Skimo Northwest
Join our SnowGoat Family!
These races, events, and community are not here because of you, they are you. The team behind the scenes organizing, hosting, and advocating, are passionate ski mountaineers just like yourself. We have found the joy in helping foster the community surrounding the sport and are excited to be a part of it all!
While your feet switch over to from skis to shoes, spend some time on your next mountain adventure contemplating if you would like to join our SnowGoat Family and be a part of the action. Next season we will have positions within the organization opening up; descriptions on our website. Our Board of Directors meets the first Monday of the month throughout the season; any new members will be voted in at our September Annual Meeting.
Skimo Northwest was born out of the desire to be more than a race organizer for the Pacific Northwest skimo community. The mission of Skimo Northwest is to grow competitive ski mountaineering racing in the Pacific Northwest through race promotion, ski area advocacy, and youth development. Through our support of skimo, we hope to encourage the advancement of education surrounding outdoor activities, fitness, and safety.
Prime Directives:
Produce challenging and inviting premiere skimo events through SnowGoat Skimo.
Advocate for the sport through private and public channels.
Develop the future of the sport through youth programs and clinics.
Officers
President and Executive Director: Richard Kresser
Vice President: Aaron Ostrovsky
Treasurer: Seth Davis
Secretary: Esther Opersteny
Board of Directors
Seth Davis
Ely Gerbin
Matt Hasenohr
Richard Kresser
Esther Opersteny
Aaron Ostrovsky
Travis Nesse
Advisor: Paul Okner
Snoqualmie Advocacy Committee
Co-Chair: Travis Nesse
Co-Chair: Rich Bennett
Race committee
Head Race Director/Kulshan RD: Richard Kresser
Assistant Race Director: Josephine Bond
Westy’s Wildside WESTern RD: Westy Ford
Vertfest RD: Rich Bennett
Wy’easter Co-RD: Matt Hasenohr
Wy’easter Co-RD: Eric Schmidgall
Wy’easter Assistant RD: Eric Cade
Brand Partner Manager: Connor Dorsey
