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Face Shots ALLAN PETTIT, longtime maintenance

manager at BLUE MOUNTAIN RESORT, PA,
is stepping down from the position after
40 years. Pettit’s involvement with Blue
Mountain predates the area’s opening day in
1977 when it was known as Little Gap Ski Area (renamed as
Blue Mountain in 1989). Over the years he became a virtual
jack-of-all-trades, having a hand in construction, mechan-
ics, snowmaking, grooming, and welding while also witness-
People ing the area’s growth from three to 39 trails, the advances of
SKY FOULKES is the new president and manual to hydraulic-powered groomers, and Blue Mountain’s
CEO of WINTER PARK RESORT, CO, replac- evolution into housing one of the largest snowmaking automa-
ing GARY DEFRANGE, who retired from the tion systems on the east coast.
helm this spring. Foulkes, who has been
executive VP and COO of Intrawest since DAVID SCANLAN is the new general manager of the
2014, spent the prior 32 years at Stratton, VT, including EAGLECREST SKI AREA, AK. Scanlan is moving to Juneau from
seven years as president and COO. Greenwood, ME, where he’s been employed as the general
manager of Mt. Abram Ski Area since 2013.
BOBBY MURPHY is the new vice president
and general manager of STOWE MOUNTAIN DEER VALLEY RESORT, UT, has promoted CHRIS
RESORT, VT. Murphy was formerly VP GIBSON to Silver Lake executive chef. Gibson
of guest services and ski and snowboard joined the resort team in 2006 as sous chef for
school at Vail Mountain, CO. the Silver Lake Restaurant and most recently
was sous chef at the resort’s Royal Street Café.
MICHAEL MAUGHAN is the new general manager and presi-
dent of ALTA SKI AREA, UT, replacing Onno Wieringa, who is Places
retiring after 45 years with the resort (the last 29 of which he ARIZONA SNOWBOWL is installing a new Doppelmayr quad
was GM). Maughan was Alta’s CFO for the last 27 years. chairlift—its third new lift in three consecutive years. The
new quad replaces the existing Hart Prairie Riblet double
CHRIS MACINNES has become presi- chairlift originally installed in 1981, and will feature Arizona’s
dent of CRYSTAL ENTERPRISES, INC, first loading conveyor. The lift has an uplift capacity of 1,800
which operates CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN, people per hour, and is 2,533 feet long with a vertical of 518
MI. Succeeding MacInnes as COO is feet. The three new lifts together will increase Snowbowl’s
JOHN MELCHER, who was previously a vice overall uphill capacity by 85 percent.
president of Fifth Third Bank West Michigan.
WOODWARD is putting the finishing touches on a new lift-
ATTITASH MOUNTAIN RESORT and WILDCAT accessed mountain bike park at WOODWARD TAHOE located
MOUNTAIN welcomed two new directors to at BOREAL MOUNTAIN RESORT, CA. The new Flow Park will
the senior team this spring: KERRY O’LEARY feature flow lines that incorporate natural elements, wooden
is the new director of sales. She comes to the features, and obstacles such as berms, wall rides, and jumps,
position from Starwood Hotels and Resorts, for riders of all ages and ability levels. The park will round
where she worked for the past 18 years. Most out Woodward Tahoe’s existing bike facilities that include
recently has director of sales/marketing for The Bunker and The Trenches, which have a BMX focus.
W Boston Hotel. JACK FAGONE is the new
marketing director. He comes to the new role SUNDAY RIVER RESORT, ME, plans to open its new Spruce Peak
from Mount Snow, VT, where he has been Triple chairlift by the start of the 2017-18 season. Manufactured
marketing manager for the past three years. by Doppelmayr USA, Inc., the $2.1-million, three-passenger

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