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About Bobby

For someone whose first turns, at age 8, were in Evanston, Illinois, on Mount Trashmore—a 100-foot vertical garbage dump converted to a sledding hill by virtue of a rope-tow—Bobby’s come a long way. While attending college at the University of Iowa he taught skiing at Chestnut Mountain, in Galena, Illinois. During those four years, he worked his way through PSIA certification and landed on the steeps of Crested Butte. (Just a slight change in vertical!) For 10 years, from 1991 to 2001, Bobby moved up through the ranks at the Crested Butte ski school, becoming ski school manager in 1999. But the allure of Telluride was too much to resist, and he moved there to instruct in 2001, being tapped for ski and snowboard school director in 2003. In 2008 Bobby couldn't resist working for the best and took a job with Vail Resorts as the Director of Ski Services at Keystone Resort. In the fall of 2010, Bobby moved to Vail Mountain and was appointed Director of the Vail Snowsports School. This is his second term on the PSIA Alpine Team. He and his wife Jen have two daughters, Ella and Anja, who probably won't be learning to ski on a trash heap.

Vital Stats

Hometown: Evanston, IL

Resort: Vail, CO

Sponsors: Blizzard Skis, Tecnica Boots, Bolle Eyewear, Leki Poles, R.E.D. Helmets

Favorite run: Seldom (Vail, CO)

Favorite restaurant: Game Creek Club at Vail Resort

Favorite TV show: The Office

Favorite board game: Chutes & Ladders

Ski morning breakfast: A bowl of Oatmeal Squares and a banana

Playlist: Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Snoop, 2Pac, Nellie, Eminem, Coldplay, Limp Bizkit

Skis on: G-Force Supersonic IQ

Average days on snow each season: 110

First ski outfit: Your typical nylon Midwest snowmobile suit with the fur around the hood.

Can usually be found: On the hill.

The best thing about being on the PSIA Alpine Team: The opportunity to meet and ski with interesting people from around the country (and world).