Nate Schendel

Ski school from 2004 — and the man who made Showdown's 75th-anniversary film

Legend of Showdown

Born: 1985
First skied at Showdown: the 1990-91 season, on the Ski P.E. programme
First worked here: ski school instructor from 2004
Years at Showdown: 2004–
Positions: Ski school instructor, from 2004, under Chris and Beth Leatham
Ran the ski school for one season, c.2009
Lift operations and patrol work
Summer building crew

What they did

8 entries

c.1990-91First skied Showdown at five or six, off the Ski P.E. bus up Kings Hill
2004Started teaching in the ski school, under Chris and Beth Leatham
2009Photographed skiing telemark on Dynamite, mid-turn in fresh snow under the trees
c.2009Ran the ski school for one season, while Ben Haugan held the director's title
2012Filmed, edited and produced Showdown's 75th-anniversary film, Showdown Montana – 75 Years of Glorious Snowfields, with Charley Willett, in house
24 March 2012The film went on sale at Showdown as a DVD: ten dollars, only a hundred copies pressed
2 December 2018Photographed Joseph, the dog, in the preseason snow; Showdown shared it from Instagram with his credit
With Eric Held, talked Ben Haugan into his first season at Showdown, just out of college

8 in the archive

Built most of the hand-hewn slab tables in the lodge, from rough-cut timber and blue pine
Built the tile floor of the lodge kitchen, at its redesign