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The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast still has a podcast. Get new episodes the moment they’re live by subscribing to the email newsletter: Who John Kelly, CEO of Taos Ski Valley , New Mexico Recorded on November 13, 2025 About Taos Ski Valley Click here for a mountain stats overview Owned by: Louis Bacon (since December 2013) Located in: Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico Year founded: 1955 Pass affiliat...

Who Dan Skelton, President and Chief Operating Officer of Blue Mountain, Ontario Recorded on October 27, 2025 About Blue Mountain, Ontario Click here for a mountain stats overview Owned by: Alterra Mountain Company Located in: The Blue Mountains, Ontario, Canada Year founded: 1941 Pass affiliations: Unlimited on Ikon and Ikon Base Base elevation: 229 feet/750 meters Summit elevation: 1,480 feet/45...

Who Tim Smith, President and General Manager of Waterville Valley , New Hampshire Recorded on November 12, 2025 About Waterville Valley Click here for a mountain stats overview Owned by: The Sununu Family Located in: Waterville Valley, New Hampshire Year founded: 1966 Pass affiliations: * Indy Pass, Indy+ Pass: 2 days, no blackouts * White Mountain Super Pass: unlimited, no blackouts * Indy Learn-...

Who Susan Cross, Vice President of Operations at Aspen Skiing Company (and former Mountain Manager of Snowmass) Recorded on November 14, 2025 - which was well before I traveled to Snowmass and chased Cross around a bit in the pow. There she is tiny in the distance: About Aspen Skiing Company Aspen Skiing Company (Skico) is part of something called Aspen One. Don’t ask me what that is because even...

Who Shaun Sutner, snowsports columnist for the Worcester Telegram & Gazette and Telegram.com Recorded on November 24, 2025 Why I interviewed him Hey Man, we do this every year: What we talked about The psychology of injury recovery; the power of being there; the “gladiatorial atmosphere” of ski racing; the East’s strong winter; a Canadian facepalm; the Black Mountain, New Hampshire co-op; Hermon M...

Who Jimmy Ackerson, General Manager of Corralco , Chile Recorded on July 24, 2025 About Corralco Click here for a mountain stats overview Located in: Curacautín, Araucanía, Chile Year founded: 2003, by Enrique Bascur Pass affiliations: Indy Pass, Indy+ Pass – 2 days, no blackouts Base elevation: 4,724 feet (1,440 meters) Summit elevation: 7,874 feet (2,400 meters) top of lifts; 9,400 feet (2,865 m...

Who Ryan Brown, Director of Golf & Ski at The Mountaintop at Grand Geneva, Wisconsin Recorded on June 17, 2025 About the Mountaintop at Grand Geneva Click here for a mountain stats overview Owned by: Marcus Hotels Located in: Lake Geneva, Wisconsin Year founded: 1968 Pass affiliations: None Closest neighboring U.S. ski areas: Alpine Valley (:23), Wilmot Mountain (:29), Crystal Ridge (:48), Alpine...

Who Mike Giorgio, Vice President and General Manager of Stowe Mountain , Vermont Recorded on October 8, 2025 About Stowe Click here for a mountain stats overview Owned by: Vail Resorts, which also owns: Located in: Stowe, Vermont Year founded: 1934 Pass affiliations: * Epic Pass: unlimited access * Epic Local Pass: unlimited access with holiday blackouts * Epic Northeast Value Pass: 10 days with h...

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Who Deb Hatley, Owner of Hatley Pointe , North Carolina Recorded on July 30, 2025 About Hatley Pointe Click here for a mountain stats overview Owned by: Deb and David Hatley since 2023 - purchased from Orville English, who had owned and operated the resort since 1992 Located in: Mars Hill, North Carolina Year founded: 1969 (as Wolf Laurel or Wolf Ridge; both names used over the decades) Pass affil...

