Long-term employment as a Ski Guide to utilize my skills and experience in skiing, avalanche forecasting, mountaineering, and rescue.

Professional Experience

• Asst. Avalanche Forecaster/Professional Ski Patrol.
• Squaw Valley Ski Patrol. Squaw Valley Ski Corp. Olympic Valley, CA. (96-current)
• Heli-Ski Guide. Points North Heli-Adventures. Cordova, AK. (2002-current).
• Professional Ski Patrol. Northstar Ski Resort. Truckee, CA. (95-96).
• Professional Ski Patrol. Mad River Glen. Waitsfield, VT. (93-95).
• Professional Ski Instructor. Sugarbush Ski Resort. Waitsfield, VT. (90-93).
• Founder, Director of Marketing, Kinbasket Adventure Heli-Tours. N. East Kinbasket, BC. (92-97)

Education/Certification

• B.A./ Recreation Management. University of Vermont. Burlington, VT. (grad.93).
• American Mountain Guide Assoc. level 1 ski guide course. Alpine Skills International. Donner, CA. (2000).
• Wilderness-EMT certified. SOLO. Conway, NH. (93-current).
• CA. Blasters License/Certified. Class E. No. 8120.
• CPR/Advanced First Aid. (93-current).
• Certified Avalanche Rescue Dog for Squaw Valley Ski Patrol. “Rasco”.
• All Mountain Ski Pro. Instructor/Certified. AMSP/Sugar bowl Ski Area.

Related Skills

• Extensive experience in all types of climbing, ranging from high-altitude alpine climbing in the Himalaya (Ama Dablam ’99), to high-level ski descents in Alaska (Denali 2000).
• Many years of ski mountaineering throughout the High Sierra, Cascades, Alaska Range, Tetons, Rockies, Wasatch, Rockies, Canadian Rockies, the White Mountains, and the Alps.
• Avalanche control route leader. SVSP.
• High Angle Rescue team member. SVSP.