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recent promotion. He also serves on the
Face Shots Ski Area Vehicle Institute board of direc-
tors. AMANDA KANDLER is the resort’s new
director of finance. Kandler previously was
AMANDA KANDLER the accounting manager at Virginia Mason
People Memorial Hospital in Yakima, WA, and brings more than
POWDR has announced several strategic 15 years of accounting experience to her new role.
changes to its executive team. Founder and
chairman JOHN CUMMING is stepping down DARCY LAMBERT is the new vice president
as CEO. Cumming, who founded the of skier services at SUNDAY RIVER RESORT,
WADE MARTIN independent and family owned POWDR ME. Lambert previously served as commu-
nearly 25 years ago, will remain involved nications manager since 2009 and before
in shaping the company’s strategy and that was the communications manager at
vision while focusing on his increased Winter Park Resort, CO.
roles as chairman at American Investment
JUSTIN SIBLEY Company, Snowbird, Crimson, and the Places
Cumming Foundation. POWDR also has DEER VALLEY, UT, plans to invest $8.1 million in upgrades for
promoted, as co-presidents, WADE MARTIN, the 2018-19 season, including a new detachable, high-speed
president of POWDR Enterprises and quad to replace the Homestake chairlift, which will cut ride
chief revenue officer for the last five years, time in half and increase uphill capacity by people per hour.
TIM BRENNWALD and JUSTIN SIBLEY, formerly chief finan- Other improvements include a new trail, various snowmak-
cial officer of POWDR Resorts. TIM BRENNWALD, previously ing system enhancements, four new Prinoth snowcats, and
chief operating officer of POWDR Resorts, is the new chief new Rossignol ski rental shop inventory.
operating officer of POWDR, which includes resorts and BOGUS BASIN MOUNTAIN RECREATION AREA, UT, has
Woodward camps. approved a plan by the Bogus Basin Recreation Association
to build a water-storage dam and install underground pipes
At SNOWBASIN RESORT, UT, the new general to support snowmaking for consistent pre-holiday openings.
manager is DAVY RATCHFORD, succeeding CASCADE MOUNTAIN has climbed to the top of the list
JOHN LOOMIS, who is retiring. Ratchford of small businesses in Wisconsin. The US Small Business
has had previous stints as the senior Administration selected the Portage ski hill as one of 17
DAVY RATCHFORD director of marketing and strategic alliance Wisconsin winners in its annual awards, recognizing
at Park City Mountain, UT, and as director Cascade Mountain for its success as a family owned opera-
of marketing at Vail Mountain, CO, and at tion. The area is owned by Rob and Vicki Walz, who pur-
Northstar Resort, CA. Also at Snowbasin, chased the area from Rob’s parents, Phil and Adele, in 2006.
RYAN WOOLSEY has been promoted to assis- In addition to Cascade’s standing as a family operation, SBA
RYAN WOOLSEY tant mountain manager. Woolsey has been honored the business for its $9 million expansion in 2016
with the Snowbasin patrol for 14 years, most recently as ski that added eight ski trails, two chairlifts, increased snow-
patrol director. making, and expanded the lodge and base area.

MT HOOD MEADOWS, OR, has also made Suppliers
several changes to its leadership team. MEL SKIDATA, a global leader in access control and revenue solu-
TONEY has been promoted to director of tions, has appointed STEFAN SCHAFFNER as chief executive
mountain operations. Toney has worked for officer and senior vice president, North America. Schaffner,
MEL TONEY the resort for more than 20 years, and has an industry veteran with nearly 30 years of distribution, sales,
been director of ski patrol and risk man- operations, and general management experience, will oversee
agement for the past 11 years. JEREMY SKIDATA’S merger with Sentry Control Systems. JULIE WHITE,
EVANS is the new director of fleet oper- the new chief financial officer, will support Schaffner in the
ations. Evans started out as a vehicle role. White has nearly 20 years of finance and operations expe-
JEREMY EVANS mechanic at Meadows nearly 10 years ago, rience in small businesses and large enterprises across several
working his way to vehicle shop manager before his most industries.

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