Dylan Freed has completed ski-mountaineering races in Europe, skied first descents in Northern Iceland and Iran, and backcountry skis 100 days each winter in the Wasatch. He is a ski-mountaineering guide and instructor for Mountain Mobility Group and has completed Wilderness First Responder, Outdoor Emergency Care, and Level 3 avalanche courses. During the summer, he is a fly-fishing guide for Glacier Anglers in the Bob Marshall Wilderness, Montana.

Eric Henderson

Eric Henderson, head guide for Jackson Hole Alpine Guides, has been on ski-mountaineering expeditions to Everest, China's Altai Mountains and has skied many notable lines in the Tetons, including the Grand Teton's Otter Body. Eric is a certified AMGA ski mountaineering guide, a professional member of the American Avalanche Association, and is a Level 3 PSIA ski instructor. He has also taught backcountry skiing and avalanche courses for St. Lawrence University. Eric spends his summers as a chef in Victor, Idaho.

                                      Kirsten Kremer has not missed a ski season in the Chugach since her first visit in 1993 and has worked and guided for VHSG since 1996. Kirsten’s motivation and exploits are legendary: she has flown a paraglider off the North Face of the Augille de Midi in Chamonix; climbed first ascents in Yosemite Valley; skied first descents on Denali; and is an extreme skiing champion. Kirsten also guides for Mountain Trip and Alaska Denali Guiding in the summer.

Nat Patridge

Nat Patridge has been a ski guide since 1993 and a year-round mountain guide since 1996. Prior to becoming High Mountain Heli-Skiing's director of snow safety in 2000, Nat worked as the director of Alpine Guides at Jackson Hole Ski Resort. He also worked for Doug Coombs at Valdez Heli Ski Guides in 1999 and 2000, returning to the team in 2007. Nat, a certified AMGA alpine guide has worked for Exum Mountain Guides for 10 years and is now a senior guide. In the off-seasons he travels with his wife Tina;  recently they have visited Kenya, Mexico, Costa Rica and Thailand.

Scott Raynor

Scott Raynor has been the owner and operator of Valdez Heli-Ski Guides since purchasing the company from Doug Coombs in 2000. He began his Alaska heli-ski guide career in 1996 and has since been a VHSG lead guide, avalanche forecaster and operations director. Scott has also worked as a heli-ski guide in New Zealand, as a guide on Denali, and  is a professional member of the American Avalanche Association. When not guiding in Valdez, Scott can be found ski-touring and ski-mountaineering in the Chugach, Wasatch and Selkirk Mountains.

Jaime Robertson

Before joining the VHSG team in 2007, Jaime Robertson worked for the snow safety team at Mount Hutt in his home country of New Zealand. These days Jaime is a year-round guide for Alpine Guides, guiding at Methven Heliskiing. His work experience includes ski patrolling and guiding in Canada (Sunshine Village and Yamnuska) and in the United States at Copper Mountain. Jaime is also an accomplished rock climber with ascents in Australia, Thailand, France, Canada and the United States.

Don Sharaf

VHSG turns to Don Sharaf for avalanche and weather forecasts. Don the president of Teton Avalanche Consulting, is a certified AMGA ski mountaineering guide, and an American Avalanche Association (AAA) certified avalanche educator, and a bona fide ski bum. Don presents avalanche research at the International Snow Science Workshop and the AAA. When not skiing in Valdez, Don resides in Victor, Idaho, and is known for breaking miles and miles of trail through the Tetons each winter.

Jamie Weeks

One of the country’s first snowboard guides, Jamie started guiding with VHSG in 2001. Currently Jamie is a lead guide and avalanche forecaster for Togwotee Snowcat Guides in Jackson Hole as well as a guide for Jackson Hole Alpine Guides. A lifelong Class 5 whitewater river guide, Jamie has guided commercial river trips in West Virginia, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon, Arizona, New York and Maine. He has completed Professional Avalanche Level 3, Winter Weather Forecasting, AASI Level 2 snowboard instructor, and the AMGA ski-mountaineering guide course.

Doug Workman

Doug has worked as a ski guide, avalanche forecaster and avalanche instructor for organizations such as the Utah Avalanche Forecaster Center, International Mountain Climbing School and the National Outdoor Leadership School. He has completed Professional Avalanche Level 3, Winter Weather Forecasting and the AMGA’s ski-mountaineering course, and currently  guides for Jackson Hole Mountain Guides, the Alaska Mountaineering School and High Mountain Heli. He has international alpine climbing experience and has skied the Grand Teton many times, twice via the Otter Body.

Jed Workman

Jed Workman is a talented climber and skier with a resume riddled with everything from 5.13 red points to first ascents in Pakistan and Alaska. In 2000 he started his guiding career teaching at the National Outdoor Leadership School and is currently a lead Denali guide for the Alaska Mountaineering School and a ski-mountaineering guide for courses at Alaska Pacific University. Jed is a Matanuska Valley, Alaska, resident and an avid gardener under the midnight sun. After spending time with Jed in the mountains, you are unlikely to forget his infectious laugh!

Jeff Zell

Jeff Zell has skied and guided in the Chugach longer than any other guide on Thompson Pass. Jeff’s history in the area dates back to 1993 when he placed second in the World Extreme Ski Championships; he has been a fixture at VHSG ever since. Jeff has skied over 100 days a year for the last 25 seasons, some seasons tallying as many as 250 days. As VHSG's most-seasoned guide, he can calmly guide you down any run in the Chugach. Jeff, a certified PSIA Level 3 ski instructor, teaches skiing at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort and is a professional ski patroller at Snow King Ski Resort. He also guides for Togwotee Snowcat Guides.