Our Team
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HUNTER STEINKAMP
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
Hunter is a passionate snowsports enthusiast who defines his year by how many days he had on snow (typically about 120) and how many resorts he was able to hit that season. Hunter worked in ski area management roles with Paoli Peaks and Crystal Mountain prior to CCSC. Hunter is a PSIA Level 3 alpine instructor and a USSS Level 100 alpine race coach. Hunter is involved in several other nonprofits, including serving as Board VP for PSIA-AASI Central.
Hunter has been with CCSC since it’s inception in 2018 as a coach, and became the club’s first employee in 2022. He is passionate about bringing kids from all backgrounds into CCSC, and helping them “find their niche” in one of our various programs.
For Hunter, it has been incredibly fulfilling to see CCSC transform from a start-up nonprofit into a true community resource reaching approximately 1,000 youth per year. The future is exciting for CCSC!
e: HunterSteinkamp@ccskiclub.org
p: 812-595-8439
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ANDY COOK
ALPINE CO-DIRECTOR
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JOE DASIN
ALPINE CO-DIRECTOR
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BETH MAJOR
NORDIC CO-DIRECTOR
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TIM FURBACHER
NORDIC CO-DIRECTOR
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MARCO DEDENBACH
DIRECTOR OF MTM AND FREESTYLE
Marco has dedicated much of his life to improving opportunities for youth in our region and across Michigan. Having grown up near Lansing, he worked with various youth centered programming before making the move north to work at Traverse City High School. Shortly after that he joined the staff of The Leelanau Ski Club (LSC), and hasn't left that world since.
The LSC morphed into the North Coast Snowsports Club (NCSC), and after many years instructing and directing that club the NCSC grew into Crystal Community Ski Club (CCSC). Marco has been Directing the Master The Mountain (MTM) branch of CCSC since, having been integral in building programs that offers teen leadership programs, freestyle camps, fostering outreach and DEI efforts that bring various downstate partners to Crystal Mountain, as well as the top notch learn to ski/snowboard programming that the MTM program is most known for.
Marco also sits on our Scholarship Committee, ensuring that deserving area youth will have the opportunity to pursue their snow dreams regardless of financial barriers. His goal is to help youth find their own personal stoke, and for kids to discover the joy of skiing and snowboarding with friends. He dreams of this becoming a lifelong pursuit for these young people, and hopes to realize that success in a chance meeting of one of todays MTM members on the slopes in twenty years, with their snow-loving kids right beside them.
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JESSICA KNOLL
JR. SKI PATROL
Jess is an outdoor enthusiast who has a passion for service; when not running a Camp on the shores of Lake Michigan you can find her out on the slopes (in winter) or hiking and biking in summer.
As a second generation patroller, Jessica started out as a Mountain Host on Crystal Mountain Ski Patrol with her father before becoming a patroller and reaching the Senior Alpine level. At Crystal she serves as an Outdoor Emergency Care (medical) instructor, Outdoor Emergency Transportation (toboggan/ski) instructor and hill leader.
Jess enjoys sharing her passion for skiing, safety and helping others through our Jr. Patrol program, where she develops teens through learning medical skills, safety awareness, and personal growth. Her favorite days on the slopes are spent with family and patrol friends, making as many runs as possible!
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ALLEN PARKES
MOUNTAIN MOVERS
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CAROLYN THAYER
JR. INSTRUCTOR
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CHRIS FISHER
DIRECTOR OF RACE TRAINING AND INSTRUCTION