2025 Seth Abbott — The base area Facebook Post from 02-27-2025Showdown Facebook Collection
Seth Abbott
Snow school and every department — Rookie of the Year 2022, Employee of the Year 2023
Legend of Showdown
Born
First skied at Showdown
First worked here
November 2021
Years at Showdown
Since November 2021
Positions
A hand in almost every department from his first week, December 2021
Worked year-round from November 2021
Snow school instructor, by January 2023
Assistant snow school director, by January 2023
Awards
Employee of the Week, 22 December 2021 — the first of the 2021-22 season
Rookie of the Year, 2021-22 season
Employee of the Week, 12 January 2023, with Andrew Snyder
Employee of the Year, 2022-23 season
Above and Beyond Award, 2024-25 season, with Amy Porter
Employee of the Week, 27 February 2025
What they did
8 entries
November 2021Joined Showdown's staff, and from then on worked year-round
22 December 2021The first Employee of the Week of the 2021-22 season. In the six days the area had been open he had jumped in to help in almost every department
2021-22 seasonRookie of the Year
Worked on the remodel of The Edith, the hotel in White Sulphur Springs that Showdown opened that summer
12 January 2023Employee of the Week again, as assistant snow school director. On his breaks from instructing he washed trays and bar glasses, worked the fryer and helped guests in ShedQuarters
April 2023Employee of the Year for the 2022-23 season. Showdown asked how he could be everywhere at once: on his breaks he worked the fryers, put boots away in the rental shop and sold lift tickets
2024-25 seasonAbove and Beyond Award, shared with Amy Porter
27 February 2025Employee of the Week a third time
In their own words
Photographs
20 in the archive
2021 Unknown Facebook Post from 12-22-2021Showdown Facebook Collection
2022 Seth Abbott, William Gold, Chris Kubas, Nick Lucas, Luke Jaraczeski, Colby South, Robby Gliko — The T-Bar Facebook Post from 02-13-2022Showdown Facebook Collection
2022 Bradley Best, Patrick Estes, Seth Abbott, Noah Wentworth, Frankie Feeback, Issac Watson, William Gold — The base area Facebook Post from 03-04-2022Showdown Facebook Collection
2022 Luke Jaraczeski, Frankie Feeback, Noah Wentworth, Seth Abbott, Shane VanVlerah, Andrew Snyder, Patrick Estes, Connor Klaue Facebook Post from 06-21-2022Showdown Facebook Collection
2022 Seth Abbott, Bradley Best — Lodge Deck — First Shovel on the new deck Facebook Post from 11-14-2022Showdown Facebook Collection
2022 Chance Wade, Seth Abbott, Bradley Best — Unit 8 — Slash and cleanup post commercial thinning! Facebook Post from 11-21-2022Showdown Facebook Collection
2023 Unknown Facebook Post from 01-12-2023Showdown Facebook Collection
2023 Alex Rappuhn, Joseph Isenburg, Holly Morris, Jim Gold, Mason Munroe, Ainsley Kubas, Seth Abbott, Luke Jaraczeski, Robby Gliko, Bradley Best, William Gold Facebook Post from 02-20-2023Showdown Facebook Collection
2023 William Gold, Seth Abbott — The base area — 56" storm cleanup Facebook Post from 02-20-2023Showdown Facebook Collection
2023 Employee of the Year Facebook Post from 04-11-2023Showdown Facebook Collection
2025 Seth Abbott — The base area Facebook Post from 02-27-2025Showdown Facebook Collection
2025 Seth Abbott, Amy Porter — The base area Facebook Post from 12-31-2025Showdown 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 08-12-2026Showdown 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 08-12-2026Showdown Facebook Collection
2026 Kianna Hobs-Dye, Seth Abbott, Luke Jaraczeski, George Clark-Gold — The base area — 2026 Fire Camp 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 08-12-2026Showdown 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 08-12-2026Showdown Facebook Collection
2026 Amy Porter, Seth Abbott, Luke Jaraczeski, Bradley Best — The Lodge Deck — 2026 Fire Camp Facebook Post from 08-12-2026Showdown Facebook Collection
2026 Bridger Boedecker, Seth Abbott, Amy Porter, AJ Korselin, Luke Jaraczeski — Kitchen — 2026 Fire Camp Facebook Post from 08-02-2026Showdown Facebook Collection
2026 Trevor Porter, Seth Abbott — Kitchen — 2026 Fire Camp Facebook Post from 08-02-2026Showdown Facebook Collection
Still Going Downhill
