Role/Position(s) on our Northwest team and Nationally:
Technical Team Member, Divisional Clinic Leader, and Alpine Examiner

Job(s) within and outside the ski industry, both winter & summer:
Ski Industry: Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Resort Instructor / Trainer, On-hill Pro Rep for Salomon Sports. Non-Ski Industry: Founder and CEO 509 INC and Barnes Design INC, INC. – In a nutshell … I make things look good. Projects include private homes, printed catalogs, company logos, web sites, mt. bike guidebooks, some product design … and, yes, this web site.

Favorite hobby when not snow skiing:
Mountainbiking, Photography, Travel, Building Stuff, Importing Original Minis as well as playing with and teaching my daughter Ottilie.

If you could have any super power, what would it be and why?
Teleportation because there are so many cool places to see in this world and it always takes too long and costs too much to get there. “Beam me over there, Scotty!”

Role/Position(s) on our Northwest team and Nationally:

Brad Jacobson is a Technical Team Member, Alpine Examiner in Training and is also AASI Level I certified and a USSA level 400 (National Level) Coach. He is also a  Trainer for Mt. Bachelor. Brad grew up ski racing from age 8 through college, competed USSA and was nationally ranked. Currently he teaches full time with Mt. Bachelor Ski School and Snowboard School.

Job(s) within and outside the ski industry, both winter & summer:
Owner- Brad Jacobson Construction (spring/ summer/ fall)

Favorite hobby when not snow skiing:
Hangin’ with my amazing family out on the lake doin’ sick maneuvers on my wakeboard.

If you could have any super power, what would it be and why?
I’d like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony! Then everyone will be happy!

Role/Position(s) on our Northwest team and Nationally:
Techncal Team Head Coach, Team member since 1986, oh my goodness!

Other positions held within PSIA both Regionally & Nationally:
Examiner, past National Alpine Team Selector, past Education VP, past National Education Committee Member, Level III Alpine.

Job(s) within and outside the ski industry, both winter & summer:
Ski Instructor/Trainer for Crystal Mountain and Ski Masters and part time at Aspen, President and CEO of Point Lavinia Commercial Charters, Inc. (that means I haul fish), Owner, operator of Black Boat Productions.

Favorite hobby when not snow skiing:
Just got back into flying (airplanes that is)after a long hiatus, way too long.

If you could have any super power, what would it be and why?
To be able to predict the lottery #s. Need I say more?

Role/Position(s) on our Northwest team and Nationally:
Technical Team Member, 3rd Term

Other positions held within PSIA both Regionally & Nationally:
Alpine Examiner, Divisional Clinic Leader, Freestyle Specialist Clinician

Job(s) within and outside the ski industry, both winter & summer:
Winter: Snowsports School Director at Schweitzer Mountain Resort, Sandpoint, Idaho. Summer: Waterfront Director at Camp Mivoden Summer Camp & Retreat Center, Racing and freestyle coach for Mt. Hood Summer Ski Camp

Favorite hobby when not snow skiing:
Competitive cycling, road and track. Former Category 1, now lazy and out of shape. Trying to improve my lame guitar skills.

If you could have any super power, what would it be and why?
To be able to invisibly hang up peoples cell phone for them. I think the reason is obvious.

Role/Position(s) on our Northwest team and Nationally:
Technical Team Member

Other positions held within PSIA both Regionally & Nationally:
Divisional Clinic Leader, Alpine Examiner in Training

Job(s) within and outside the ski industry, both winter & summer:
Winter Job: Ski and Snowboard School Manager, Mt. Hood Meadows, Oregon
Summer Job: Head Coach, Timberline Atomic Summer Snow Camps, Timberline, Oregon

Favorite hobby when not snow skiing:
Summer League softball and pick-up basketball

Role/Position(s) on our Northwest team and Nationally:
Technical Team Mentor and PSIA-NW Certification VP, Former Technical Team Head Coach and Team Founder.

Job(s) within and outside the ski industry, both winter & summer:
Past:
Ski School Director, Schweitzer Ski Area, 1970-1972
Director of Skiing, 49° North, 1972-1983
Instructor & Coach, Alpental Ski Area, 1983-1984
General Manager, Marketing Director, COO, Ski Lifts Inc, 1984-1997
PSIA-NW Board Member 1975-1986, PSIA-NW Technical VP 1978-1985
Present:
Schweitzer Alpine Racing School (S.A.R.S) Coach
Instructor Trainer, Schweitzer Mountain Ski & Ride Center
PSIA-NW Examiner 1975-Present
PSIA National Examiner 1984-Present

Favorite hobby when not snow skiing:
Bicycling, Fishing, Hunting, Hiking, Backpacking and more!