Meet the Staff at Killington & Okemo Backcountry Tours♦♦♦
Michelle
“The Bo$$”
Home town: Bridgewater, Vermont
Years Snowmobiling: 16
Likes: Animals, peace, and quiet
Dislikes: Hot and cold weather
Megan
Front Desk
Home town: Pittsford, New York
Years Snowmobiling: 100
Likes: Mudding/Fishing
Dislikes: Disorganization
Rob
Guide
Home town: New Port, R.I.
Years Snowmobiling: 25
Likes: Fishing, skiing, hunting
Dislikes: When snowmobiling season ends
Tito
Guide
Home town: Avon, CT
Years Snowmobiling: 17
Likes: Anything that is fun, with friends and family
Dislikes: Coyotes
Nick
Guide
Home town: Keene, NH
Years Snowmobiling: 15
Likes: Guns and Harleys
Dislikes: Hot weather
Brandon
Guide
Home town: Sharon, VT
Years Snowmobiling: 11
Likes: Fresh snow and going fast!
Dislikes: Party crashers
Jake
Guide
Home town: Fair Haven, Vermont
Years Snowmobiling: 11
Likes: Guns and “Hey watch this” moments
Dislikes: Being “PC”
Meet the Staff at Mount Snow♦♦♦
Mark
GM
Favorite Activity: Going to Football games
Favorite Foods: Oysters
Favorite Band/Song: Frank Sinatra/ Summerwind
Vehicle of Choice: Harley Davidson
Random Fact: I’m a Parrothead!!
Geoff
Guide
Favorite Activity: Being on the Lake in the summer, and shooting guns
Favorite Foods: A perfectly cooked steak
Favorite Band/Song: Molly Hatchet, Flirtin’ with Disaster
Vehicle of Choice: Toyota Tundra TRD Pro
Random Fact: Mascot Griffin, is my pup
Gina
Reservation Specialist
Favorite Activity: Vacation
Favorite Foods: Anything Italian, with a bottle of Red!
Favorite Band/Song: Bruce Springsteen – I’m a Jersey Girl
Vehicle of Choice: Jeep or Harley
Random Fact: I was a Black Jack dealer in Atlantic City for 5 years
Lars
Guide
Favorite Activity: Watching Beaver videos
Favorite Foods: Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza
Favorite Band/Song: Post Malone
Vehicle of Choice: Jeep Wrangler of course!
Random Fact: I enjoy looking at Maps
Shawn
Guide
Favorite Activity: Snowboarding
Favorite Foods: Tacos
Favorite Band/Song: Billy Joel, Only the Good Die Young
Vehicle of Choice: GMC Sierra
Random Fact: Unicorns are not real (Editors Note: Debatable)
Nate
Guide
Favorite Activity: Snowmobiling
Favorite Foods: Sushi/Shepherds Pie
Favorite Band/Song: Sturgill Simpson/Turtles All The Way Down
Vehicle of Choice: 6.7L Dodge Cummins 2500
Random Fact: I’m a certified EMT
JKnox
Guide
Favorite Activity: Downhill Mountain Biking in Vermont
Favorite Foods: NY Pizza
Favorite Band/Song: AC/DC, Thunderstruck
Vehicle of Choice: Subaru WRX
Random Fact: I have a Titanium Clavicle
Jeff
Guide
Favorite Activity: Destroying powder either on skis or a sled
Favorite Foods: Bacon wrapped scallops with thyme & pepper
Favorite Band/Song: Led Zeppelin, Immigrant Song
Vehicle of Choice: On the water a Yamaha just won’t die; on the snow a Polaris will always start; on the road Mopar will go far
Random Fact: I can not whistle
Griffin
Mascot
Favorite Activity: Playing catch & swimming
Favorite Foods: Anything
Favorite Band/Song: Iron Maiden
Vehicle of Choice: Motorcycle with a side car
Random Fact: I learned to roll over at 6 months old!
Stormy
Mascot
Favorite Activity: Swimming
Favorite Foods: Steak Bones
Favorite Band/Song: Sammy Hager/ I can’t drive SS
Vehicle of Choice: Daddy’s Escalade
Random Fact: She plays by herself, by tossing her own toys, then fetches them!
