RED: Changes at the top -- a new President appointed
By Rossland Telegraph
Red Mountain Resort issued a press release on June 18, announcing that Mark Schroetel has been appointed RED’s new President, as Don Thompson steps aside while remaining active on the Board of Directors.
Howard Katkov, who has been RED’s CEO for 22 years, is also stepping aside as CEO, but will remain as Chair of the Board.
Schroetel has over 30 years of successful experience in ski resort management, including serving as General Manager at Bear Creek Mountain Resort in Pennsylvania, where he oversaw a full-scale redevelopment, and as CEO at Utah’s Powder Mountain.
Schroetel is delighted to be coming to Rossland. He said, “I’ve always been drawn to the Kootenays. In fact, I brought my dad here for his 60th birthday and returned to RED as a reward for completing my first year as a GM over two decades ago. When this opportunity came up, it felt like destiny. During a recent visit, my wife looked at me and said she’s never seen me so happy in the 16 years we’ve been together. I responded, ‘This is where I belong.’ I’m incredibly honored to join the team at RED and can’t wait to put down roots in Rossland. This is more than a job—it’s a commitment to community, to authenticity, and to keeping the dream of independent skiing alive.”
RED declares that Schroetel’s appointment is the next step in that evolution— “ushering in a future built not on acquisition or homogenization, but on independence, innovation, and respect for the mountain and the community of Rossland.”
