Learned to ski at Hoodoo Ski Bowl, 1976. High School Ski Team and Mount Bachelor season pass holder 1977-1981. 1981-1984, summers at Mount Hood splitting firewood for Timberline Lodge. Bridger Bowl Pass Holder 1981-1983. Big Sky 1984. 1985-2002 Tahoe. Squaw pass holder, Diamond Peak (Ski Incline), Mount Rose Pass holder. 2002-2012 Canyons and Snowbird pass holder. Numerous Cascades, Sierra and Wasatch Ski mountaineering adventures. Lift operator, Ski instructor, race coach.