Friends
On the Traverse is a group effort, informed by friends who've spent more than a few winters on the mountain. They contribute local knowledge, strong opinions, and firsthand experience. They don't always agree on what makes a mountain great. That's rather the point.
Photographer, surfer, with a son fast forwarding to a professional snowboard career. These days, the parking lot tailgate holds considerably more appeal than the terrain park.
- LOCALBig Snow
- FAVORITEMountain Creek
Professor, former snowboard instructor, and tour operator. Divides her time between chasing waves, finding snow, and the occasional real estate transaction.
- LOCALBlue Mountain
- FAVORITEOkemo
A Midwesterner by birth, New Yorker by choice, and occasional upstater. Former ski instructor, tour operator, and shop employee. Still finding excuses to head north.
- LOCALWest Mountain
- FAVORITESugarbush
Snowboard instructor and committed car camper. Spends his winters on snow and summers guiding whitewater rafts. Has made a respectable career of avoiding an office.
- LOCALMont-Tremblant
- FAVORITESugarbush
