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The Trailhead Ecommerce Reward

About The Trailhead

We're a locally owned and operated outdoor gear, equipment, clothing, and accessories retailer in Buena Vista and Winter Park, Colorado.

Our purpose is to help create opportunities for people to get out and play in some pretty amazing parts of the Colorado Rockies.  We love what we do and are excited to connect with you. Let us know what you like to do or how we can help provide some fun activities or adventures while you’re here in BV or Winter Park!

So swing by and say hello. We’d love to show you around the shop.  Whether we see you in BV or Winter Park- we can’t wait to say hi, help you find some fun things to do, or get you set up with some new gear. 

#GoThereStartHere

In The meantime, here's a little about us:

(Chances are, one of these people will ring you up for your dehydrated noodles)

 

Dave Blazer

Owner

 

Favorite Hobbies/Activities:

Rock climbing, sleeping, and traveling. 

Favorite Local Adventure:

Rock Climbing near the Midland Tunnels. 

One thing you can’t live without in woods or water:

Sugar. 

Favorite adventure you haven’t taken yet:

Traveling to Bhutan. 

 

Ashley Blazer

Owner

Favorite Hobbies/Activities:

Climbing, biking, guitar playing, and adventuring outside with my family.

Favorite Local Adventure:

Biking with friends on the Midland Trail.

One thing you can’t live without in woods or water:

Sunshine and a good book! 

Favorite adventure you haven’t taken yet:

Multi-day horse packing trip (summer) and cross country ski trip (winter) in the mountains with my favorite people.

 

John Williams

VP Operations

 

Favorite Hobbies/Activities:

Biking, skiing, nerding out about insulation jackets, watching football, reading business books, and spending time in the backcountry, whether that's on a bike, on the river, or in the snow. 

Favorite Local Adventure:

Hiking to the top of Midland Hill to see the awesome views of the Mountains and Arkansas Valley; backpacking through the San Isabel National Forest; and long bike rides to explore new areas around BV. 

One thing you can’t live without in woods or water:

Sunglasses.

Favorite adventure you haven’t taken yet:

Completing a bike tour and a through hike (unsure where yet!).  

 

Ben Wygant

General Manager/Equipment Buyer/Janitor - BV

Favorite Hobbies/Activities:

Trail running, mountain biking, skiing, climbing, sketchy Mexican food

Favorite Local Adventure:

Spring skiing on Cottonwood Pass, heckling the town deer, and climbing around Transmitter Tower

One thing you can’t live without in woods or on water:

Flushable wet wipes and a Voile ski strap

Favorite adventure you haven’t taken yet:

Bike touring the Icefields Parkway in Canada and ending with a Poutine Crawl in Banff

 

Kramer Ragsdale

Store Manager/ Women’s buyer: WP

Favorite Hobbies/Activities:

Biking (preferably DH), skiing, playing hockey poorly, fly fishing, and eating ice cream

Favorite Local Adventure:

Biking all day at Trestle, Skiing the deeeeep pow pow, or having a refreshing bevy at Hideaway Brewery with all my friends

One thing you can’t live without in woods or on water:

My glasses… I can’t see without my glasses

Favorite adventure you haven’t taken yet:

Exploring Santorini or taking my bike to Italy

 

Mason Wadley

Inventory Guru & HR - BV

Favorite Hobbies/Activities:

Golf, skiing, river stuff, not hiking (except for this one photo from Nepal)

Favorite Local Adventure:

Avoiding eye contact with various groups of people at Cottonwood Hot Springs

One thing you can’t live without in woods or on water:

Pringles

Favorite adventure you haven’t taken yet:

Raft the Grand Canyon

 

Terence Copeland

Floor Manager - BV

Favorite Hobbies/Activities:

Jogging, basketball, podcasts

Favorite Local Adventure:

Monarch sled hill

One thing you can’t live without in woods or on water:

iPod shuffle

Favorite adventure you haven’t taken yet:

I'm not sure, I haven't been on it yet. But I'll keep you posted! 

