Chugach Powder Guides

Our Team

For more than 20 years, the folks at CPG have skied, snowboarded, and otherwise explored the Alaskan mountains from Talkeetna to the Pacific. We live here, work here, play here. Meet the team…

Partner Nick Thomson
PARTNER / BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Heath Thomson
GENERAL MANAGER Henry Munter
Operations Manager/ Head Guide Rich Peterson
Snow Safety Director/ Lead Guide George Crieghton
Lead Guide/ Forecaster Mike Welch
Lead Guide/ Forecaster Brian Sienkowski
Lead Guide Ryan Smeeding
Lead Guide Paul Forward
Lead Guide Nick Langowski
Lead Guide/ Marketing Manager Dan Starr
Lead Guide Tide Smid
Lead Guide David Shuman
Guide Mark Dalpes
Guide Travis Elquist
Guide Zach Alexakis
Guide Caleb Merrill
Guide Brady Deal
Guide Max Durtschi
Guide Desi Sherwood
Guide Peter Ostroski
Guide Matt Yoder
Office Manager Tantiana Peterson
Office Staff Riley Ebel
Accounting and Human Resources Jill Tieskoetter
Office Staff Mara Hall
Equipment Manager / Ski Tech Corey Anderson