Technical Team

Role/Position(s) on our Northwest team and Nationally:
Technical Team Member, Divisional Clinic Leader, Alpine Examiner

Job(s) within and outside the ski industry, both winter & summer:
Ski Industry: Ski School Director at Mt. Hood Meadows Resort, On-hill Pro Rep for Salomon Sports. Non-Ski Industry: Founder and CEO 509 INC and Barnes Design INC, INC. – In a nutshell … I make things look good. Projects include private homes, printed catalogs, company logos, web sites, mt. bike guidebooks, some product design … and, yes, this web site.

Favorite hobby when not snow skiing:
Mountain biking, Photography, Travel, Building Stuff, Importing Original Minis as well as playing with and teaching my daughters life skills.

If you could have any super power, what would it be and why?
Teleportation because there are so many cool places to see in this world and it always takes too long and costs too much to get there. “Beam me over there, Scotty!”

Why you became, and are, involved in PSIA-AASI? I became an instructor at 16 originally because I wanted to ski more and was too young to be a lift op but as it turned out I just loved teaching people how to ski and learning more myself.

Home Hill? Mt. Hood Meadows

What’s your favorite NW resort when you’re not at your home hill? Schweitzer

What are your snowsports goals?

• Make our resort and the sport more accessible for those who normally wouldn’t get the chance to try snowsports.
• Do what I can to help others achieve their goals through PSIA/AASI.
• Get better at skiing.

What is your favorite way to spend some down time? Skiing

What are your hobbies/interests outside of snowsports? Hanging out with my kids.

Who or what got you into instructing snowsports? My mom suggested I apply to be an instructor when I found out I was too young to be a lift op.

If you weren’t teaching snowsports, what would you be doing to fulfill the itch to help others grow new skills? Hard to say.

Favorite ski/snowboard film? Fist Full of Moguls

Current go-to skis/snowboard? Redster Q9.8

Favorite Animal? My dog Clyde

Favorite place you’ve traveled to? Mt. Hood Meadows

Why you became, and are, involved in PSIA-AASI? I got involved with PSIA-AASI as a second year instructor in 1995 with Skibacs when the school started up certification training.  I got hooked with the training process and the growth that comes through that.  The next year I attended Divisional Academy at White Pass and have been actively involved in PSIA-AASI ever since.

Home Hill? Summit Central

What’s your favorite NW resort when you’re not at your home hill? Mission Ridge

What are your snowsports goals? To ski better than I did the day before.

What is your favorite way to spend some down time? Watching movies.

What are your hobbies/interests outside of snowsports? Collecting records and messing with my stereo system.

Who or what got you into instructing snowsports? Gary Dove recruited me to be an instructor for Skibacs. I was in his class as a high school student and he told me I should try out to be an instructor for the next winter.

If you weren’t teaching snowsports, what would you be doing to fulfill the itch to help others grow new skills? When I am not teaching snowsports I teach middle school and high school band, so I am always helping others grow new skills.

Favorite ski/snowboard film? Better Off Dead

Current go-to skis/snowboard? Blizzard Firebird HRC

Favorite Animal? Dog

Favorite place you’ve traveled to? Yellowstone National Park

Role/Position(s) on our Northwest team and Nationally:
Technical Team Mentor and PSIA-NW Certification VP, Former Technical Team Head Coach and Team Founder.

Job(s) within and outside the ski industry, both winter & summer:
Past:
Ski School Director, Schweitzer Ski Area, 1970-1972
Director of Skiing, 49° North, 1972-1983
Instructor & Coach, Alpental Ski Area, 1983-1984
General Manager, Marketing Director, COO, Ski Lifts Inc, 1984-1997
PSIA-NW Board Member 1975-1986, PSIA-NW Technical VP 1978-1985
Present:
Schweitzer Alpine Racing School (S.A.R.S) Coach
Instructor Trainer, Schweitzer Mountain Ski & Ride Center
PSIA-NW Examiner 1975-Present
PSIA National Examiner 1984-Present

Favorite hobby when not snow skiing:
Bicycling, Fishing, Hunting, Hiking, Backpacking and more!