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Legends of Showdown · The George Willett years, 1973–2020

2013 Jesse Gregory at top of triple making call to the bottom

2013 Jesse Gregory at top of triple making call to the bottomGeorge Willett Collection

Jesse Gregory

Facility Manager — seventeen seasons, every department

Legend of Showdown

Born: 1989, White Sulphur Springs
First skied at Showdown: the 1998-99 season, in the fourth grade
First worked here: lift operator from 2009
Years at Showdown: 2009–
Positions: Lift operator, 2009
Rental shop, c.2010–2020
Lift supervisor, 2018–20
Maintenance crew, year round
The Edith, from the first day of the project, 2022
Facility Manager, from c.2024
Awards: Employee of the Week, 8 January 2020
Manager of the Year, 2020-21 season
Above & Beyond Award, 2021-22 season, with Bob Berland
Shimmer Award, 2022-23 season

Photographs

32 in the archive

2010 Jake Parchen, Jesssy Gregory, Sam Sulser,Murry Johnson, Zach Paddock — 2010 Jake Parchen, Jesssy Gregory, Sam Sulser,Murry Johnson, Zach PaddockGeorge Willett Collection

2011 Ben Haugan, Jamie Gregory, Jesse Gregory near snowcat hauling logs — 2011 Ben Haugan, Jamie Gregory, Jesse Gregory near snowcat hauling logsGeorge Willett Collection

2011 Ben Haugan, Jesse Gregory looking at logs snowcat hauling logs — 2011 Ben Haugan, Jesse Gregory looking at logs snowcat hauling logsGeorge Willett Collection

2011 Jesse Gregory, Spencer Paul, Jamie Gregory taking break by truck — 2011 Jesse Gregory, Spencer Paul, Jamie Gregory taking break by truckGeorge Willett Collection

2011 Spencer Paul, Jesse Gregory near snowcat hauling logs — 2011 Spencer Paul, Jesse Gregory near snowcat hauling logsGeorge Willett Collection

2012 Showdown Montana 19th Annual Labor Day Extravaganza Facebook Post from 09-04-2012 — 2012 Showdown Montana 19th Annual Labor Day Extravaganza Facebook Post from 09-04-2012Showdown Facebook Collection

2013 Jesse Gregory chain saw carving sign out of tree of Prospector double chairlift-after — 2013 Jesse Gregory chain saw carving sign out of tree of Prospector double chairlift-afterGeorge Willett Collection

2013 Jesse Gregory at top of triple chair — 2013 Jesse Gregory at top of triple chairGeorge Willett Collection

2013 Jesse Gregory at top of triple making call to the bottom — 2013 Jesse Gregory at top of triple making call to the bottomGeorge Willett Collection

2013 Jesse Gregory in summer at party — 2013 Jesse Gregory in summer at partyGeorge Willett Collection

2013 Jesse Gregory in summer at party2 — 2013 Jesse Gregory in summer at party2George Willett Collection

2013 Jesse Gregory top lift operator during summer event — 2013 Jesse Gregory top lift operator during summer eventGeorge Willett Collection

2013 Kaleigh Willett, Jesse Gregory, Hurley Willett — Near the top of the Triple Chair — 2013 Kaleigh Willett, Jesse Gregory, Hurley Willett — Near the top of the Triple ChairGeorge Willett Collection

2013 Labor Day Extravaganza 2013 Facebook Post from 09-05-2013 — 2013 Labor Day Extravaganza 2013 Facebook Post from 09-05-2013Showdown Facebook Collection

2014 Jesse Gregory, Jay Zehntner Cable Splicing — 2014 Jesse Gregory, Jay Zehntner Cable SplicingGeorge Willett Collection

2014 Jesse Gregory, Jim Hoxter, Jay Zehntner Cable Splicing 2 — 2014 Jesse Gregory, Jim Hoxter, Jay Zehntner Cable Splicing 2George Willett Collection

2014 Jesse Gregory, Jim Hoxter, Jay Zehtner Cable Splicing — 2014 Jesse Gregory, Jim Hoxter, Jay Zehtner Cable SplicingGeorge Willett Collection

2014 Rob Hagus, Jesse Gregory Cable Splicing — 2014 Rob Hagus, Jesse Gregory Cable SplicingGeorge Willett Collection

2021 AJ Korselin, Jesse Gregory, Frankie Feeback — Kings Hill Pass — Highway Cleanup Volunteer Crew Facebook Post from 06-24-2021 — 2021 AJ Korselin, Jesse Gregory, Frankie Feeback — Kings Hill Pass — Highway Cleanup Volunteer Crew Facebook Post from 06-24-2021Showdown Facebook Collection

2021 Patrick Estes, Jesse Gregory — Kitchen — 2021 Fire Camp Facebook Post from 08-02-2021 — 2021 Patrick Estes, Jesse Gregory — Kitchen — 2021 Fire Camp Facebook Post from 08-02-2021Showdown Facebook Collection

