing the next generation of park builders step it up and push creativity and quality farther. Lucas@ arenasnowparks.com Steve Petrie | Arena Snowparks After extensive market research, Steve realized the easiest way to get filthy rich would be to start a company that builds snowparks. In 2004, Arena Snowparks was born. Twenty-two years later, he’s still at it, trying to sell features and park builds to anyone who will listen. With over 30 years of experience in the industry, Steve has seen a thing or two when it comes to parks. Working at ASP has given him the opportunity to travel the world, collaborate with some great peo-
Benny McGinnis | Effective Edge Benny McGinnis is the senior parks manager at Woodward Park City, Utah, where he plays a key role in shaping one of the most progres- sive environments in action sports. Over the years, he has helped bring to life standout builds and events, including Peace Park at
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