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Aaron is an Oregon native and started skiing at a young age. After being introduced to backcountry skiing, he started climbing and skiing the Cascade Volcanoes to prolong the ski season. He is currently a guide at Oregon Ski Guides and Timberline Mountain Guides. Aaron is AAI Level 3 trained and a professional member of the American Avalanche Association. He is passionate about skiing and snow safety, and excited to be involved with COAC.
Alli has been involved with COAC since 2016, first as a board member, then alternate pro observer and forecaster. In addition to forecasting for COAC, she works as a ski guide and avalanche instructor for Oregon Ski Guides and Timberline Mountain Guides. She is a professional member of the American Avalanche Association and an American Mountain Guides Association Assistant Ski Guide. Alli has completed her Pro 2 avalanche training and is working her way through the AMGA guide certification program. When she's not on snow, Alli is trail running with her dogs Riggins and Firnspiegel or curled up with a book.
I grew up in the mountains outside of SLC, UT and fell in love with snow and being outside! My personal and professional life are a wonderful tetrus game fitting together adventure time on rivers, oceans, rock faces, snowy mountains, and everything in between. I am a professional observer for Central Oregon Avalanche Center, an AIARE instructor and apprentice ski guide, a rock guide for Chockstone Climbing Guides, and a NOLS whitewater and sea kayak instructor. I love going on runs with my pup Greg, giggling with my husband James, or snuggling up with a good book.
Elliott got his start working in and around avalanche terrain as a ski patroller. Overtime, he transitioned to working as a ski guide and teaching AIARE avalanche courses primarily for Three Sisters Backcountry. Elliott began working for COAC in 2019 as a Professional observer and then as a Forecaster in 2022. He has completed the AIARE Pro 2 course and is a volunteer with Deschutes County Search and Rescue. Elliott spends most of his free time with his wife and two kids.
Gabe has been working as a forecaster for the Central Oregon Avalanche center since we started writing forecasts in 2020, and has been a professional observer since 2013. He also works as an IFMGA guide, taking folks skiing and teaching avalanche courses with Three Sisters Backcountry, and guiding rock climbing during the warmer months for Chockstone Climbing Guides. Gabe lives in Tumalo with his family and enjoys putzing around the garden and reading all the books that he was supposed to (but never manage to) read when he was in school.
Jonas has been ski touring in the Central Oregon backcountry since 2001. He is the owner and operator of Three Sisters Backcountry which provides remote hut lodging, guiding and avalanche training. He is a long time AIARE course leader, instructor, provider and proud part of the COAC team.
Ryan is a Vermont bred snow enthusiast that has been on Mt Bachelor's Pro Ski Patrol since 2018, and is in his first season (24/25) forecasting for COAC, after having received his Pro 2 in avalanche education. He is the US technician and rep for the French company MND that manufactures Gazex, O'BellX, and Daisy Bell Remote Avalanche Control Systems. He enjoys long days in the mountains amongst the plethora of outdoor opportunities and good people that Central Oregon provides.
