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Guest column
Tahoe never ceases to amaze me. From my earliest memories water skiing on a mirror-like morning lake to this December’s breathtaking sunsets, this place continues to impress.
After being born and raised in South Lake, then venturing outside the basin for my early career, the lake called me back in 2012. I returned to take a position as the CEO of the League to Save Lake Tahoe, an organization where I interned in high school (with embarrassing 90s photographs to prove it).
It wasn’t just the job or the basin’s natural beauty that brought me home; it’s this community. It’s the people that make Tahoe a truly special place. A place that always draws you back. A place worth working for.
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.