Title: CEO

Company: Vail Resorts

Bio: As Chief Executive Officer of Vail Resorts, Rob Katz oversees some of the most popular and successful resorts in the world, counting Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, and Heavenly among the destinations that every skier knows. Whether it's the annual thrill of the Birds of Prey World Cup Races at Beaver Creek, the green re-imagining of Vail's Lionshead base, or the day-to-day operation of the sports most obvious empire, Katz stays remarkably on top of it all. Oh right, and Katz still finds time to serve as the director of the Vail Valley Foundation too.

Title: President\CEO

Company: Powdr Corp.

Bio: Powdr Corp. President and CEO John Cumming may not be the most 'out front' snow boss in the business, but behind the scenes the former outdoor apparel entrepreneur has been adding several of the west's favorite resorts to his asset sheet. The recent acquisition of Colorado's Copper Mountain gives him his first Colorado resort, to join Oregon's Mt. Bachelor, and of course Cumming's home base, Park City Mountain Resort. Cumming is also the majority shareholder in RSN, which will become the Outside Network in the near future. To top that off, he is the President of the US Ski and Snowboard Team's Board of Trustees.