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 Brian Sienkowski
Lead Guide Ryan Smeeding
Lead Guide Paul Forward
Lead Guide/ Marketing Manager Dan Starr
Lead Guide/ Forecaster Caleb Merrill
Lead Guide Tide Smid
Lead Guide David Shuman
Guide Mark Dalpes
Guide Zach Alexakis
Guide Brady Deal
Guide Peter Ostroski
Guide Max Durtschi
Guide Reiker Durtschi
Guide Desi Sherwood
Guide Mike Davidson
Guide Melanee Stiassny
Guide Zach Husted
Guide Matt Yoder
Female Ski Guide Guide Eva Bingham
Guide Paul Barendregt
Guide Zach Behney
Guide Logan Demarcus
Guide Andrew Waldo
Guide Saraj Gottstein
Office Manager Riley Ebel
Accounting and Human Resources Jill Tieskoetter
Equipment Manager / Ski Tech Corey Anderson