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About Doug

After part-time seasonal work at Plattekill Mountain Ski Area in New York and racing for the Rutgers University Ski Team, Doug worked at Squaw Valley Resort in California and Steamboat Resort in Colorado for two years before moving to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. While teaching at Jackson he raised over $5,000 for Teton County Search and Rescue by setting a record for the most trams skied in a business day. He was also a competitor on the freeskiing tour from 1997 to 2000. In 2003, Doug took a job as ski and snowboard school director at Sierra-at-Tahoe, California, and in 2007 moved to the north side of Lake Tahoe, where he is the director of resort services and ski school at Alpine Meadows Resort and Homewood Mountain Resort. Doug has taught at Mt. Buller in Australia and in Portillo, Chile. A sailboat captain and avid racer, in 1998 he captained a 60-foot ocean-racing sailboat to victory in the classic Newport-Bermuda race. This is Doug’s third term as a PSIA Alpine Team member.

Vital Stats

Hometown: Truckee, CA

Resort: Alpine Meadows / Homewood

Sponsors: Volkl, Tecnica, Marker, Smith, Level, Swix

Favorite run: Keyhole, Alpine Meadows

Favorite on-mountain restaurant: This little hut in Crans Montana, Switzerland that serves Raclette

Favorite travel destination: Anywhere in the Alps

Ski day lunch: A Powerbar always works, but I prefer to sit down and have a good meal, usually something greasy when I’m cold.

Après style: With crayons, puzzles, and stuffed animals. Sometimes a beer on the sly.

Playlist: Dave Mathews, Jack Johnson, Grateful Dead, Spearhead, Maceo Parker, Santana, and Eminem to name a few.

Skis on: Volkl Mantras if the snow is deep, otherwise, my Volkl AC50’s.

Has skied in: 8 countries

Most memorable ski moment: Valdez, Alaska, last year, going 50 down a steep pitch. I was in heaven until I hit a rock about 2/3 of the way down. That run is etched into my memory for a number of reasons.

Top three off-snow activities:
1) Sailing
2) Surfing
3) Family Time

First ski outfit: Puffy(non-down) jacket, stretch pants and knit hat with a giant pom-pom.

Unusual talent: Skiing

Something not many people know about me: I have an MBA.

Can usually be found: On the hill.

The best thing about being on the PSIA Alpine Team: Traveling to so many different places and meeting people with the same passion that I have about skiing.

Snowsports goal: To continue sharing the knowledge and experiences that I have with others. I would like to continue working in the snowsports industry even after my legs can’t keep up with my brain anymore.

Favorite word or words for snow: Cold Smoke