C. Rob

Name: Chris Robinson aka C. Rob

Position: On hill snowboard supervisor and staff trainer

Time at Stowe: 4 years

C. Rob came to Vermont in 2008, from Jackson Hole. The move was to be closer to family on the east coast and for him it was as simple as moving from the best of the west to the best of the east. He has been snowboarding for 21 years and even tele skiing for ten. While working at Stowe he loves snowboarding and meeting new people every day.

In his spare time in the winter and during the summers C. Rob is the CEO of Faded Orange, a Vermont based company celebrating mountain town culture. They celebrate the freedom of athletic expression, art, music, while sharing the stoke that is a mountain town culture and have T-Shirts, hats and other accessories. Faded Orange sponsors local and professional athletes as well as donates money, time and products to local events and charities. What makes Faded unique is that they are focusing on being as local and made in the USA as possible. The trucker hat logos are made in New York, the embroidery and screen printing are done in Vermont, all the beanies are made in the USA, and the knit hats are all hand knit in the USA from Eco ways yarn.

When C. Rob is not snowboarding or running Faded Orange you might find him with his wife and two kids or fly fishing, golfing, kayaking, mountain biking, rock climbing, skateboarding or even hip hop dancing.

Keep your eyes peeled for C. Rob and Faded Orange around Stowe.

http://fadedorange.com/

Katie Perlmutter

Name: Katie Perlmutter

Position: Lift Operator at the Quad : greeting people, loading people, loading and unloading the chairs, reuniting people to families and groups, setting up the lift mazes, ensuring customer safety, standing outside in all weather with a smile, skiing to let guests know conditions, etc.

Time at Stowe: Katie came to Stowe Winter 2010-2011 where she began as a ski school instructor and then switched to being a lift operator. And she has been skiing here for 7 years.

Katie has been skiing for a total of 17 years and loves her job because she gets to ski on her days off and during work. When she is not working she is socializing in town, skiing or doing Pilates. Originally from Long Island, she came to Vermont to go to UVM and for the skiing and since graduating has not left and does not plan to leave the great state of Vermont either.

Cody Hale

Name: Cody Hale

Position: Gate Monitor- Making sure people get through the gates smoothly and efficiently, greeting people, answering questions at his podium and making sure people are not using fraudulent passes

Time at Stowe: Cody came to Stowe in December

For Cody the coolest part of his job is catching people trying to use other passes. He is a snowboarder of 5 years but his true passion is skateboarding. When he is not working Cody is skateboarding and traveling to warm places and competing in skateboarding contests. He prefers warm weather, but as a native Vermonter from Underhill he loves the vibe of Vermont and would prefer to stay here and travel to other places. And the coolest places Cody has traveled to skateboarding are Amsterdam and California.

Harley Pecor

Name: Harley Pecor

Position: Lift Operator at the Quad : greeting people, loading people, loading and unloading the chairs, reuniting people to families and groups, setting up the lift mazes, ensuring customer safety, standing outside in all weather with a smile, skiing to let guests know conditions, etc.

Time at Stowe: Since June 2011, when she came to work for Summer Attractions

For Harley the coolest part of her job is interacting with the guests and getting to know the locals. She learned to ski this season and loves learning. When she is not working she is skiing and/ or socializing in town. Harley is originally from Duxbury, Vermont.

Phil Gwinn

Name: Phil Gwinn

Position: Lift Operator

Time at Stowe: 9 years

Phil first came to Stowe in 2002 when his parents moved here from Waterbury. He began for parking and then became a lift operator. He came to work here for the opportunity to ski on his days off, because for Phil shredding the ‘gnar is the best part of this job. Phil like many Vermonters began skiing at 3 years old.

When he is not working or skiing Phil is sleeping, cooking or out with friends. Last winter he moved to Santiago to teach English, but is glad to be back for another winter here in Stowe!

Kurt Crouse- Terrain Parks Manager

Name: Kurt Crouse

Position: Terrain Parks Manager

Time at Stowe: 11 years

Kurt began his ski industry career in 1992 as a lift operator at a little mountain called Belle Mountain in New Jersey. He has done everything at a variety of mountains from lift operations, snow making, lift maintenance, ski patrol, instruction, and grooming. After six years of skiing he has now been snowboarding for the past 24 years. In December 2000, he came to Stowe for the terrain parks. As the terrain parks manager Kurt is in charge of pre-season projects, park design, construction, maintenance, hiring the rangers who work during the day as well as working with the night crew and grooming the parks. When Kurt is not working he spends his time at home with his wife and 2 year old daughter. He also plays the drums and silk screens T-Shirts. The favorite part of his job is building the parks and then riding them. It allows him to be creative. And when he sees everyone super amped about riding his parks it is a strong energy that allows him to continue making great parks.

Kurt Creating the 5th Avenue Terrain Park

Setting up a fence

What is Meet the Fleet

Meet the Fleet is a Stowe Mountain Resort Blog dedicated to recognizing the people who make Stowe Mountain Resort run. We will profile different people from different areas of the resort and find out what they do and what brings them to Stowe.

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We hope you enjoy getting to know a little bit more about the people who make Stowe Mountain Resort run!