July 26, 2007
Hi Folks,
Please let me introduce myself. My name is Dave Riley and I'm the new Chief Executive Officer of Telluride Ski and Golf Resort.
This is the first of many blogs which I will post. I encourage
everyone to participate frequently by posting thoughtful comments on
this new online community and I look forward to our digital dialog!
First, I'll give you a little background on me. After growing up in
Missouri on a cattle ranch, I moved to Colorado because of the
high-quality skiing. The first year I attended Colorado Mountain
College which is just down the road from Aspen. Subsequently,
I attended Mesa State College in Grand Junction. After graduating from
MSC, I worked at several ski resorts: Keystone Resort, Colorado (3
years), Jackson Hole Resort, Wyoming (3 years), Angel Fire Resort, New
Mexico (3 years) and Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Resort, Oregon (14 years). My
wife, Noreen, and 11 year old daughter, Alex, are joining me in
Telluride in a few weeks. We're very excited to be here and view this
as a long-term commitment.
But enough about me - I want to learn about you!
Being the new kid on the block, I would really
appreciate your insight, ideas, and assistance. Think of it this way,
you have an opportunity to help shape the priorities at this wonderful
resort. To start the ball rolling, in this blog I'm asking for you to
please answer a few simple questions:
A) What are your expectations of me as Telluride's new CEO?
B) What do you like best about Telluride Ski and Golf Resort?
C) As a visitor or community member, what is the single most
important thing you'd like to see improved by Telluride Ski and Golf
Resort?
I'm asking you to "help me, help you". As this conversation
continues, I believe we'll find that collaboration, communication,
problem solving, and transparency are important values found in this
blog.
Many people join me in the belief that Telluride is the most
beautiful and unique alpine resort in America. But, a beautiful setting
is only part of the experience. In the short time I've been in this
position, I've already learned that there are some really super people
in this organization who are completely committed to offering the
"complete experience". We're inviting you to help us reach our
potential - together.
I look forward to contributing to the best quality of life for our
staff members and local community members while helping to create an
unparalleled, high-quality, and unique experience for our guests. I
also believe our organization needs to constantly reach high to be the
ski industry leader in safety and responsible natural resource
management. These are core principals and beliefs which I hold.
Please feel free to post a comment. I look forward to engaging with you in a meaningful and positive dialog! Thank you.
Kindest regards,
Dave
What's New
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In regard to Anne's post . . . I don't know of any other resorts that keep a quality skiier/snowboard cross open to the public. The resorts that I've visited either close them off, when not using them for a competition, or they doze them after an event, for liability purposes. Dave, before making the decision to eliminate the half pipe,...
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Hi Dave! Regarding your comment to Anne, I have a few points to make. Well first off, I don't think a boarderX course would be a good idea...tons of people would get hurt! You thinking building a boarderX course is good idea, but you won't let the park crew build a jump over 40 feet. I think a boarderx course is way more dangerous than a jump...
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Hey Dave, Special thanks has to go out to the forrest service for clearing the fallen trees on the Prospect trail. They had this trail riding and flowing smoothly after only a week of it being open. The trail is awesome! I only got to ride it once last year after it had already snowed. So I didn't know how good it really was until a couple of weeks...
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Hi Dave, I hope your summer is going well. I'm wondering if you might have any plans to have a ski/snowboard cross course open throughout the season along with the park and pipe? I think there's a lot of people who would love to have a cross course to practice and play on! Dave's reply: Hi Anne. We're in the process this summer of evaluating...
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I thought that Telluride was the most fun, beautiful place that I have ever skied. Now It will be the most spectactularly challenging place that I have ever skied. Dave's reply: Hi Craig. Yes, in many ways Telluride is clearly "unmatched in North America"!