Page 62 - 84999_NSAA_W18_web

SQUAW VALLEY | ALPINE MEADOWS, CA. celebrates several mile-
stones this season, including the 50th anniversary of the Squaw
Valley Aerial Tram which, when opened in 1968, was the larg-
est aerial tram in the world. Also, in December, the resort will
transition to 100 percent renewable electricity, purchased from
Kim Leslie Gabrielle Ransom Michelle Cote
Liberty Utilities’ nearby solar generation plant in Luning, NV.

PURGATORY RESORT, CO, now has a mountain coaster, the first
one in Southwest Colorado. The name of the new year-round
attraction—the Inferno Mountain Coaster—was inspired by
Purgatory’s historic theme, originally derived from Dante’s Alexandra Garbeck Danny Piccone Steve Yerby
Divine Comedy. The 4,000-foot-long coaster was created by
the AQUATIC DEVELOPMENT GROUP and has a 300-foot vertical
drop, nine switchbacks, and one 360-degree loop.

MT SNOW, VT, is putting the finishing touches on a $22-
million facility to replace the old Carinthia lodge, which Kevin Duff Shane Nicholson
was built in 1960 and demolished in June to provide space Travel software platform company INNTOPIA has made
for a parking lot next to the new facility. The three-level, several personnel transitions and new hires recently.
42,000-square-foot lodge will host ticket sales, a full retail KIM LESLIE, previously the marketing events manager at
store, rental shop and tuning area, a multi-station dining area Stowe Mountain Resort, VT, joins the partner services
featuring a variety of made-to-order food options, and coffee team. Also joining that department is GABRIELLE RANSOM,
bar and lounge as well as a sit-down restaurant. Mount Snow previously the strategic account manager at computer hard-
is using EB-5 investment money for the new lodge, which is ware manufacturer Logic Supply. MICHELLE COTE joins
designed for year-round use. Inntopia’s business intelligence team. Cote previously was
vice president of insights and business intelligence for
ASPEN SKIING COMPANY (ASC) debuts the new Limelight Hotel eCommerce provider/digital marketing group MyWebGrocer.
Snowmass this season at ASPEN SNOWMASS, CO, part of a ALEXANDRA GARBECK joins the engineering team as product
$600-million, 10-year Snowmass Base Village development. owner. Garbeck previously was a technical Agile product
The hotel, the first phase of the project, has 99 hotel rooms, 11 owner/product manager with the automotive industry’s
for-sale condos, a five-story indoor rock climbing wall (the Dealer.com. DANNY PICCONE, who has several years of experi-
tallest of its kind in Colorado), an open-concept lounge, and ence in the software industry as an accomplished scrum master,
facilities for the private-member Snowmass Mountain Club. product owner, and software engineer, is the new scrum
Also underway is a new 4,000 square-foot Four Mountain master at Inntopia. STEVE YERBY is the new senior scrum
Sports store alongside the hotel. In the summer months, the master. Yerby spent the past several years at Dealer.com, most
store will convert into a downhill mountain bike rental shop. recently as scrum master CSM/Agile coach. KEVIN DUFF,
part of Inntopia’s partner services team since 2015, has been
In other ASC news, ASPEN HIGHLANDS AND BUTTERMILK, CO, promoted to partner services team lead, helping oversee the
celebrate their 60th anniversary this season with $60 lift growing team that supports Inntopia’s Commerce Partners.
tickets valid across all four Aspen Snowmass mountains from SHANE NICHOLSON has transitioned to a newly created role
November 22 to December 21. Purchasers must buy two at Inntopia—production support specialist—bringing
days to receive the discounted fee, and the package must be extensive experi ence as subject matter expert to the role.
booked with lodging through Stay Aspen Snowmass.
Associations
Suppliers SKI UTAH has hired CAITLIN FURIN as director
MOUNTAINGUARD has hired JESSE WHITCOMB of communications. Furin’s background
as claims and loss control specialist. He includes work in public relations, media
previously was with Safehold Special Risk relations, and corporate communications.
as claims and loss control specialist in the She most recently worked as communica-
ski and recreation programs. tions manager and press officer at US Ski & Snowboard.

60 | NSAA JOURNAL | EARLY WINTER 2018