Sonntag’s appointment comes following current WB COO Dave Brownlie’s announcement last month that he’d be stepping down from his post after nearly three decades working for the resort. Sonntag, the current head of Vail’s Lake Tahoe region will be stepping into the role as soon as his work visa paperwork is complete — ideally next month, he said.
After beginning his ski industry career as an instructor for the Beaver Creek Ski & Snowboard School, Sonntag was eventually promoted to adult ski and snowboard school director in 2001. He went on to direct the Copper Mountain Resort Ski & Ride School and skier services at Keystone Resort and Vail Mountain Ski & Snowboard School, before being appointed to lead Heavenly Mountain Resort in 2010, eventually taking on the senior vice president position in 2015.