Matt Lloyd teaching NASA Astronauts winter backcountry ski and travel skills.

Summiting the Diagonal Couloir, Pinnacle Buttes, WY.

Matthew J. Lloyd806 Tonya Rd., Victor, ID 83455, AbsoluteML@aol.com, (307) 349-1312

Skiing and Winter Backcountry ExperienceProfessional Experience

Certified senior-level NOLS Instructor with 70+ NOLS field weeks Certified American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA) Ski Guide Certified Professional Ski Instructors of America (PSIA) Level I Alpine

Ski Instructor Course Lead 10-21 day Winter Backcountry Ski Expeditions for NOLS

and NOLS Professional Training Instruct accredited college-level Winter Backcountry Ski Courses for

Central Wyoming College and Wyoming Catholic College Professional NOLS Winter and Avalanche Level I-II Seminar Instructor

Personal Experience Log over 100 backcountry ski days per season Founder: Togwotee Pass Backcountry Alliance

Notable Winter Ski Descents Tetons: Buck Mt., Cody Peak, Fossil Mt., Southwest Couloir and Middle Teton Glacier routes on the Middle Teton, Mt.

Glory, Skillet Glacier route on Mt. Moran, Table Mt., Ford/ Stetner/ Teepee Glacier routes on the Grand Teton, and numerous other peaks near Teton Pass and Teton National Park

Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem: named and unnamed peaks and routes, including numerous first descents, in the Absaroka Mts., Beartooth Mts., Gros Ventre Range, Wind River Mts. and Wyoming Range

Sierras: numerous peaks and routes including Mt. Shasta and the Mountaineers Route on Mt. Whitney

Professional Climbing and Winter EducationNational Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS), Lander, Wyoming

Graduate of the NOLS Avalanche Level 1, Level 2 and American Avalanche Institute’s (AAI) Level 3 Seminars Graduate of the NOLS Winter Ski Expedition and the NOLS Wilderness Mountaineering Training Expedition Graduate of the NOLS 35-day Mountain Instructors Course

American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA), Jackson Hole, WY Graduate of AMGA’s Ski Guides Course

Wilderness Medicine Institute of NOLS (WMI), Lander, WY Wilderness First Responder (WFR), CPR, and children’s CPR certified

Rock Climbing and Mountaineering Experience Professional Experience

Patrol Lead 10-35 day climbing and mountaineering expeditions for the National Outdoor Leadership School

Instruct accredited college-level Rock Climbing and Mountaineering Courses for Central Wyoming College

Personal Experience Log approximately 50-75 climbing days per season Lead 5.11+ sport climbing routes Lead 5.8+ traditional climbing and alpine routes

Notable Climbing and Mountaineering Experience Tetons: East Ridge on Buck Mt., Exum and Owen-Spalding Routes on the Grand

Teton, Southwest Couloir on the Middle Teton and Skillet Glacier route on Mt. Moran

Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem: technical ascents on peaks and routes in the Absaroka Mts. and Wind River Mts. including numerous guiding ascents on Gannett Peak, Jackson Peak, East Face of Pingora Peak, Overhanging Tower and East Ridge of Wolf’s Head in the Cirque of the Towers, and Wind River Peak

Worldwide Climbing Locations Include: Joshua Tree and Sierras in California, Sinks Canyon in Lander, Wyoming, Rai Lay Bay in Krabi Province, Thailand