Lift Maintenance and Operations Education (LMOE)
The Ski California Lift Maintenance and Operations Education (LMOE) Conference is designed to educate and further the careers of ski resort lift maintenance and operations employees through classroom education, hands-on training, and networking. The LMOE Conference includes an industry trade show where attendees can interact and network with industry manufacturers and suppliers. To learn more, visit the LMOE website.
LMOE AWARDS
Our Awards
Dave McCoy Lifetime Achievement Award
Named after ski industry legend and the founder of Mammoth Mountain, this award is presented to a long-term, "hands-on" ski area employee who has made a significant and lasting contribution to the maintenance and/or operations side of the ski industry through improvements in his or her field of expertise and by acting as a mentor and example to others.
Top 3 Under 30
This award recognizes three individuals in lift maintenance or operations who have demonstrated technical, leadership, and/or innovation excellence, and are representative of the future leaders in our industry.
Paul Beran Lift Maintenance Person of the Year Award
Named after a bright light from Sierra-at-Tahoe we lost way too soon, this award is presented to a ski resort employee who has made a significant contribution to his or her resort's lift maintenance department and/or lift maintenance within the industry as a whole.
Don Lowder Lift Operations Person of the Year Award
Named after a staple in lift operations at Palisades Tahoe whom we lost too soon, this award is presented to a ski resort employee who has made a significant contribution to his or her resort's lift operations department and/or lift operations within the industry as a whole.
2023 presented by Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe
Paul Beran Lift Maintenance Person of the Year Award
Renick Hostetter, Sierra-at-Tahoe
Top 3 Under 30
Tiana Friend, Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe
Chris Hoffmann, Homewood Mountain Resort
Lucy Warren, Kirkwood Mountain Resort
2022 presented by Fatzer Brugg
2021 presented by Mammoth Mountain Ski Area
2019 presented by Kimball Midwest
2018 presented by Safehold Special Risk
Lift Operations Person of the Year Award
Brandon Swartz, Heavenly Mountain Resort
History
Dave McCoy Lifetime Achievement Award
1994 - Heimo Ladinig, Mammoth Mountain
1995 - Jorg Ludwig, Cal/OSHA Tramway Unit
1996 - Roger Sorensen, Mammoth Mountain
1997 - Bob Sokolowski, Snow Summit
1998 - Clayton Rasmussen, Bear Valley
1999 - Gary Burch, Heavenly
2000 - Dick Reuter, Kirkwood Mountain Resort
2001 - Dick Sherman, Mammoth Mountain
2002 - Sam Huber, Heavenly
2003 - Mike Carhart, Leitner Poma of America
2004 - Dennis Agee, Mammoth Mountain
2005 - Richard Ryer, Richard Ryer, Inc.