2021 Jesse Gregory — Kitchen — 2021 Fire Camp Facebook Post from 08-02-2021 — 2021 Jesse Gregory — Kitchen — 2021 Fire Camp Facebook Post from 08-02-2021Showdown Facebook Collection

2021 Patrick Estes, Jesse Gregory — Kitchen — 2021 Fire Camp Facebook Post from 08-02-2021 — 2021 Patrick Estes, Jesse Gregory — Kitchen — 2021 Fire Camp Facebook Post from 08-02-2021Showdown Facebook Collection

2021 George Willett, William Gold, AJ Korselin, Jimmy Hoxter, Jared Burton, Kim Johnson, Bob Berland, Eryn Lansverk, Chris Quinn, Miles Klepper, Connor Klaue, S Facebook Post from 11-18-2021 — 2021 George Willett, William Gold, AJ Korselin, Jimmy Hoxter, Jared Burton, Kim Johnson, Bob Berland, Eryn Lansverk, Chris Quinn, Miles Klepper, Connor Klaue, S Facebook Post from 11-18-2021Showdown Facebook Collection

Jesse Gregory, George Willett — Jesse Gregory, George WillettCharley Willett Collection

2022 Jesse Gregory, Shane VanVlerah, Patrick Estes — The Edith — Edith Renovation Facebook Post from 06-21-2022 — 2022 Jesse Gregory, Shane VanVlerah, Patrick Estes — The Edith — Edith Renovation Facebook Post from 06-21-2022Showdown Facebook Collection

2022 Aaron Christianson, Chance Wade, Jared Burton, Hannah Patrick, Luke Jaraczeski, Jesse Gregory, Frankie Feeback, AJ Korselin, marshall korslien Facebook Post from 07-01-2022 — 2022 Aaron Christianson, Chance Wade, Jared Burton, Hannah Patrick, Luke Jaraczeski, Jesse Gregory, Frankie Feeback, AJ Korselin, marshall korslien Facebook Post from 07-01-2022Showdown Facebook Collection

2025 Jesse Gregory, Richard Baker — The Lodge Facebook Post from 12-31-2025 — 2025 Jesse Gregory, Richard Baker — The Lodge Facebook Post from 12-31-2025Showdown Facebook Collection

2026 Katie Boedecker, April Roth, Evan Clark, Jesse Gregory — The Bar — The Showies Facebook Post from 04-08-2026 — 2026 Katie Boedecker, April Roth, Evan Clark, Jesse Gregory — The Bar — The Showies Facebook Post from 04-08-2026Showdown Facebook Collection

2026 Katie Boedecker, Bradley Best, Luke Jaraczeski, Jesse Gregory, Seth Abbott, Trevor Porter, Amy Porter, Kianna Hobs-Dye, George Clark-Gold Facebook Post from 08-12-2026 — 2026 Katie Boedecker, Bradley Best, Luke Jaraczeski, Jesse Gregory, Seth Abbott, Trevor Porter, Amy Porter, Kianna Hobs-Dye, George Clark-Gold Facebook Post from 08-12-2026Showdown Facebook Collection

2026 Trevor Porter, Kianna Hobs-Dye, Amy Porter, Seth Abbott, Luke Jaraczeski, Bradley Best, Jesse Gregory, George Clark-Gold, Katie Boedecker Facebook Post from 08-12-2026 — 2026 Trevor Porter, Kianna Hobs-Dye, Amy Porter, Seth Abbott, Luke Jaraczeski, Bradley Best, Jesse Gregory, George Clark-Gold, Katie Boedecker Facebook Post from 08-12-2026Showdown Facebook Collection

2026 Kianna Hobs-Dye, Turbo Clark-Gold, Seth Abbott, Amy Porter, George Clark-Gold, Kat Ellis, Katie Boedecker, Bradley Best, Bridger Boedecker, Jesse Gregory, Facebook Post from 08-12-2026 — 2026 Kianna Hobs-Dye, Turbo Clark-Gold, Seth Abbott, Amy Porter, George Clark-Gold, Kat Ellis, Katie Boedecker, Bradley Best, Bridger Boedecker, Jesse Gregory, Facebook Post from 08-12-2026Showdown Facebook Collection

2026 Bradley Best, Seth Abbott, Kianna Hobs-Dye, Trevor Porter, Amy Porter, George Clark-Gold, Luke Jaraczeski, Katie Boedecker, Bridger Boedecker, Jesse Gregor Facebook Post from 08-12-2026 — 2026 Bradley Best, Seth Abbott, Kianna Hobs-Dye, Trevor Porter, Amy Porter, George Clark-Gold, Luke Jaraczeski, Katie Boedecker, Bridger Boedecker, Jesse Gregor Facebook Post from 08-12-2026Showdown Facebook Collection

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Also

Built the PROSPECTOR sign at the double chair, carved from a standing trunk with a chainsaw in one day with Ben Haugan, 26 August 2013
Built on the haul-rope splicing crew, 4 September 2014, with Jay Zehnter, Jim Hoxter and Rob Hagus
Built The Edith, in White Sulphur Springs, from the first day of the project, 2022

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