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Ski Testers

We have an incredible resource of testers here in the greater Stowe area. Not only are we lucky to be able to ski here in general, but also that we’re able to find this diverse group of skiers with a broad range of ages, shapes, sizes, and ability levels. Most of us have tested skis in one way or another, and we are fortunate to have many returning SkiEssentials testers to provide their valuable input once again. We’re sure you’ll be able to find a skier that you identify with, allowing you to benefit from their experiences and formulate your own thoughts and visions moving forward in your ski quest.

Devin Frye-O’Neill

Age: 31 Height: 5' 9 3/4" Weight: 210 lbs.

Laid back and casual with the occasional need for speed

Emily Crofton

Age: 33 Height: 5' 3" Weight: 113 lbs.

Aggressive and technical with a freeride/freestyle background

Greg Petrics

Age: 39 Height: 6' 3" Weight: 210 lbs.

I’m a race-trained skier who had a powder addiction, and now is looking for the perfect piste turn.

Micheline Lemay

Age: 43 Height: 5' 6" Weight: 135 lbs.

All the way Lemay!

Chris McClelland

Age: 26 Height: 6' 4" Weight: 175 lbs.

Fast and aggressive, I really like to push my equipment to its limit

Dave Hatoff

Age: 54 Height: 5' 9" Weight: 165 lbs.

Lots of turns, like to "milk" the terrain. A bit old school. Prefer human powered skiing over lifts.

Steve McKenzie

Age: 30 Height: 6' 1" Weight: 230 lbs.

Aggressively playful

Allarie Sullivan

Age: 32 Height: 5' 4" Weight: 145 lbs.

Silly

Mark MacDonald

Age: 50 Height: 6' 1" Weight: 188 lbs.

All Mountain- trees, steeps, moguls, powder, cruiser's- it's all fun!

Nick Wright

Age: 27 Height: 6' 2" Weight: 175 lbs.

Fun and Technical, (Technically Fun) !

Kerry Douglas Pearce

Age: 37 Height: 5' 6" Weight: 115 lbs.

My ski style has been heavily influenced by racing. With that foundation, I love everything from fresh corduroy to powder, steep terrain and trees.

Tim Clary

Age: 44 Height: 5' 9" Weight: 180 lbs.

Aggressive carver

Joshua Matta

Age: 38 Height: 5' 8" Weight: 210 lbs.

Smooth and soft with speed when I feel like it

Diane Ashworth

Age: 35 Height: 5' 5" Weight: 140 lbs.

Chill, all weather, off piste adventures, enjoy nice groomers

Zach Mooney

Age: 23 Height: 5' 11" Weight: 180 lbs.

Typical ex racer that loves to free ski everything

Erik Timmerman

Age: 51 Height: 6' " Weight: 200 lbs.

Accurate

Nate Gardner

Age: 41 Height: 6' 1" Weight: 200 lbs.

Fast all mountain skiing, but also love a great short turn in the steeps and gnarly mogul runs

Louise Lintilhac

Age: 37 Height: 5' 2" Weight: 125 lbs.

Dana Allen

Age: 41 Height: 5' 10" Weight: 165 lbs.

Dave Raybould

Age: 34 Height: 5' 8" Weight: 135 lbs.

Technical & Accurate

Allison Kozar

Age: 36 Height: 5' 2" Weight: 108 lbs.

Stealthy

Laura McLaughlin

Age: 41 Height: 5' 5" Weight: Too Much lbs.

Forward, aggressive stance working to complete every turn initiated.

Alli Ruschp

Age: 35 Height: 5' 5" Weight: 140 lbs.

Ex-racer who's calmed herself down

Annie MacDonald

Age: 58 Height: 5' 7" Weight: 118 lbs.

Lots of style, grace, and power

Benny Wax

Age: 71 Height: 5' 6" Weight: 190 lbs.

Fun, Makes Me Scared, Makes Me Laugh! I like to turn a lot! Not too fast!

