Chris Klug click for profile Chris Klug Chris Klug, an early Snowriders International supporter, is a professional snowboarder and an all-around awesome guy. After receiving a liver transplant in 2000, Chris went on to compete in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City where he won a Bronze Medal. He is the first and so far only transplant recipient to have competed in the Olympics. In 2004, Chris released a book called "To the Edge and Back: My Story from Organ Transplant Survivor to Olympic Snowboarder." He founded the Chris Klug Foundation and Donor Dudes to spread awareness of the need for organ donors. In his twenty years on the World Cup circuit, he has earned many titles from World Cup and Grand Prix winner to U.S. Open Champion and Olympic Medalist. But it is his passion for the sport and love for the mountains that keeps him riding.

Michelle Roark click for profile Michelle Roark A true Renaissance woman who learned to ski by stuffing socks into her brother’s hand-me-down boots, Michelle is a professional athlete, chemical engineer, and entrepreneur. A competitor on the US freestyle ski team for 16 years, she has earned props as an Olympian, World Cup Champion, National Champion, and freestyle pioneer (not afraid to throw a 720 in mogul competition). In 2006, Michelle launched Phi-nomenal LLC, a widely-recognized all natural perfume and body products company. Described by all as high-energy and charismatic, Michelle gives 100% to every endeavor whether she is competing, running a business, helping various non-profits in Colorado or being a great mom.

Ashley Caldwell click for profile Ashley Caldwell While watching the 2006 Olympic Freestyle Aerials competition on T.V., Ashley got it in her head that she could do what those athletes were doing. . . and she was right. She packed up her bags and 11 years of gymnastics experience and headed for Lake Placid, where she wowed coaches at a US Ski Team tryout camp. At the age of 16, Ashley earned a spot on the National Ski Team and went on to compete in the Vancouver Olympics in 2010 where she placed 10th. After her solid Olympic debut Ashley continued to impress, becoming the youngest person ever to win a Freestyle World Cup and finishing 4th in her first World Championship. In addition to being a gifted athlete, Ashley is also one smart cookie. She earned her GED at 15, and she is on pace to graduate from SUNY with a business degree following the 2014 Games in Sochi.

Hunter Lovins click for profile Hunter Lovins L. Hunter Lovins is President and founder of Natural Capitalism Solutions (www.natcapsolutions.org), which educates senior decision‐makers in business, government and civil society to restore and enhance human and natural capital while increasing prosperity and quality of life. Trained as a sociologist and lawyer, Hunter is currently on faculty at Bainbridge Graduate Institute and is the chief insurgent of the madrone project. She has been showered with accolades including the Right Livelihood Award, Lindbergh Award and Leadership in Business; she was named Time Magazine’s 2000 Hero of the Planet and in 2009 Newsweek dubbed her a "Green Business Icon." She has co-authored hundreds of papers and nine books including her latest, Climate Capitalism.

Dan Abrams click for profile Dan Abrams Dan Abrams is the President and Co-founder of Flylow, a Colorado-based company dedicated to creating outerwear that has the mobility of mountaineering gear but the style and fit of freeride apparel. Dan’s passions (other than Flylow) include ski racing and freeride skiing. He served as ski racing coach in Jackson, Wyoming during the 2000 and 2001 seasons, and did his own ski racing from 1989 through 2009, with first and third place finishes at the Arapahoe Basin Enduro Race. Dan and FlyLow have been recognized by numerous skiing and outdoor enthusiast publications including Outside Magazine, Powder Magazine, Skiing Magazine, and The Denver Post. Snowriders International is grateful to Dan and Flylow for their strong support!

Jeff Olson click for profile Jeff Olson Jeff Olson is a two-time Olympian, three-time national downhill champion and Pan-American gold medalist. Upon retiring from professional athletics, he had successful careers in both the financial and technology industries. In 2000, he co-founded Well Nourished Worldwide whose mission is to transform the standard in medicine, health and human performance. Jeff is co-founder of the Metro Denver Health and Wellness Commission (pre cursor to LiveWell Colorado) and the Zyozy Foundation. He serves on the board of directors of CAN DO multiple sclerosis, Turn the Tide Foundation and is Vice President of the Colorado Olympian and Paralympian Association. He is involved in Denver's pursuit of hosting the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. You can view his TEDxMilHigh talk regarding a Denver Olympic here: An Olympic Why.

