 Robin Craigen : President
Many years in the European Ski Travel industry in the 80's,including two years working in chalets in the French Alps, provided the experience to develop a luxury lodging and catered chalet program in Steamboat Springs.
He is a keen skier and snowboarder in the winter, taking advantage of the many powder days that come each year. In summer, he bikes everywhere both on the mountain and around the many roads in the valley and serves on the board of Routt County Riders, the local bicycle club and cycling advocacy group, as President.
Robin's organizational skills always kept the ship running smoothly in the islands. As a professional yachtsman for several years, he covered many ocean miles. He has competed in many international regattas and offshore races including the Sydney-Hobart, Newport - Bermuda, New York - Southampton Trans-Atlantic, and Fastnet Races.
Heather Craigen : VP / Catering Director
Heather's cooking is legendary in Steamboat where she oversees the menus and food preparation for all of our chalets and catered events. She has appeared several times on Steamboat TV18's cooking show and breakfast TV and was featured on the cover of the Food Section of the Denver Post.
Her cooking career began on a yacht in the Caribbean and she refined herskills at Cordon Bleu, the Culinary Institute of America, and at the International School of Baking in Oregon. She has authored her own cookbook- "Simple Pleasures" which highlights some of her most successful creations, plus many old favorites.
Shehas skied since her high school years but switched to snowboarding onarrival in Steamboat. Now she alternates between the two disciplines as she attempts to keep up with her kids, Maddie & Chili.
 Elisabeth Mullen : Reservations Manager
Elisabeth comes to Moving Mountains from a lengthy career in high-end hospitality. She came to Steamboat after 18 months as National Sales Manager for the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs. In 2008, after a five year term as Senior Sales Manager at the Steamboat Grand, she moved to the Highmark boutique hotel to lead the roll-out for their innaugural Winter Season.
Continuing her quest for new challenges in specialized lodging, she joined the Moving Mountains Team in March 2009 and now heads up our Reservations Team.
Elisabeth is an avid traveler having lived in the UK for a year, journeyed throughout Europe, and tries to visit the Caribbean at least once a year. She loves to ski, hike, and cook and is our resident office movie buff.
 Alex Pallut : Guest Services Manager
Alex's love for the outdoors brought her to Steamboat Springs nine years ago when she traded rainy England for the Rocky Mountains. Since then she has pursued a career in the outdoor industry as a travel guide. As a biking and hiking guide for Backroads International, her adventures have taken her tothe hill top towns of Tuscany, the medieval villages of Provence, and the mountain hamlets of Switzerland. Then Alex swapped herguiding hat to work with Backroads management team to create unforgettable vacations from behind the scenes. She is excited to join the Moving Mountain's team so that she cancreate one of a kind vacations in her home town.
When she's not in the office, Alex can be found carving fresh tracks in thesnow, hiking a mountain, or practicing yoga. She loves speaking French and Italian, cooking with friends, and capturing special moments through her lens. She has just returned from a year of traveling which involved trekking in Patagonia and exploring the adventure island of Sumatra, Indonesia with hersisters.
Connor Hasson : Web Development Guru
When Connor isn't skiing Steamboat's powder or zigzagging down the bike trails, his mind is focused on the future of the web. Connor grew up in Pennsylvania, but now calls Steamboat home.
He is a graduate of Full Sail University with a B.S. in Web Design and Development. Connor has an extensive portfolio and freelance business. He has worked alongside the Senior Producer for Disney and ABC and the lead Interface Designer for Nokia. Connor received numerous awards for his work while at Full Sail.
Connor loves traveling the world experiencing different cultures, incredible food and amazing sites. Connor is happy to be a part of the Moving Mountains family and has his sites set on giving the business the ultimate presence on the web.
 Addison Valdez: Administration Assistant
Born in California, and raised in Las Vegas, Addison arrived this fall for her first Steamboat winter. After living in Denver for two years, she lived in Breckenridge last year working at an exclusive timeshare right on the mountain. She used to be a nanny, loves kids and within 15 minutes became Chili’s new best friend. Addison enthusiastically gives to others through volunteer work including a mission trip with a church group to Juarez, Mexico.
Addison snowboards and likes to run. She also enjoys cooking and eating. She’s very excited for her first winter in Steamboat!In addition to her position at Moving Mountains, Addison will be attending her second year at Colorado Mountain College, and plan to keep attending for another 2 years as they just finalized the 4 year business program.
Jim Winn: Maintenance Manager  Jim was born & raised in Texas and is one of those people who’s life sounds like a never ending adventure. With experience as Natural History and Environmental Science Instructor, Interpretive andAdventure Guide, Team Building Facilitator, Business Manager, Publication Designer, Professional Photographer and Ski Instructor he has a lot of stories to tell! Jim joined the Moving Mountains team in Spring 2009 and with his other skills in repairs and remodeling, woodworking, and as a certified Pool and Spa technician he makes sure that our Chalets get a 5-star maintenance program.
Jim is an excellent skier in all terrains and is now sharing his skills with his 3 year old daughter as she learns to ski this year.He also loves running, biking, off-trail exploration, hiking, rock climbing, ice climbing, horsemanship, sailing, cooking.If you run into Jim you may be surprised at where conversations may lead you.
 Karl von Ahn : Human Resources Manager
Karl has been working in the Ski Resort and Hospitality Industry since November 2006. He graduated from the State University of New York at New Paltz with a Bachelors degree in Business Management and a passion for skiing. Upon graduating from college, his first job in the Resort Industry was as a Ski Instructor at Winter Park Resort, Colorado. From there, he continued to expand his experience in the resort business, specifically in Human Resources, while working at Snowshoe Mountain Ski Resort in West Virginia, Winter Park Resort in Colorado, Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort in Florida and Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation in Colorado.
Working for Moving Mountains has been a culmination of all the knowledge and experience learned while employed at various resorts throughout the country to develop, implement and grow the Human Resources program at Moving Mountains.
Karl is an avid traveler having visited many of the National Parks in the Northeast, Southwest, Alaska and Hawaii as well as touring through Germany, Austria and Switzerland. He enjoys skiing Steamboats legendary Champagne Powder Snow, whitewater rafting, mountain biking, hiking and backcountry skiing.
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