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Jess and Quinner, hard to believe it’s been 5 years already…trips me out how time fly’s but there is no other place I would rather sit and wait for the best days ever! I’ve had the best days of my life here thanks to you guys and the day I leave every year I already can’t wait for the next 11 months to hurry up and get over. Till next April.
— Seth Westcott, Olympic Gold Medalist

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Kelly Gray

Work Experience:

• Guide for Valdez Heli Camps 2004:
  duties included:
  -helicopter safety and operations
  -Snow Cat safety and operations
  -snow and terrain evaluation including extensive travel through glaciated terrain
  - client safety
• Snow Safety Director Valdez Heli Camps 2004:
  duties included:
  -Analyzed daily weather and snow stability conditions,
  -disseminated information to guides which was used in making daily operational decisions
  -Maintained snow pack stability data on a daily basis for all guides to visualize and record.
• Assistant Snow Safety Director Solitude Mountain Resort 1999-2003
  duties included:
  -daily snow pack evaluation
  -daily weather observations
  -avalanche control work
  -avalanche rescue training
• Avalanche Control route leader 1994-2003 duties included:
  -extensive amounts of control work due to new and old snow instabilities and cornice control work.
• Avalanche rescue training director Solitude Mountain Resort
  duties include:
  -worked with all patrollers on beacon drills to assure highest industry standards
  -Oversaw hasty rescue drills for all ski patrollers
  -Organized Solitude Mountain Resorts annual mock avalanche rescue scenario for all resort employee’s
• Ski Patroller Solitude Mountain Resort 1994-2003
  Backcountry skier for the last 12 years including the states and countries of UT, AK, CA, WY. Canada and France.

Professional Certifications and Courses:

• Emergency Medical Technician Utah and Alaska since 1994
• American Avalanche Institute Level III since 2001
• Canadian Crevasse Rescue Certification 2004
• Training in high angle and cliff rescue techniques
• Attended International Snow Science Workshops
  2004
  2002
  2000

Personal Interests

• whitewater kayaking
• mountain biking
• mountaineering
• traveling

The PNH Guides

Kevin Quinn	Jessica Sobolowski Quinn	Jason Mack	Jim Fritsch	Will Paden
Allen Riley	CJ Ware	Kip Garre	Chris Anthony	George Willis
Benjamin Mitchell	John Mletschnig	"Tucker" Patton

PNH Guest Guides

Dean Conway	Patrick White	Kelly Gray	Tom Brand
Tal Fletcher	Raif Anderson