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Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows Ski Teams, which serve chairlift, for the 2019-20 season, pending approval by the
athletes across a variety of competitive snowsports disciplines. US Forest Service. If approved the new Teocalli Lift would
be upgraded to a fixed grip quad chairlift, increasing uphill
LORI ZALOGA is the new director of capacity by 50 percent.
marketing for Pacific Group Resorts Inc.’s
East Coast properties, which include BRYCE RESORT, VA, recently opened its new Shenandoah
WINTERGREEN RESORT, VA; WISP RESORT, MD; Center, which replaces the 50-year-old Fireside Grill. The
and RAGGED MOUNTAIN, NH. Zaloga began new building, completed in less than nine months, has more
working at Wisp in 2003 and has held positions in group than 4,500 square feet of seating space, a state-of-the-art
sales, event management, and public relations. She has been kitchen, and floor-to-ceiling windows.
Wisp’s marketing director for the past 10 years.
WINDHAM MOUNTAIN RESORT, NY, debuted its new
SAM WILLIAMS is the new senior direc- Doppelmayr high-speed detachable six-passenger chairlift
tor of mountain operations at PURGATORY this season. The Westside Six transports skiers and snow-
RESORT, CO. Previously Williams was the boarders from the base to the summit of the resort’s West
GM at Powderhorn Mountain Resort, CO, peak in under 5-½ minutes, with a slope length of 5,105 feet
and was instrumental in the acquisition and an uphill capacity of 3,000 people per hour. The lift was
and reinvention of Powderhorn after new owners purchased part of $8 million in capital investments the resort made for
the mountain in 2011, culminating in a $5 million capital the 2018–19 season.
investment program.
Suppliers

SUSAN CROSS is the new GM at ASPEN HEAD NORTH AMERICA has named
SNOWMASS, CO. Cross has been in lead- JON RUCKER as president of the Head/Tyrolia
ership roles with Aspen Skiing Company USA Winter Sports Division. Rucker, who
for more than 23 years, and was mountain has been with the company for nearly a
manager at Buttermilk before moving over decade, has served as VP for the past seven
to Snowmass. She succeeds Steve Sewell, who has retired after years, with sales and market shares doubling under his direc-
a 42-year career with SkiCo and had been Snowmass GM tion. In his spare time he serves on the board of directors for
since 2006. both NSAA and Snowsports Industries America (SIA).

Places DOPPELMAYR USA has
ALTERRA MOUNTAIN COMPANY has announced it will replace appointed SHAWN
the existing gondola at STEAMBOAT SKI RESORT, CO, for the MARQUARDT as vice No resort is quite like yours
2019-20 season. The new $15-million eight-person gondola president of sales, replac-
will feature level-walk-in cabins, a ride time of less than 10 ing SCOTT PIERPONT who Team up with us today.
minutes, and provide a nearly 38 percent increase in uphill Shawn Marquardt Scott Pierpont has retired after 44 years
capacity, to 3,600 people per hour. in the ski industry. Marquardt joined Doppelmayr in 2007 Rob Andrews, Seattle, WA No insurance program delivers solutions quite like ours. We
and has had many roles at the company, most recently as 360-787-9887 recognize that your business faces a unique set of risks every day.
SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN RESORT, ID, plans to install two manager of the electrical department. He also serves on robert.andrews@safehold.com
new chairlifts this summer to replace the Snow Ghost the ANSI B77.1 Committee. Pierpont began his career in Our sports and recreation teams can help you assess and minimize
double chair: a Leitner Poma high-speed detachable quad 1974 as a groomer at Copper Mountain, CO. He went on Bill Curtis, Lakewood, CO those risks so you can focus on running your business.
and Skytrac fixed-grip triple chair. The quad will have a to serve in a variety of management roles, including ski 720-543-8066 We proactively consult with you to build the right insurance
capacity of 2,400 people per hour and rise 1,447 feet in just area president for three different areas, before he joined the william.curtis@safehold.com
over 5 minutes. The triple chair capacity is 1,800 people Doppelmayr team nine years ago. Ryan Patrick, Portsmouth, NH solutions — so you can feel confident that you have the
per hour and will rise 1,360 feet in 8 minutes. The resort 603-570-5218 right coverage in place to protect your business now and for
also plans to add four new runs and increased gladed terrain Accolades ryan.patrick@safehold.com the long term.
during the construction. DIAMOND PEAK SKI RESORT, NV, has received a 2019 Golden
Pinecone Sustainability Award from nonprofit GREENevada
CRESTED BUTTE MOUNTAIN RESORT, CO, has announced it for achievements in improving and sus taining the environ-
will replace the Teocalli Lift, a 1979 Riblet fixed-grip double ment. The community-owned resort is being honored in the Products and services are offered through Safehold Special Risk, Inc., dba Safehold Special Risk & Insurance Services, Inc. in California. Coverage is provided by unaffiliated
insurance companies.
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