Our Team

Nick chairs the Board of Directors and oversees the business while providing strategic governance, business development, and product development expertise to CPG. Nick has built his career around launching, building, and adding value to a variety of businesses. An avid snowboarder, skier, surfer, sailor, fisherman, and mountain biker, he’s convinced that Alaska is the best place on the planet to enjoy all these sports. He splits time between Alaska and Idaho with his wife and two sons.

Experience

• Entrepreneur & Business Executive
• CPG Board of Directors
• Over 15 years of skiing, snowboarding, surfing, and fishing in Alaska

Certifications

• CPG Board of Directors
• Avalanche I
• WFA

Heath provides strategic governance, business development, and product design expertise to CPG. In the summer months, Heath is also is the chef, and founder of Metes & Bounds, a table-to-farm pop-up restaurant business in Sonoma, California. In the winter months, he is an avid skier and snowboarder and believes there is nowhere better to enjoy both than CPG. Heath splits his time between Alaska and the San Francisco Bay Area.

Favorite CPG Run: Wylie’s Wall

Experience

• Entrepreneur
• Business Executive
• Over a decade skiing, snowboarding, and surfing in Alaska
• Designs, plans, and leads multisport adventure trips

Certifications

• CPG Board of Directors
• Avalanche I
• WFA

Henry is CPG’s General Manager, overseeing Operations, Sales, Marketing and Product Development. Henry began backcountry skiing growing up in Ketchum, Idaho. He worked as a ski patroller at the Yellowstone Club in Big Sky, Montana, where he was involved in snow and avalanche research, before moving to Girdwood in 2008. In addition to ski guiding, Henry worked as an avalanche educator and consultant, a mountain guide, and a river guide. Between seasons, Henry has kayaked class V whitewater in more than 10 countries and 20 states. As General Manager, he seeks to make every aspect of CPG a great experience for our valued guests.

Experience

• CPG guide since 2008
• CPG lead guide since 2010
• 4 years ski patroller
• 3 years mountain guide
• Alaska Avalanche School course instructor

Certifications

• Avalanche Level 3 Certification
• HSUS Level 3 Guide
• Outdoor Emergency Care
• Winter Weather Forecasting Course

Experience

• CPG guide since 2008
• CPG Lead guide since 2012
• CPG Head Guide and Operations Manager since 2015

Certifications

• HSUS Level 3 Heli Ski Guide
• Avalanche Level 3 Certification
• WFR

Experience

• CPG guide since 2017
• CPG Lead Guide Since 2021
• CPG Snow Safety Director Since 2022 

Certifications

• HSUS Level 3 Heli Ski guide
• Avalanche Pro 2 Certification
• WFR

Experience

• CPG Guide Since 2007
• CPG Lead Guide Since 2010
• 15+ Years Ski Patrol- Alyeska and Alta

Certifications

• HSUS level 3 Ski Guide
• Avalanche 3 Cert.
• Outdoor Emergency Care Cert.

Experience

• CPG guide since 2011
• CPG Lead Guide Since 2016
• 6 Years Ski Patroller- Yellowstone Club

Certifications

• HSUS Level 3 Ski Guide
• Avalanche Level 3 Certification
• Outdoor Emergency Care

Experience

CPG Guide since 2010

Certifications

• HSUS level 3 guide
• Avalanche Level 3
• WFR

Experience

• CPG Guide Since 2013
• CPG Lead Guide Since 2015

Certifications

• HSUS Level 3 Heli Ski Guide
• Avalanche Level 3 Certification
• MD

Experience

• CPG guide since 2011
• CPG lead guide since 2019
• Class IV-V whitewater rafting guide

Certifications

• HSUS Level 3 Heli Ski Guide
• Avalanche Level 3 Certification
• Wilderness First Responder

Experience

• CPG Guide Since 2014
• CPG lead guide since 2021
• 7 years Denali Guide

Certifications

• HSUS Level 3 Heli Ski Guide
• Avalanche Level 2 Pro
• WFR

Experience

• CPG Guide Since 2015
• CPG lead guide Since 2021
• Professional Ski Patroller at Alta

Certifications

• HSUS Level 3 Ski Guide
• Avalance Level 3 Certification

Experience

• CPG Guide Since 2014
• CPG Lead Guide Since 2022

Certifications

• HSUS Level 3 Heli Ski Guide
• Avalanche level 3 certification
• National Registry Paramedic
• SAG Stuntman
• Instructor at Rigging for Rescue

Experience

• CPG guide since 2010

Certifications

• HSUS Level 2 Heli Ski Guide
• Avalanche Level 2 Pro Certification
• OEC Certification

Travis first came to Alaska in 2004. He fell in love with the snowboarding in Thompson Pass, and began heli guiding there in 2008.  In 2014 he moved to Alaska full time and has been chasing powder ever since. Travis joined CPG in 2021 as an experienced guide. Outside of snowboarding Travis is a husband, father, certified surgical tech and passionate mountain biker.

