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
Deana
Reservation Specialist
Favorite Activity: Arts & Crafts and being Icabaud’s mom
Favorite Foods: Any seafood I’m not allergic to
Favorite Band/Song: Ozzy – Crazy Train
Vehicle of Choice: ’55 Chevy
Random Fact: I am third generation Navy.
Deb
Reservation Specialist
Favorite Activity: Being on a boat
Favorite Foods: Cookies
Favorite Band: Kenny Chesney
Vehicle of Choice: Harley (on the back!)
Random Fact: I lived in Europe
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
Sheree
Reservation Specialist
Favorite Activity: Sleeping
Favorite Foods: Anything Edible
Favorite Band/Song: Anything that makes me dance!
Vehicle of Choice: Jeep
Random Fact: I’m awesome!
ICABAUD
Keeper of the Sleds
Favorite Activity: Rock Climbing and playing “Magic the Gathering”
Favorite Foods: King Crab Legs with Butter
Favorite Band/Song: John Denver-Take me home Country Roads
Vehicle of Choice: Honda Element
Random Fact: I am a boy scout
Ronnie
Guide
Favorite Activity: Going to the bar
Favorite Foods: Pizza
Favorite Band/Song: Led Zepplin – When the levee breaks
Vehicle of Choice: Subaru WRX
Random Fact: Most people call me Reggie
Matt
Guide
Favorite Activity: Playing Guitar
Favorite Foods: Pizza
Favorite Band/Song: Parkway Drive
Vehicle of Choice: Volvo
Connor
Guide
Favorite Activity: Surfing and playing in the snow
Favorite Foods: Tacos
Favorite Band/Song: Rolling Stones – Sweet Virginia
Vehicle of Choice: Porche 911
Random Fact: Ran an alfalfa sprout green house ranch
Devon
Chief Mechanic
Favorite Activity: Snowmobiling with my son
Favorite Foods: PIZZA! A lot of it!
Favorite Band/Song: Motley Crue – Girls, Girls, Girls
Vehicle of Choice: Chevy
Random Fact: I’m as “Lite as a feather”
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
Lars
Guide
Favorite Activity: Watching Beaver Videos
Favorite Foods: Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza
Favorite Band/Song: Post Malone
Vehicle of Choice: Jeep Wrangler
Random Fact: I enjoy looking at maps.
Tim
Guide
Favorite Activity: Skiing and Snowboarding
Favorite Foods: Cheeseburgers
Favorite Band/Song: Callin Baton Rogue – Garth Brooks
Vehicle of Choice: Chevy Silverado
Nicole S.
Reservation Specialist
Favorite Activity: Fishing & Skiing
Favorite Foods: Lobster
Favorite Band/Song: The Stones
Vehicle of Choice: Ford Bronco
Random Fact: I worked on a commercial Lobster Boat out of Montauk all Summer into Fall aboard “ The Leather Neck”
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!