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Meet The Powderchasers
Powderchaser Steve
Colorado
Founder of Powderchasers has chased the deep for over 40 years. Steve first
chased while living in New England. Loved snow from an early age and eventually learning to ski
at age 3 at Bromley Mountain. While he preferred the old days of calling front desks for a pre
dawn snow report, jumped on the bandwagon of the web once information become public.
Steve began snowboarding as early as 1982 when most resorts still did not allow them. Steve
rarely
misses first chair. When asked what his favorite resort is, replies “Wherever it’s snowing”.
Steve also can be found at Opensnow.com (Chase powder forecast), and a part time contributor
for Teton Gravity Research. His average snowfall per season often exceeds 700 inches in only
20-25 days on the slopes and sometimes for just 2 or 3 deep runs before focussing on his full
time career.
Powderchaser Luke
Utah
Powderchaser Luke grew up in New England skiing at Cannon Mountain. His dad was an early
powderchaser, regularly taking Luke out of school for last minute chases to Cannon. Even
then,
his dad would make him hike to access the adjacent, and at the time closed, Mittersill for
fresh tracks. He was obsessed with weather too, and both of these passions were passed on
to
Luke. Starting in college, Luke started chasing on his own throughout the Northeast. His
love
for weather and snow took him on chases to New York, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine,
Massachusetts, and Quebec. He taught himself everything he could about weather to make
these
chases pay off.
Soon it was time to leave the Northeast and move to a place with better snow and better
access
to big mountains. He made the move to Salt Lake City, linked up with Powderchaser Steve,
and
the rest is history. They've had some of the deepest chases over the last few years,
routinely
riding up first chair with 18-24 inches of new snow overnight. Through the years, he has
continued to gain as much weather knowledge as possible in order to provide both short and
long
range forecasts. Although he currently works full time in Clinical Research, he is pursuing
higher education in atmospheric sciences. You will always find his dog Noodle, an Irish
Goldendoodle, with hi on every chase. The only person that might love snow more than Luke
is
Noodle.
Powderchaser Blake
Utah
Blake loves untracked snow. He grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. Prior to senior year of high
school, snowboard trips to Tahoe were done with family and friends roughly 2 to 3 times a winter.
His first true powder day was that senior year of high school and from then on he knew his life
needed
to move to a land of colder temps and higher elevations.
A few years later he met Steve in
Boulder and the rest is history. When not chasing powder Blake is an active Utah realtor
specializing in both the
Salt Lake Valley and Park City areas.
Powderchaser Paul
New England
Powderchaser Paul is the newest member of our team and joins us as the Brand Manager. Paul will help
us expand the reach of Powderchasers to our global audience. Paul brings his love of fresh POW and
20+ years of industry experience from the sales and marketing side of a major North-East ski resort.
As the Brand Manager, Paul's main focus will be creating a lasting impression among the ski and snow
boarding community, assisting with product development, introducing new advertisers and sponsors to
Powderchasers and overseeing media actions.
As a New England transplant, Paul can be found chasing fresh POW at Sunday River or Okemo. When time
permits, Paul has been known to make a last minute POW trip to Utah and can be found cruising the
slopes of Snowbird with his daughter and Powderchaser Steve. During the off-season Paul loves to
waterski, fish and mountain bike at his home base on Cape Cod.
Powderchaser Andy
Colorado
Who doesn't love a good pow day?! Andy grew up in Florida but found the love for skiing from the
family ski trips he would go on as a kid and now skis as much as possible every season. Ultimately,
Andy went on to get a degree in meteorology and has been a broadcast and print meteorologist for 7
years now. Andy worked for the Colorado ski industry and knows a lot about Colorado mountains but
thanks to his background in meteorology, he's forecasted winter storms for all of the western united
states.
Andy is excited to be bringing video forecasts and blogs to PowderChasers. He'll be chasing every
storm he can and loves to chat so say hey if you see him out and about!
Powderchaser Meredith
South Carolina
Powderchasers welcomes Meredith Brynn to the team as our Brand Coordinator. Meredith is an integral
part of our marketing and branding department. Her main focus will be: public relations, corporate
communications, market research and developing creative artwork.
Though new to the skiing industry, Meredith brings with her a diverse background in public relations
and media. She has previously worked on a local political campaign and for Gamma Phi Beta sorority
at the University of South Carolina. In both positions Meredith was the social media coordinator.
Currently, Meredith is employed as a Digital Strategist at a large advertising agency where her team
provides innovative solutions to common communication issues. Merediths' focus is on social media
strategies, media relations and integrated marketing communications.
Being based out of Nashville, Meredith does not see a lot of snow, but she does not let that
interfere with her love for fresh powder. As her schedule permits, she finds her way to Park City to
enjoy the wide open slopes. When she is not skiing, Meredith enjoys horseback riding, sailing and
time on Cape Cod with her family and friends.
Noodle
Northern Utah
Noodle is an Irish Goldendoodle from Northern UT. Born in late January of 2017, he was
introduced to snow from the very beginning. Within a few days of finding his new forever home,
he went on the hunt for deep snow.
Noodle quickly became obsessed with snow, deep powder, and going on every chase. His love for
deep snow landed him a spot on the Powderchasers team, as the mascot. He loves going on tours
in the backcountry and sampling the fresh snow after a huge storm.
Since his adoption, he’s
only missed one or two chases. He regularly travels on planes and loves long road trips.
He’s also loves hikes and bike rides. He is totally a dog’s dog, and can get even the grumpiest
least friendly dogs to play with him. He truly has a healing soul. If you ever run into the
Powderchasers in the parking lot, you can count on Noodle being there with them, getting more
excited for snow than anyone you’ve ever seen.