The Wilderness House Sugarloaf Team
“The Sugarloaf team consists of registered Maine Guides, Ski and Snowboard Instructors, Patrollers and Technicians, EMTs, Boot fitters, and experienced retailers who all share a passion for the outdoors. We’re both your product experts and outdoor experience advocates. We look forward to seeing you in the shop and on the trail!” – Tom Beedy, Sales Manager
Tom Beedy
Hometown: Livermore, ME
Now Residing: Carrabassett Valley, ME
Sunny Summer Days You’ll Find Me: Peak bagging….or at Moose Meadows
When it’s Snowing: King Pine, Cougar Alley
Wilderness Hero: Amos Winter
Favorite Wilderness Activity: Snowboarding
Where You Do It: The Loaf of course
Hidden talent: Big Buck Hunter Hero!
Inner Animal: White Mule
Justin Van Til
Hometown: Vienna, ME
Now Residing: Carrabassett Valley, ME
Sunny Summer Days You’ll Find Me: Searching for my golf ball
When it’s Snowing: Max Headroom
Wilderness Hero: Lou Gehrig
Favorite Wilderness Activity: Skiing
Where You Do It: Loaf
Hidden talent: Thought
Inner Animal: Goose
Jonathan Warren
Hometown: Temple, Maine
Now Residing: Kingfield, Maine
Sunny Summer Days You’ll Find Me: Riding my mountain bike or paddling on Flagstaff
When it’s Snowing: Ripping the deep on my fish
Wilderness Hero: athlete or not; Craig Kelly
Favorite Wilderness Activity: Snowboarding
Where You Do It: Sugarloaf, ME to Cordova, AK
Hidden talent: Sheep calls
Inner Animal: Platypus
Suzie Hockmeyer
Hometown: Andover, MA
Now Residing: Caratunk, ME, Carrsabassett Valley, ME (winters)
Sunny Summer Days You’ll Find Me: Rafting the Kennebec River
When it’s Snowing: Skiing at Sugarloaf, of course!
Wilderness Hero: Amelia Earhart
Favorite Wilderness Activity: X country skiing
Where You Do It: Narrow Gauge Trail
Hidden talent: Cribbage player
Inner Animal: Wolf
Gareth Warren
Hometown: Temple, ME
Now Residing: Carrabassett Valley ME
Sunny Summer Days You’ll Find Me: working in my gardens, cruising around Flagstaff Lake, or just relaxing by the stream that flows alongside my house
When it’s Snowing: you will find me floating upon the freshies that blanket the 4,237’ foot mound of earth and rock I love to call home, Sugarloaf.
Wilderness Hero: my boy is Salvador Dali!
Favorite Wilderness Activity: Snowboarding!
Where You Do It: “Sugarloaf.”
Hidden talent: visual artist and musician, my paintings rule the walls at the Rack. Also The Potato Gun Showdown.
Inner Animal: Otter
Name: Nate Dumais
Hometown: Turner, ME
Now Residing: Farmington, ME
Sunny summer days you’ll find me: layin it down on my waterski, Bear Pond, Turner ME
When it’s snowing: hopefully not in class, skiing Salsa when its big snow
Wilderness Hero: UMF mascot, the Beaver
Favorite Wilderness activity: skiing
Where you do it: The Loaf
Hidden Talent: Im actually Ken Block, Pro Rally Driver for Subaru
Inner Animal: Optimus Prime
Kendall Ricker
Hometown: Turner, ME
Now Residing: Carrabassett Valley ME
Sunny Summer Days You’ll Find Me: working on a farm
When it’s Snowing: skiing out west (give me the funds!)
Wilderness Hero: Shane McConkey
Favorite Wilderness Activity: Ski tuning
Where You Do It: The Loaf
Hidden talent: Argument
Inner Animal: Yellow Nosed Vole