Meet the Staff at Stowe♦♦♦
Pete
GM
Years with Snowmobile Vermont? 7
Who do you admire the most? My lovely wife, Sandra
What odd talent do you have? I can make anything into an Action Movie
Vehicle of Choice: My Tacoma
Random Fact: I crossed India in a Rickshaw
Laura
Office
Years with Snowmobile Vermont? 2
Who do you admire most? Lucy Lou
Random Fact: I attend West Virginia University
Vehicle of choice: Pontoon Boat
Hidden talent: I can tap dance
Lucas
Guide
Years with Snowmobile Vermont? 2
Who do you admire the most? My Dad
What odd talent do you have? Ability to make a joke in any situation.
Vehicle of Choice: My truck
Random Fact: Pringles aren’t actually potato chips.
Chad
Guide
Years with Snowmobile Vermont? 5
Who do you admire the most? Hector (my big brown dog)
What odd talent do you have? Fastest Tree Trimmer in Vermont
Vehicle of Choice: Faster than you!
Random Fact: 350 million Christmas trees are growing on farms across the US
Steve: “Ring Master”
Site/Operations Manager
Who do you admire the most? My Dad
What odd talent do you have? I can recite the Presidents in order in under a minute
Vehicle of Choice: Piston Bully
Random Fact: 3% of the ice in Antarctica is penguin urine
Daniel
Desk Staff
Who do you admire the most? Folks who are working to make the world a better place for everyone
What odd talent do you have? I can juggle
Vehicle of Choice: Big fan of my 14 speed bicycle
Random Fact: I’ve been to Mongolia
Jason “Snowman”
Guide
Who do you admire the most? Our Lord and Savior
What odd talent do you have? To remain in control even in high stress situations
Vehicle of Choice: Two skis and track…. I will make it go
Random Fact: It takes about 50 gallons of sap to make 1 gallon of maple syrup
Mariah
Guide
Who do you admire the most? My Mother
What odd talent do you have? I am pretty much a comedian
Vehicle of Choice: Snowmobile
Random Fact: I’ve been sledding in the Alps
Clayton
Guide
Who do you admire the most? Bartenders
What odd talent do you have? I am an artificial precipitation engineer (APE)
Vehicle of Choice: Anything 2 Stroke
Random Fact: I still run a family farm
Ben
Guide
Who do you admire the most? You, for reading this
What odd talent do you have? Juggling chainsaws
Vehicle of Choice: Snowmobiles, duh
Random Fact: Abraham Lincoln invented log cabin syrup
Derek
Guide
Who do you admire the most? Charles Wilber
What odd talent do you have? Talking about bowel movements at odd times
Vehicle of Choice: Super Moto
Random Fact: I can fix anything
Ty
Guide
Years with Snowmobile Vermont? 2
Who do you admire the most? My son Eli
What odd talent do you have? I can wheely my sportster on the interstate
Vehicle of Choice: Chevy LBZ or Square Body
Random Fact: The longest made automobile in history is the Chevy Suburban
Andrea
Office
Years with Snowmobile Vermont? 3
Who do you admire the most? Dogs, their love is so pure.
What odd talent do you have? I don’t have a talent, I can’t even wink…
Vehicle of Choice: Porsche
Random Fact: High heels were originally designed for men.
Cody
Guide
Years with Snowmobile Vermont? 4
Who do you admire the most? My Grandfather
What odd talent do you have? I can break ANYTHING
Vehicle of Choice: A sled, duhh!
Random Fact: I could ride a snowmobile before I knew my ABC’s
Elijah
Guide
Who do you admire the most? My friends
What odd talent do you have? I can stand on one leg with the other behind my head
Vehicle of Choice: Snowmobile, duh
Random Fact: A female fox is also known as a Vixen
Lucy
Mascot
Who do you admire the most? The most adventurous people I know, Pete and Sandra
What odd talent do you have? I can run 12 miles along a Snowmobile, sometimes out run
Vehicle of Choice: My 4 legs or Moms snowmobile
Random Fact: My bark has a southern twang
Kota (left) and June (right)
Who do you admire the most? Whoever is holding the food or truck keys
What odd talent do you have? We find ALL the birds!
Vehicle of Choice: Dads Truck
Random Fact: William Wallace had an English Springer Spaniel who rode into battle with him!