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Atlantic (NY/ PA/ NJ/ DE/ MD)
John Esterbrook
Being a young avid skier and competitor I quickly realized I needed to get a part time job at the local ski shop to support my passion. I worked part-time for McCoy’s Sport Shop in Newburgh, NY.
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Eastern Lakes (MI/ OH/ IN)
Tim Parker*
I grew up in a small town in central Minnesota. I attended college at the University of Minnesota Crookston where I first discovered snowboarding. From that time on I was focused on working in the winter sports industry.
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Midwest (ND/ MN/ WI/ SD/ IA/ IL/ NE/ MO/ KS/ OK)
Tom Blair*
I grew up ski racing at Afton Alps Ski Area in Minnesota and then worked in the ski shop throughout high school and college. I formed a manufacturer’s sales representative agency in 1984.
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Northeast (ME/ VT/ NH/ MA/ RI/ CT)
Rob McLennand
I found snowboarding in the back of BMX mag back in the ’80s. Tim Farmer at S&W in Concord, NH helped me pick the perfect stick –A Sims Ultimate 1700 swallowtail. Wish I still had it! While that monster of a board was a bit much, I was hooked.
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Northern CA
Tom Newhard
I was lucky enough to have a father that loves winter sports and the mountains. So, though I was born in Ohio, I really grew up skiing all of my winters in Colorado.
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Northwest (WA/ OR/ ID/ MT/ AK)
Mike Walker
Growing up the son of a Ski Patrol dad at Stevens Pass and Crystal Mountain launched my lifelong passion for all things snow related. I got my start in this industry at the early age of 14, working local ski sales for the LeRoy Kingland Company/Sports Unlimited...
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Rockies (WY/ UT/ CO/ NM/ TX)
Danny Barone
I grew up in Colorado Springs where I worked retail for about nine years at the local snow/skate shop, BC Surf and Sport. When I decided to leave the retail life, I was hired on as a tech rep in 1992 for DC Shoes, Northwave and Section Outerwear.
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South (WV/ VA/ KY/ TN/ NC/ SC/ GA/ AL/ MS/ FL/ AR/ LA)
Brad Decker
I started skiing at the age of three at Homestead Resort in Virginia and my family became hooked! My parents bought a condo at Wintergreen Resort in Virginia and we were there every weekend!
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West (Southern CA/ NV/ AZ/ HI)
Mike Day**
I started in the ski business in 1969, working for the Garcia Corp, who distributed Fischer, Rossignol, Marker, and Dynafit. I was Garcia’s western warehouse and customer service manager and I moved into the sales division in 1971.
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