Bob St.Pierre

Age: 44 Height: 6' 2" Weight: 225 lbs.

Smooth and stable, but less dynamic than I used to be.

Brad Moskowitz

Age: 53 Height: 5' 4" Weight: 140 lbs.

Smiley

Brad Schauerman

Age: 30 Height: 5' 9" Weight: 160 lbs.

Trees, trees, and more trees just like a squirrel

Carly Monahan

Age: 35 Height: 5' 4" Weight: 135 lbs.

Athletic and active, but laid back

Catherine Ferguson

Age: 29 Height: 5' 3" Weight: 135 lbs.

Ex-Racer

Connor Gorham

Age: 32 Height: 6' " Weight: 150 lbs.

Distinguished, Calculated Dancing

Danielle Nichols

Age: 44 Height: 5' 4" Weight: 150 lbs.

Fast fall line ripper

David Wolfgang

Age: 69 Height: 6' 3" Weight: 230 lbs.

Strong, deliberate, and smooth

Harrison Gorham

Age: 36 Height: 6' " Weight: 170 lbs.

Heavily mustachioed and always watching out for the kids

Jeff Neagle

Age: 35 Height: 5' 10" Weight: 150 lbs.

Aggressive freeride with freestyle background

Jeffrey Siegel

Age: 41 Height: 6' 1" Weight: 200 lbs.

Smooth, refined, analytical, with a ski instructing background

Josh Wolfgang

Age: 26 Height: 6' 1" Weight: 190 lbs.

Fast and carvy with a love for the fall line

Marcus Shakun

Age: 41 Height: 6' 5" Weight: 225 lbs.

Powerful, but playful with the terrain

Matt McGinnis

Age: 32 Height: 5' 9" Weight: 175 lbs.

I like bringing freeskiing elements across the mountain. Tons of switch skiing, side hits, small spins, etc.

Michael Rooney

Age: 75 Height: 6' " Weight: 165 lbs.

Top to bottom without stopping

Mike Aidala

Age: 45 Height: 5' 9" Weight: 160 lbs.

As fast as the terrain allows

Noah Labow

Age: 40 Height: 5' 10" Weight: 155 lbs.

Acroski wannabe, versatility supreme

Phil McGrory

Age: 34 Height: 6' 0" Weight: 180 lbs.

Loose and Surfy

Ryan Daniel

Age: 39 Height: 5' 11.5" Weight: 180 lbs.

Aggressive carving.

Shannon Walton

Age: 40 Height: 5' 3" Weight: 153 lbs.

Loves to carve, enjoys a good powder day but skis fairly relaxed due to multiple knee injuries

Steve Sulin

Age: 46 Height: 6' " Weight: 230 lbs.

Smooth, precise GS turns

Susan Dorn

Age: 60+ Height: 5' 2" Weight: 125 lbs.

Aggressive and smooth carving

Pete Fox

Age: 40 Height: 6’2” Weight: 250 lbs.

Aggressive, GS/West coast turns on groomers, usually fast.

Matt Stromecki

Age: 24 Height: 6’2” Weight: 200 lbs.

Aggressive Freeride, Backcountry, and Ski Mountaineering

Catherine Falduto

Age: 34 Height: 5’3” Weight: 130 lbs.

Will ski anything cautiously, working on confidently skiing expert terrain

Mark Burbank

Age: 55 Height: 6’2” Weight: 190 lbs.

Quiet and smooth

Steve Andrews

Age: 66 Height: 6’1” Weight: 210 lbs.

ex racer

Luke Miller

Age: 29 Height: 6’1” Weight: 195 lbs.

Aggressive. I try to make as few turns as possible regardless of terrain.

Lanning Henel

Age: 31 Height: 6’4” Weight: 235 lbs.

I ski pretty aggressively but never shy for a cruiser lap

Marc Angelillo

Age: 67 Height: 5’9” Weight: 165 lbs.

