BRETT FRENCH
After 47 years as a ski area owner, George Willett sold Showdown Montana to his daughter, Katie Boedecker, in September.
âIâm looking forward to Kate having a great experience here and continuing to enjoy what sheâs doing,â Willett said.
Boedecker could not be reached for comment. But during Willettâs ownership she has worked a variety of jobs at the Little Belt Mountains ski hill. These include director of marketing and advertising, prep work in the kitchen, busing tables, operating the ski lifts, teaching skiing and overseeing guest services. In 2001 she became the ski hillâs operations manager.
Rosemary O’Hagan skins up Tiehack in the later afternoon in Aspen on Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. O’Hagan moved here for the winter season and works remotely. She explained that her husband is a deployed Marine and she moved from California. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
A skier climbs uphill using the designated route on Tiehack in Aspen on Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
Aspen Skiing Co. is trying to learn more about the habits of “uphillers” and whether they would be willing to pay to play in the future.
Skico invited people on its “uphill update” email list last week to fill out a 24-question online survey. Skico asked people which ski areas they visit, how often, at what times and which routes. The email list was compiled at the beginning of this season.
Park Record file photo
As Woodward Park City entered the 2020-21 winter season, it did so like other ski areas, under the shadow of COVID-19. With time to prepare and with lessons learned from the summer season, though, the resort’s leadership says the season is off to a smooth start.
A major new addition to Woodward Park City comes in the form of new General Manager Chris “Gunny” Gunnarson.
Gunnarson took the reins at the action-sports and ski resort in September after joining parent company Powdr’s leadership team in 2018. Gunnarson has an ideal resume for the job. A former professional snowboarder and the founder and former president of Snow Park Technologies, Gunnarson spent time in Big Bear, California, as well as Lake Tahoe before moving to Park City, and he served previously as terrain park sub-committee chairman for the National Ski Areas Association.
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