Owen Crihfield

Amanda Yates

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Amanda Yates grew up in Brownsville, VT, and on the slopes of Mt. Ascutney. First put on skis at the age of three, she spent most of the happiest moments of her childhood racing down mountain. Amanda returned to Brownsville and is raising her family exploring not only the ski trails, but also mountain biking, trail running, hiking, … Read more

Kurt Dermody

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Kurt re-located to Vermont seven years ago from Connecticut after meeting his wife, Nicole who is a West Windsor native. They share an 18 month old daughter, Fallon, who no doubt will be hitting the slopes soon. Kurt is a Superintendent of construction at Pike Industries. His background spans a wide array of large infrastructure ... Read more

Steve Wood

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Steve is a native Vermonter who grew up on the sides of Ascutney Mountain.  Its where he learned to ski in the mid-1950s and 1960s and was a junior ski patroller. The slopes and hiking trails were his summertime passion. In the 1970s, Steve was the executive director of the Southern Windsor County Regional Planning ... Read more

Shelley Seward

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Shelley has a special connection to Mt. Ascutney having lived within one mile of its base her entire life.  She and her husband Glenn have been very involved in the community and most recently in the resurrection of activities at the mountain.  She is involved with operations, volunteers, building and grounds and third-party events for ... Read more

Natalie Starr

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Natalie came to the Upper Valley over 25 years ago, joining her husband who grew up in South Woodstock. After bushwacking for years on cross country skis in the hills of North Pomfret, South Woodstock and Hartland, she took up backcountry skiing and has enjoyed the trails and woods on Mount Ascutney most snowy winters … Read more

Steve Giroux

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Steve was born and raised in Burlington, Vermont and first learned to ski on Horse’s Hill, a practice slope for the UVM ski team on the back side of Centennial Field.  With a lifelong love of the outdoors and deep connection to the natural environment, Steve’s move to Windsor twenty-one years ago helped to foster ... Read more

Steve Crihfield

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Chair, Development & Fundraising, back-office administration While Steve learned to ski on a rope tow in Indiana, he taught his three sons to ski on Mt Ascutney during visits to their grandparents’ home in West Windsor. A family rite of passage was to hike up the Windsor Trail at age 5! Steve and his wife, … Read more

Glenn Seward

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Town Representative, Operations Glenn and his wife Shelley are native Vermonters and have been residents on the mountain since they were married in 1978 building a home on Mountainside Drive. Glenn has a background in the ski industry, working at Ascutney Mountain in various capacities under multiple owners for 18 years, ending his ski industry career … Read more

Marty Hunt

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Marty is a Connecticut native who retired to Vermont in 2007 after a 35-year career in Economic Development. She worked at local and state levels before co-founding the State’s first non-profit economic-development marketing and research organization, which she led for 12 years as CEO. Her love of horses drew her to the West-Windsor area due … Read more