More Technical, Carving & Flowing style

Greg Morrill

Age: 76 Height: 5’8” Weight: 175 lbs.

Making turns

Sam DeBenedictis

Age: 34 Height: 5’8” Weight: 150 lbs.

Sendy mcsenderson

Alyssa Ringler

Age: 40 Height: 5’4” Weight: 125 lbs.

I like to charge on groomers and play in the woods when the snow is soft.

Stacey Edwards

Age: 39 Height: 5’6” Weight: 145 lbs.

Not traditional, no poles, prefer quick short turns to long carves. Playful, love side hits, woods, drops, park jumps.

Tim Kevin

Age: 53 Height: 5’11” Weight: 180 lbs.

Smooth and precise

Tim Loukes

Age: 59 Height: 6’0” Weight: 200 lbs.

Aggressive yet relaxed.Fluid like water.

Matt McAlary

Age: 26 Height: 5’6” Weight: 180 lbs.

A racer that never took the sport seriously, paired With Freeride/freestyle tendencies.

Jenna Lubliner

Age: 31 Height: 5’3” Weight: 135 lbs.

Herky-jerky salmagundi

Pat Lennon

Age: 29 Height: 6’0” Weight: 175 lbs.

textbook

Kevin Ross

Age: 32 Height: 5’8” Weight: 160 lbs.

fast carving mixed with goofing around. I Love Side Hits

Landel Cochran

Age: 35 Height: 6’0” Weight: 295 lbs.

Fast and deliberate, not super quick or light.

Justin Rodda

Age: 22 Height: 5’7” Weight: 160 lbs.

Fall line and right side up

Bryce Zicarelli

Age: 24 Height: 5’6” Weight: 145 lbs.

Smooth and fast

Grant Wieler

Age: 35 Height: 6’0” Weight: 185 lbs.

Aggressive/freestyle

Bruce Schulman

Age: 60 Height: 5’10” Weight: 205 lbs.

Double diamond

Jocelyn Lysik

Age: 23 Height: 5’9” Weight: 135 lbs.

Washed up racer who’s learning to enjoy moguls and the woods

Heather Hays

Age: 39 Height: 5’7” Weight: 128 lbs.

Having a good time

Nicholas Hastings

Age: 26 Height: 6’2” Weight: 165 lbs.

Majestic

Reuben Berlin

Age: 14 Height: 5’8” Weight: 125 lbs.

Freestyle

Katharine ReQua

Age: 37 Height: 5’7” Weight: 130 lbs.

Casual

Alsacia Timmerman

Age: 20 Height: 5’3” Weight: 130 lbs.

Informed by racer tech, but much more mellow after two ACL surgeries.

Samantha Jolly

Age: 30 Height: 5’5” Weight: 135 lbs.

Bouncy

Loren Schaeffer

Age: 66 Height: 5’5” Weight: 145 lbs.

Aggressive racer former mogul bumper

Shaun Roberts

Age: 26 Height: 6’5” Weight: 175 lbs.

Playful and chargy

Ben DeBenedictis

Age: 35 Height: 5’9” Weight: 170 lbs.

Aggressive and technically accurate, I’m a nerd, I grew up ski racing.

Matt Testa

Age: 27 Height: 5’8” Weight: 158 lbs.

I like to think that I ski aggressively/ fun and playful. I usually am either carving down the fall line or on the sides of the trail looking for soft snow and features to bounce off/surf around on.

Janis Iovanella

Age: 63 Height: 5’5” Weight: 135 lbs.

Strong but fun

Alison Kaminer

Age: 46 Height: 5’0” Weight: 120 lbs.

Fast frontside, free spirit.

Chris ""Rusty Poles"" Moeykens

Age: 54 Height: 5’7” Weight: 155 lbs.

I make lots of turns. To me, that's kind of the point of skiing. I spend most of my time hunting for powder stashes, but I do like the occasional front side charger day.