 

Steven Gutierrez

Floor Manager Assistant - BV

Favorite Hobbies/Activities:

Exploring outside, all snow sports, backpacking, mountain biking, climbing, fishing, camping, eating

Favorite Local Adventure:

Exploring alpine lakes, night fishing, floating the river, bouldering in four-mile

One thing you can’t live without in woods or on water:

coffee, lighter, sandals, snacks, Platypus Quickdraw

Favorite adventure you haven’t taken yet:

Colorado Trail hike/bike, longboarding down Cottonwood Pass, hiking in Nepal & Norway

 

Audrey Livingston

Marketing & Retail Associate - BV

Favorite Hobbies/Activities:

Fishing, climbing, cooking, watching my dog Reggie run around The Meadows

Favorite Local Adventure:

Paddleboarding at Twin Lakes

One thing you can’t live without in woods or on water:

Waterproof speaker

Favorite adventure you haven’t taken yet:

Spiritual journey through Tibet

 

Charlie Schoenbeck

Shift Lead, BV

Favorite Hobbies/Activities:

Climbing in 4-mile and slashing pow at Monarch

Favorite Local Adventure:

Hot Springs

One thing you can’t live without in woods or on water:

Dogs, Darn Tough's, donuts

Favorite adventure you haven’t taken yet:

Europe

 

Chris Morton

Shift Lead - BV

Favorite Hobbies/Activities:

Fly fishing, backpacking, snowga/doga

Favorite Local Adventure:

Tubing the Numbers, heli biking Mt. Elbert, free climbing chalk cliffs, snorkeling the Scout Wave

One thing you can’t live without in woods or on water:

Multi-tool, ferro rod, "cold snacks"

Favorite adventure you haven’t taken yet:

Fly fishing for golden dorado in Bolivia

 

Brad Bosard

Sales Associate & Most Tenured Employee at The Trailhead - BV

Favorite Hobbies/Activities:

Moto touring throughout North America (Alaska into Mexico) on my BMW 800 GS, fat biking, mountain biking, road biking, bike packing, trail running, back country skiing, cross country skiing,  challenging my hang board, reading, cooking, baking, watching season 6 of Game of Thrones, visiting the New Mexico hot springs, trail building, and eating pie!

Favorite Local Adventure:

Backpacking or trail running in the Fourmile area.

Favorite adventure you haven’t taken yet:

Visit to Alaska on GS 800 to ride to Invec, Canada (way above Canadain Artic Circle, moto to Cobo San Lucas, Mexico - Baja) and riding my mountain bike to Antalope Wells (Mexican Border on Divide route), New Mexico.

 

Alec Jackson

Retail Associate - BV

Favorite Hobbies/Activities:

Rock climbing, fly fishing, hiking, skiing

Favorite Local Adventure:

Mt. Elbert

One thing you can’t live without in woods or on water:

Rain jacket

Favorite adventure you haven’t taken yet:

Banff National Park

 

Hannah Dixon

Assistant manager/ Our inventory hero - WP

Favorite Hobbies/Activities:

Skiing, Biking, Backpacking, and training for my first marathon in March ‘24

Favorite Local Adventure:

I just bought a house.. Aint got time for adventures

One thing you can’t live without in woods or on water:

Contacts. Ya girl can’t see nothing

Favorite adventure you haven’t taken yet:

Everest Base Camp

 

Rob Brown

Shift Lead/ From England - WP

Favorite Hobbies/Activities:

Running, Golfing, Hiking, Skiing, and Reading

Favorite Local Adventure:

Hiking Byers Peak

One thing you can’t live without in woods or on water:

My favorite puffy jacket

Favorite adventure you haven’t taken yet:

Exploring Japan

 

Jake Blankers

Shift Lead/ Not From England - WP

Favorite Hobbies/Activities:

DH Mountain Biking, Hockey, curling, photography, petting dogs, and talking to people who don't know about F1

Favorite Local Adventure:

Stick and Puck at the Ice Box Ice Rink

One thing you can’t live without in woods or on water:

8.4 fluid ounces of succulent Red Bull nectar

Favorite adventure you haven’t taken yet:

1,779 mile hike to Mordor

 

 

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