Alex Maughan makes the powdery "T" for Telluride (or is it a "Y" for "WHY do we have to leave?")

Terry Jennings in the secret local stash, last run of the trip off Plunge Lift #9

Allison gets buried on big Monday

Snowboarder Profile: Allison Joel

Ms. Allison Joel will be joining the group for her first Ski Holiday. Hailing from Groton, Connecticut, she is only acquainted with the slopes of the eastern portion of the country and is looking forward to experiencing Colorado snow! Allison works as a banker for a large corporate bank, but is educated in sociology and loves to talk statistics. When she can't be on a mountain, her other possibly crazy hobby is fire performing.

Tele-Skier Profile: Alex Maughan

Mr. Alex Maughan is a Ski Holiday virgin but feels that 2015 is a great year to take the plunge and Telluride sounds like a memorable place to do it. Alex is a glass blower and industrial designer by day and mini car (aka cyclekart) racer by night. His addition to the Ski Holiday team ups the telemark group numbers by one. He “like likes” Nikki.

Skier Profile: Meaghan Walley

Ms. Meaghan Jennings is a return Holidayer from Ski Holiday 2010 in St. Anton Austria, where she met veteran Holidayer Mr. "Right" Jennings. Meaghan is originally from St. Louis MO, lived in DC for many years, and often has her first name misspelled. She enjoys the tri sports (run-swim-bike) including Ironman triathlon, driving range, occasional cooking catastrophes, satellite radio, coffee, gummi bears, and puffy vests. Meaghan can't stand being hot, and she's an earlobe frostbite survivor. Karaoke lovers take note: Meaghan knows many Shakira songs.

Tele-Skier Profile: Terry Jennings

Mr. Terry "T-Bone" Jennings holidayed with us on the '07 trip to Verbier Switzerland, and the '09 adventure in the BC Rockies Canada, and the '10 escapade to St. Anton am Arlberg, Austria. Terry immigrated to Nuevo Mexico from his Colorado homeland, and now back to to his Colorado homeland, working as an energy consultant in Denver. When not jonesing for fresh powdah, he can be found riding his bikes, eating green chile, or saving the planet from environmental catastrophe. His hair has been known to get really big after a good day on the slopes.

Snowboarder Profile: Katy Downey

Ms. Katy Downey is overjoyed to return for her 5th Ski Holiday extravaganza. Her experience includes three memorable European tours in the Alps, chock full of great company, antics and shenanigans. Last year she tried CO snow for the first time in Winter Park, and both she and her vintage snowboard took a strong liking to burying themselves in piles of untouched powder. She can't wait to get a feel for the Telluride vibe, especially the après-ski! Katy enjoys singing at Fenway Park, eating Chinese food, and portraying a State Trooper in real life.

Snowboarder Profile: Chris Blizzard

Mr. Chris Blizzard joins us again, this time from the Left Coast, California. Mr. Blizzard is a Johns Hopkins alumnus, lives in San Francisco, and enjoys the law student life. He began snowboarding in 8th grade while living in Japan. Fun facts: Chris saw Arnold Schwarzenegger on his last visit to Sun Valley. We hope Chris' last name breeds good snow fortune for us in March, as it did for us in Les Trois Vallées France and Whistler-Blackcomb Canada and Chamonix France .

Tele-Skier Profile: Denise Abdoo

Ms. Denise Abdoo is a 100 percent Ski-Holiday-blooded veteran. She hails from Denver, Colorado, where she works as a pediatric nurse practitioner in Emergency Medicine and Trauma at The Children's Hospital. Denise is a flexitarian which means she only eats flexi, a flexible, fibrous, organic foodstuff which I bet is made by Kashi and served at places like Loving Hut and Native Foods Café .

Skier Profile: Becca Lamb

Ms. Rebecca "Becca" Lamb is also a return Holidayer, coming off our 2013 adventure to Whistler-Blackcomb, our 2011 journey to the Beehive State of Utah, and the 2009 adventure to the Great White North. Ms. Lamb joins us from Marblehead Massachusetts, where she works out of home and from the road, managing clinical trials for big pharma. When Becca is not poring over data, documents, protocols, and processes, she enjoys cabins in Maine, cross-country skiing, and gardening sans pruning. Becca is from the Portland Maine area, and attended Trinity College in Hartford. And she is always smiling.

Snowboarder Profile: Nikki Tiano

Ms. Nicole "Nikki" Tiano was a key character on our 2012 Chamonix France holiday, and Whistler-Blackcomb in 2013, and the 2014 Les Trois Vallées France trip. Now she's back for more Holiday action. Nikki now calls the Pacific Northwest home and where she works at a major private foundation. Welcome back Nikki!

Skier Profile: Andrea Oettinger

Ms. Andrea Oettinger is back for her 5th season of Ski Holiday. While she enjoyed her time in Chamonix and Whistler-Blackcomb and Les Trois Vallées France, Andrea is in search of THE ultimate pow that Telluride CO has to offer. Besides looking for fresh tracks, Andrea is good at: finding parking spots, fighting parking tickets, forgetting where she parked the car, and snow tubing. Andrea is a former teacher and lives in The City of Brotherly Love. Welcome back Andrea!

Snowboarder Profile: Simon Pham

Mr. Viet "Simon" Pham is returning to the Ski Holiday circuit, joining us from Denver CO. Mr. Pham once again lived up to the hype last year in Les Trois Vallées France, and in 2013 in Whistler-Blackcomb, and also Chamonix France in 2012, and we can't wait to ride with him again. In addition to his duties of protecting American innovation at the U.S. Patent Office, Simon is a semi-new landlord. Welcome back Simon!

Tele-Skier Profile: Marc Oettinger

Mr. Marc Oettinger is returning as a new dad for this year's Ski Holiday. Marc is a Scorpio who enjoys fine dining, dancing, art history, language, sunsets, exercise, and delightful conversation. Marc hopes [expects] this to be the best snow holiday ever.

Skier Profile: Harry Ostrander

Mr. Harold "Harry" Ostrander is an old friend of the Oettinger family, currently living with his wife Kristin and THREE [a litter of] baby kids in Charlestown, Massachusetts. Harry knows economics and geography, and real estate business planning. In addition to meeting new people and seeing new places, Harry enjoys politics, sailing, hiking, biking, Boston Whaler-ing, and the Red Sox.