10 Under 30 :: 2015 - Ski Area Management

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David Yeagle

Director of Snowsports, Mohawk Mountain, Conn.

Age: 28

Education: St. Olaf College, MN

First job in industry: Ski Instructor at Afton Alps, Minn.

Molly Tarlofsky

Communications Coordinator/Snow Reporter, Okemo, Vt.

Age: 25

Education: Drexel University

First job in industry: Intern at an athlete management agency

Amanda Stewart

Children’s Snowsports School Manager, Boreal Mountain Resort, Calif.

Age: 25

Education: AA in Business Management, 2013

First job in industry: Instructor at Bear Mountain, Calif., 2005

Dave Reilly

Terrain Park Manager, Steamboat, Colo.

Age: 27

Education: Colorado Mountain College

First job in industry: Park Digger

Six Word Bio: I followed passion, dirt, snow, diesel.

Robert Ortlieb

Scanning Manager, Keystone Resort, Colo.

Age: 24

Education: Gogebic Community College (Ski Area Management program)

First job in industry: Ski Instructor, Pine Knob, Mich.

Brent Noren

Operation Manager, Big Powderhorn Resort, Mich.

Age: 27

Education: Gogebic Community College (Ski Area Management program)

First job in industry: Ski & bike sales and service

Greg Gavrilets

Terrain Park Manager, Ober Gatlinburg Ski Area, Tenn.

Age: 26

Education: B.A. Economics, University of Tennessee; M.B.A., University of Tennessee

First job in industry: ski patrol

Dan Edwards

Senior Activities Manager, Breckenridge, Colo.

Age: 26

Education: B.S in Hospitality Management, concentration in Theme Parks & Attractions, University of Central Florida

Preston Cline

Risk and Safety Manager, Snowshoe Mountain Resort, W.Va.

Age: 26

Education: West Virginia University, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Alexandra Beech

Guest reservations, Whistler Blackcomb, B.C.

Age: 24

Education: some post-secondary (studied, but never graduated—all right, so high school)

First job in industry: this one

Six-word bio: Hockey bum living a snowboarder’s life.