Category Archives: People

Boulay Joins Venture Snowboards as Sales Manager

Silverton, CO – Venture Snowboards on Wednesday announced the addition of Jerome Boulay to the company’s management team in the role of Sales Manager.  In his new role, Boulay will be charged with overseeing all aspects of Venture’s sales program, both domestically and abroad. He will also play a key role in helping shape the … Continue reading Boulay Joins Venture Snowboards as Sales Manager

Bousquet Ski Area Owner Dies

Pittsfield, MA – George Jervas, the owner of Bousquet ski area in the Berkshire Mountains of western Massachusetts for the past 30 years, passed away suddenly on Monday. He was 76. A Brooklyn, N.Y. native, Jervas died at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, where he was transported after suffering a cardiac condition while working at … Continue reading Bousquet Ski Area Owner Dies

DPS Skis Hires Charlotte Ljungquist to Manage European Operations

Salt Lake City, UT – Salt Lake City’s DPS Skis has announced that Charlotte Ljungquist will join the company as managing director of Europe, reporting to DPS President Stephan Drake. Ljungquist comes to DPS from EF Education First, where until most recently she was their systems director. Starting in September, she will be responsible for … Continue reading DPS Skis Hires Charlotte Ljungquist to Manage European Operations

Ski Utah Appoints New Communications Director

Salt Lake City, UT – Ski Utah, the marketing firm owned and operated by the 14 statewide ski resorts that make up the Utah Ski and Snowboard Association, has named Susie English as the group’s new Director of Communications. English will focus on sharing the message of Utah’s ski and snowboard resorts with local, national and international … Continue reading Ski Utah Appoints New Communications Director

Vail Resorts, Lindsey Vonn Use Social Media to Get Kids Into Ski Racing

Broomfield, CO – Every champion has a story to share and now Vail Resorts is using a social media app to let ski racers see how they stack up against Lindsey Vonn. Today, Vail Resorts announced the third generation of its mobile and web-based ski and snowboard application, EpicMix, which will provide skiers a new … Continue reading Vail Resorts, Lindsey Vonn Use Social Media to Get Kids Into Ski Racing

Squaw’s Andy Wirth Honored for Service

Reno, NV – Squaw Valley President & CEO Andy Wirth received the honor of the Chairman’s Outstanding Service Award from former Airport Board Chair John Wagnon at Thursday’s Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority Board of Trustees Meeting. John Wagnon, Vice President of Sales and Resort Marketing for Vail Resorts Inc., and past Chair of the Airport Board, … Continue reading Squaw’s Andy Wirth Honored for Service

Hurricane for Hope Remembers an Olympic Hero

Park City, UT – On Friday, August 10, family, friends, community members, and the largest collection of Olympic and Paralympic athletes outside of London will gather at the Utah Olympic Park for the inaugural “Hurricane for Hope.” The Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation and The Speedy Foundation, established in honor of the late Olympic medalist Jeret … Continue reading Hurricane for Hope Remembers an Olympic Hero