Who Wes Kryger, President and Ayden Wilber, Vice President of Mountain Operations at Greek Peak , New York Recorded on June 30, 2025 About Greek Peak Click here for a mountain stats overview Owned by: John Meier Located in: Cortland, New York Year founded: 1957 – opened Jan. 11, 1958 Pass affiliations: Indy Pass, Indy+ Pass – 2 days Closest neighboring U.S. ski areas: Labrador (:30), Song (:31) Ba...

Who Barry Owens, General Manager of Treetops, Michigan Recorded on June 13, 2025 About Treetops Click here for a mountain stats overview Owned by: Treetops Acquisition Company LLC Located in: Gaylord, Michigan Year founded: 1954 Pass affiliations: Indy Pass, Indy+ Pass – 2 days Closest neighboring ski areas: Otsego (:07), Boyne Mountain (:34), Hanson Hills (:39), Shanty Creek (:51), The Highlands...

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Who Alan Henceroth, President and Chief Operating Officer of Arapahoe Basin , Colorado – Al runs the best ski area-specific executive blog in America – check it out: Recorded on May 19, 2025 About Arapahoe Basin Click here for a mountain stats overview Owned by: Alterra Mountain Company, which also owns: Pass access * Ikon Pass: unlimited * Ikon Base Pass: unlimited access from opening day to Frid...

Who Stephanie Cox, CEO of the National Ski Patrol Recorded on June 3, 2025 About National Ski Patrol From the organization’s website : The National Ski Patrol is a federally-chartered 501(c)(3) nonprofit membership association. As the leading authority of on-mountain safety, the NSP is dedicated to serving the outdoor recreation industry by providing education and accreditation to emergency care a...

Who Rob Katz, Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer, Vail Resorts Recorded on August 8, 2025 About Vail Resorts Vail Resorts owns and operates 42 ski areas in North America, Australia, and Europe. In order of acquisition: The company’s Epic Pass delivers skiers unlimited access to all of these ski areas, plus access to a couple dozen partner resorts: Why I interviewed him How long do you suppose...

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Who Ron Schmalzle, President, Co-Owner, and General Manager of Ski Big Bear operator Recreation Management Corp; and Lori Phillips, General Manager of Ski Big Bear at Masthope Mountain , Pennsylvania Recorded on April 22, 2025 About Ski Big Bear Click here for a mountain stats overview Owned by: Property owners of Masthope Mountain Community; operated by Recreation Management Corporation Located i...

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The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast explores the world of lift-served skiing year-round. Join us. Who Pete Sonntag, Chief Operating Officer and General Manager of Sun Valley , Idaho Recorded on April 9, 2025 About Sun Valley Click here for a mountain stats overview Owned by: The R. Earl Holding family, which also owns Snowbasin, Utah Pass affiliations: * Ikon Pass – 7 days, no blackouts; no acces...

The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast is a reader-supported publication (and my full-time job). To receive new posts and to support independent ski journalism, please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Who Chris Cushing, Principal of Mountain Planning at SE Group Recorded on April 3, 2025 About SE Group From the company’s website : WE ARE Mountain planners, landscape architects, environme...

The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast is a reader-supported publication (and my full-time job). To receive new posts and to support independent ski journalism, please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Who Joe Hession, CEO of Snow Partners, which owns Mountain Creek , Big Snow American Dream , SnowCloud , and Terrain Based Learning Recorded on May 2, 2025 About Snow Partners Snow Partners...

The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and to support independent ski journalism, please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Who Trent Poole, Vice President and General Manager of Hunter Mountain , New York Recorded on March 19, 2025 About Hunter Mountain Click here for a mountain stats overview Owned by: Vail Resorts Located in: Hunte...

The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and to support independent ski journalism, please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Who Jeff Colburn, General Manager of Silver Mountain , Idaho Recorded on February 12, 2025 About Silver Mountain Click here for a mountain stats overview Owned by: CMR Lands, which also owns 49 Degrees North , Wa...