Experience

• Heli Ski Guide Since 2008
• CPG Guide Since 2021

Certifications

• Avalanche Pro 2 Certification
• Wilderness First Responder

Zack joined the CPG team as a snowboard guide in 2019. His calm, cool and collected attitude lends well to his summer job as a firefighter/smokejumper for the B.L.M.

Experience

• CPG Guide since 2019

Certifications

• Avy Pro 1 Certification
• Wilderness First Responder

From the Wasatch, to the Ruby’s, Cascades, Mt. Shasta and now the Chugach, Caleb has spent a career guiding clients on ski descents across the west. Since his start as a ski patroller at Solitude, Caleb has continued his education and training through the AMGA and on-the-job guiding experience. We were lucky to hire him in 2021 to join the team at CPG. When not guiding or teaching avalanche courses, Caleb enjoys dirt biking, running and paragliding around his home in Oregon’s Rogue Valley, as well as hosting his podcast “The Avalanche Hour.”

Experience

• CPG Guide Since 2021
• Ruby Mountain Heli/Cat Ski Guide Since 2014
• Mountain Guide Since 2018

Certifications

• HSUS Level 2 Guide
• WFR
• AIRE Level 3
• AIRE Course Leader
• AMGA Ski Guide Course – 2018
• AMGA Advanced Ski Guide Course 2021

A born and raised Alaskan, Brady joined the CPG guide staff in 2019. Brady has skied, climbed and paraglided all over Alaska and beyond. A former Denali guide, Brady now serves as a firefighter/ paramedic for the Anchorage Fire Department.

Experience

• CPG Guide since 2019
• 4 Years Denali Guide

Certifications

• HSUS Level 2 Heli Ski Guide
• National Registry Paramedic
• Avalanche Pro 1 Certification

Max is one of the only guides who can claim they are “from” Girdwood. Max grew up as a local shredder, and has competed in big mountain skiing competitions across North America. If you see an inverted skier in a CPG guide uniform, it’s probably Max. He also captains a commercial fishing boat in the summer and plans to become a helicopter pilot.

Experience

• CPG guide since 2021

Certifications

• HSUS Level 2 Heli Ski Guide
• WFR

Born and raised in town, Desi has been a familiar face in the Girdwood ski scene since he was a kid. He grew up racing for the Alyeska Ski Club before becoming a race coach himself. Desi now spends his time guiding heli skiing for CPG and Tordrillo Mountain Lodge, and guiding fly fishing in Alaska and Central America. Whether skiing, fishing, or relaxing, Desi’s permanent stoke is always contagious.

Experience

• CPG Guide Since 2020
• Tordrillo Mountain Lodge Guide Since 2013
• 12 Years Ski Coaching

Certifications

• HSUS Level 2 Ski Guide
• WFR

Peter grew up ski racing and mountain biking in his hometown of North Conway, New Hampshire. He went on to race at the collegiate level and then spent many years as ski coach while also racing his bike on the Enduro World Series. Pete now pursues backcountry adventures on his skis and bike, and is a welcome member of the CPG guide team since 2021.

Experience

• CPG guide since 2021

Certifications

• HSUS Level 2 Heli Ski Guide
• WFR

As a born and raised Alaskan, Yoder has been exploring the mountains his entire life. Yoder joined CPG way back in 2012 as a fuelie, and is now a key member of our guide team. A passionate skateboarder and artist, his work is displayed on many walls across Alaska and beyond.

Experience

• CPG Fuelie Since 2012
• CPG Guide Since 2017

Certifications

• Avalanche Level 2
• HSUS Level 1

Tantiana joined CPG in 2022 and quickly became our office manager. “Tots” grew up in the western Alaska town of Dillingham and has worked in Antarctica and the oil fields of Alaska. She spends her summers managing a mushroom farm in Chugiak.

Experience

Certifications

Riley grew up in Vail, Colorado and has been skiing since she could walk. She moved to Alaska in 2013 to raft guide on the Matanuska River. She fell in love with Alaska and has lived here ever since. When not working in the office or as a geologist, Riley loves to ski and whitewater kayak.

Experience

Certifications

Jill started at CPG in 2011 and has been a valuable member of our team ever since. Jill and her husband Rob own a home in Denali, Alaska where they spend their summers. During the long winter months Jill and Rob come to Girdwood to enjoy the ski town atmosphere.

Experience

Certifications

Mara grew up in Anchorage and has been skiing in Girdwood since she was young. She joined CPG in 2020. When not in the office you will find Mara pouring beers at Girdwood Brewing Company and walking her shitzu Penelope.

Experience

Certifications

Corey has been Girdwoods favorite ski tech for the past 16 years, and has been with CPG since 2011 as our equipment manager. In the summer Corey serves as lead guide for Chugach Adventures, a local rafting and hiking guide service.

Experience

Certifications