Current Founding Committee Members

Chris Klug – Olympic Snowboarder

Chris Devlin-Young – Four-time Paralympic Winter Games medalist 

Ashley Cantrell – City of Aspen Environmental Director

Chris Puckett – former US Ski Team racer

Mark Cole – Executive Director of Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club

Alan Cole – Development and Marketing Director of Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club

Ryan Smalls – former US Ski Team racer

Christy Mahon – first woman to complete winter climb & decent on all 56 14,000 foot peaks in Colorado in one winter season

Danny Brown – Backcountry skier and filmmaker

Bob Ritchie – Aspen realtor and long time local skier

Luky Seymour – Aspen Mountain Club Manager

Marty Franze – Novus Energy

Casey Puckett – Olympic Downhill and Ski Cross racer

Suzanne Leydecker – Community Leader, Aspen, CO

Lisa Baker – Community Leader, Aspen, CO

Susan Fredston-Hermann – National Ability Center Board Member, Park City, UT

Wiley Maple – US Ski Team racer

John Suitor – Aspen Country Day School Headmaster

Michelle Roark – Olympic Skier and Entrepreneur, Denver, CO

Elizabeth Raiberti – Proprietor of Hotel Le Lac Bleu, Meribel, France

Ehlias Louis – former US Ski Team member

Kristen Bertuglia – Sustainability Coordinator, Vail, CO

Lucinda Taylor – former Utah ski racer and instructor, currently in B.C., Canada

Chris George – Social Media Strategist, Top 25 Ski Blog in North America in 2010, Denver, CO

Jeff Olson – two-time winter Olympian, Co-founder and President of Well Nourished Worldwide

Dave Taylor – Vice President of Marketing, Mountain Media

Lauren McDonell – City of Aspen Environmental Initiatives Program Manager

Ashley Caldwell – Olympic Freestyle Skier, 2010 World Cup Rookie of the Year

Peggie Schwarz – Executive Director of Mazamas, Portland, OR

Tom Mooers – Executive Director of Sierra Watch, Nevada City, CA

Ben Anderson – Icelantic Skis Founder, Denver, CO

Dan Abrams – Flylow Co-founder, Seattle, WA

Mike Herring –Community Leader, Park City, UT

L. Hunter Lovins – President of Natural Capital Solutions and author of Climate Capitalism

Sandy Dukat – Paralympic Winter Games medalist

Katie Hitchcock – Alpine Ski Racer

Jennie Nevin – Founder of the Green Route and Green Spaces, Denver, CO and NYC

Peter A. Mato – Native of Tanzania, Mt. Kilimanjaro Guide who has led over 600 summit climbs

Carol and Mike Hundert – Mike is the former Director of World Pro Skiing at World Wide Ski Corporation, Los Angeles, CA and Aspen, CO

Paul McDonald – former U.S. Ski Team member

Stefan Ramsbott – Managing Partner, 303 Software, Denver, CO

Matthew Jaffe – Managing Partner, 303 Software, Denver, CO

Steve Frisch – President, Sierra Business Council, Truckee, CA

Jon McCuskey – former ski racer, Santa Barbara, CA

Malcolm Sangster – Co-Founder of Sherpas Cinema, Whistler. B.C.

Doc Sachen – Santa Monica Ski & Sport and the original Doc Ski Haus, Santa Monica, CA

Denny Sachen – Santa Monica Ski & Sport and the original Doc Ski Haus, Santa Monica, CA

Heather and James Lurie – Community Leader and former ski racer, respectively, Denver, CO

Garrett Altmann – Professional freeskier and contributing reviewer to Blister Gear Review

Kitt Doucette ­– Writer and big mountain skier

Andrew McLean – Prolific ski mountaineer who has had first descents on all seven continents

Lynsey Dyer – Big mountain skier and artist

Doug Phelps – Denver, CO

Julia Ritchie – Sacramento, CA

Wendy Wendlandt – Los Angeles, CA

Zach Polett – Little Rock, AR

Marshall Wright – Los Angeles, CA

Larry Eason – Los Angeles, CA

Erin Egan – Denver, CO