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BROOMFIELD — After less than a year at the helm at Keystone Resort, general manager Doug Lovell is leaving to take the top spot at Beaver Creek.
Vail Resorts announced the move as part of an executive shuffle Thursday. In addition to Lovell's move back to Beaver Creek, John Buhler, director of skier services at Breckenridge, will move into the GM slot at Keystone. Meanwhile, Vail Mountain's ski and snowboard school director Pet Sonntag will move to the GM position at Vail Resorts' Heavenly Mountain Resort in California.
The change comes after Beaver Creek's former chief operating officer John Garnsey was given greater responsibilities within the company. Garnsey gave up the position of chief operating officer but still oversees Vail and Beaver Creek as co-president of the Mountain Division.
Lovell has been vice president and chief operating officer of Keystone Resort since October 2009, when former GM Pat Campbell moved to Breckenridge following the departure of Lucy Kay. Prior to that, Lovell was vice president of mountain operations for the resort since 2007. Before Keystone, Lovell had been director of mountain operations for Beaver Creek since 2005.
He began his ski career at Beaver Creek in 1994, having held various operations positions ranging from snowmaker controller, ski patroller and guest services supervisor before being promoted to mountain operations manager at the resort. Prior to joining Beaver Creek, Lovell worked in marketing, sales and finance in Denver, Boston and Loveland, Texas.
“I'm very excited that Doug is coming back to Beaver Creek where he cut his teeth in the ski industry,” Garnsey said. “I've worked closely with him for many years, both while he was here at Beaver Creek as well as at Keystone, and I have tremendous respect for his operations knowledge and experience and his focus on guest service. I am confident that Doug will continue to uphold the high standards of excellence for which Beaver Creek is recognized worldwide.”
Buhler has been director of skier services for Breckenridge Ski Resort since 2006, where he was responsible for multiple departments including the ski and ride school, product sales, ticketing and ticket scanning, guest services and child care. Prior to being named director of skier services Buhler held the positions of ski and ride school manager, assistant director and director from 1994-2006. Buhler has held other positions within the ski industry, including ski school director (1993-1994) and assistant ski school director (1988-1992) at Mountain High Ski Resort in southern California and assistant ski school director (1992-1993) of Bear Mountain in Big Bear, Calif. Buhler is also a licensed general contractor. He serves on the board of directors of the Professional Ski Instructors of America — Rocky Mountain.
Vail Resorts announced the move as part of an executive shuffle Thursday. In addition to Lovell's move back to Beaver Creek, John Buhler, director of skier services at Breckenridge, will move into the GM slot at Keystone. Meanwhile, Vail Mountain's ski and snowboard school director Pet Sonntag will move to the GM position at Vail Resorts' Heavenly Mountain Resort in California.
The change comes after Beaver Creek's former chief operating officer John Garnsey was given greater responsibilities within the company. Garnsey gave up the position of chief operating officer but still oversees Vail and Beaver Creek as co-president of the Mountain Division.
Lovell has been vice president and chief operating officer of Keystone Resort since October 2009, when former GM Pat Campbell moved to Breckenridge following the departure of Lucy Kay. Prior to that, Lovell was vice president of mountain operations for the resort since 2007. Before Keystone, Lovell had been director of mountain operations for Beaver Creek since 2005.
He began his ski career at Beaver Creek in 1994, having held various operations positions ranging from snowmaker controller, ski patroller and guest services supervisor before being promoted to mountain operations manager at the resort. Prior to joining Beaver Creek, Lovell worked in marketing, sales and finance in Denver, Boston and Loveland, Texas.
“I'm very excited that Doug is coming back to Beaver Creek where he cut his teeth in the ski industry,” Garnsey said. “I've worked closely with him for many years, both while he was here at Beaver Creek as well as at Keystone, and I have tremendous respect for his operations knowledge and experience and his focus on guest service. I am confident that Doug will continue to uphold the high standards of excellence for which Beaver Creek is recognized worldwide.”
Buhler has been director of skier services for Breckenridge Ski Resort since 2006, where he was responsible for multiple departments including the ski and ride school, product sales, ticketing and ticket scanning, guest services and child care. Prior to being named director of skier services Buhler held the positions of ski and ride school manager, assistant director and director from 1994-2006. Buhler has held other positions within the ski industry, including ski school director (1993-1994) and assistant ski school director (1988-1992) at Mountain High Ski Resort in southern California and assistant ski school director (1992-1993) of Bear Mountain in Big Bear, Calif. Buhler is also a licensed general contractor. He serves on the board of directors of the Professional Ski Instructors of America — Rocky Mountain.
