Eleven Staff

A native of San Francisco, Ian grew up surfing, skiing, and climbing throughout northern California. His passion for the outdoors led him to the University of Colorado, where he graduated with honors with a degree in Finance and Real Estate from the Leeds School of Business. Ian also attended the International Honors Program: Cities in the 21st Century, where he studied urban planning and economics while living in Brazil, South Africa, and France. After completing his degree, Ian worked as a financial analyst in the investments department of CIM Group, a private equity real estate fund with over $15 billion under management. In addition to analyzing real estate investment opportunities, Ian was assigned to help manage the fund’s largest investment, a 1,300-room convention center hotel in Washington D.C. After working in private equity, Ian pursued investment opportunities in emerging markets and moved to Brazil. Always eager for adventure, he traveled over 50,000 miles on the Pan American Highway. Ian eventually ended up back in Colorado acquiring, renovating, and rebranding a boutique hotel just outside of Telluride. Ian joined Eleven Experience in the winter of 2016 as the Director of Finance. He lives in Crested Butte with his wife and daughter, and loves working for a company that promotes fly fishing and skiing in some of his favorite places around the world!

Sarah Stoll was born and raised in New York. She attended Hamilton College and studied abroad in Ireland and India. After graduating with a B.A. in Art History, Sarah moved to Crested Butte for a winter of skiing. One winter turned into many, and she is proud to call Crested Butte her home. Sarah has worked for Eleven since Scarp Ridge Lodge’s inaugural season and has had the opportunity to work in all areas of the business. Sarah is the Chief Operating Officer and is responsible for operations running smoothly at all of Eleven’s destinations. She enjoys working with her team to make sure that Eleven’s guests have amazing experiences across the world.

As Transportation Director for Eleven, Brian oversees all aspects of the company’s global vehicular assets. Born and raised in upstate New York, Brian joined the Army at age 17 and served as a heavy construction equipment operator. Stationed in Germany for his first two years of service, he spent his free time hiking and snowboarding in the Alps. He then spent two years of service in Ft. Lewis, Washington, where he explored the Cascade Mountains and southwestern Canada. After an honorable discharge from the Army, Brian relocated to Crested Butte and was blown away by the people and the area. He made the move to attend diesel mechanic school in Denver, where he earned a degree in Diesel Science, finishing with a 4.0 GPA, and met his future wife, Jennie Hare. After finishing school, he landed at Eldora Mountain Resort and worked for four years as a snowcat technician. He jumped at the chance to return to Crested Butte and join the Eleven team. Now he can be found either underneath a snowcat or on top of one of the area’s surrounding peaks.

Kyra Phelps has been Eleven’s Director of Insurance + Risk Manager since 2010. As one of Eleven’s first employees, starting with the company before its launch on 11/11/11, Kyra has seen the company grow into the experiential travel brand it is today. Being the risk manager of a global adventure travel company can have its challenges, but Kyra’s tried and true philosophy is to manage by being present and experiencing the product firsthand. Her understanding that the prevention far outweighs the cure gives her the edge that so perfectly suits Eleven. As a third generation Coloradoan, Kyra clipped into her first pair of skis at the young age of two. In the summer, you’ll find Kyra enjoying water sports at one of Colorado’s many bodies of water. In the fall of 2020 Kyra had her identical twin sons, Cameron and Weston, who keep her and her husband very, very busy! Kyra loves raising her fourth generation Coloradoan’s in Gunnison, Colorado with her husband Ben and their black lab, Marley.

Originally from the East Coast, Caroline grew up outside of Philadelphia and later earned her B.A. in Psychology at Hamilton College in New York. Caroline has since followed her passion for travel, and has spent significant time in Africa, Europe, and Asia. With a passion for the outdoors and new experiences, Caroline worked in the outdoor industry, leading international exchange trips. She worked as a Wilderness Therapy Guide prior to joining the Eleven team in 2012. As Eleven’s Account Manager, Caroline is passionate about sharing Eleven’s destinations and once-in-a-lifetime experiences with clients. In her free time, you can find her trail running, mountain biking, skiing, cooking Asian cuisine, or planning her next adventure.

Cody grew up in Western, PA, where outdoor adventures were a way of life. He was lucky enough to visit Crested Butte on a high school ski trip. As this was his first trip to the Rockies, he falsely assumed all mountain towns must have the same community charm. After graduating from Ohio University he pursued a management career in the automotive recycling industry for several years before exploring more of Colorado and eventually following his heart to CB. Travel and exploration have always been a part of his life from youth travel ice hockey, family vacations chasing National Parks, a European college semester,  and solo adventures to Asia and Central America – his love for travel is full of passion and experience. He returned to Crested Butte as an adult with a love affair with mountain bikes and has since been stuck on powder skiing. This is why Eleven and Crested Butte are the perfect home for Cody. He’s excited to be able to grow a career he is passionate about, helping clients plan adventures around the world while living and growing in such a special community. Recently, fly fishing, dirt biking, boating, and hunting have all piqued his interest. See you in the mountains!

Cameron Davenport was raised in Orange County, California, and then Bend, Oregon, where he and his brothers spent endless hours exploring outside on the family’s working ranch. Oregon cultivated in Cam a love for trout fishing and steelheading which grew into all things fishing, along with bird hunting. He attended the University of Oregon, playing for the Ducks football team, and joined the crew team for his junior and senior year after departing from football.

After college, Cam immediately jumped into the experience travel space, becoming the Head Guide and General Manager of a high-end guest ranch in Colorado. For the next 12 years, he managed a variety of different properties both domestically and internationally, with a five-year stint working abroad in Belize. He returned stateside in 2015 to assume the role of Program Director – Belize, Bluewater, and Central America at Yellow Dog Fly Fishing Adventures. Cam additionally started a management and consulting business, C4 Outdoor, which assists owners and management teams in the boutique outdoor lodge space. He joined the team here at Eleven Experience in December of 2019 as the Angling Sales Manager.

When Cam isn’t helping you arrange your next trip, he is outside in his Montana backyard with his wife, son and their birddog.

Seth was raised in New England and grew an appreciation for outdoor adventure through skiing, hiking, biking, and scuba diving. College semesters abroad in the Turks and Caicos, Copenhagen, and Bermuda developed Seth’s insatiable relationship with traveling to new destinations to connect with the locals and their culture. After graduation, Seth moved to Copenaghen leading college students through academic, cultural, and outdoor adventures throughout Europe and Scandinavia. Prior to joining the Eleven Experience team, Seth developed his professional passion for hospitality, marketing, and sales in a variety of roles at Crested Butte Mountain Resort and Vail Resorts while earning his Outdoor Industry MBA from Western Colorado University. Seth is grateful to call Crested Butte home because he loves the community, steep skiing, and world-class singletrack and Nordic trails. When Seth is not working or playing he is volunteering with the Crested Butte Avalanche Center and the Crested Butte Mountain Bike Association to keep people safe and stoked in the Gunnison County backcountry.

Originally from Tennessee, Braden grew up in a very active, outdoor-loving family. While attending Centre College, he spent a semester abroad in Mérida, Mexico, leaving him with an insatiable love for travel and adventure. After graduating he moved to Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, a small ski town in the Alps, where he spent four years selling and guiding excursions throughout the region. During this time, he was fortunate enough to travel extensively in Europe, Asia and Africa.

Braden returned to the U.S. two years ago to help scale and lead the leisure sales department of a luxury resort in Sedona, Arizona. He recently moved to Brooklyn, New York to move closer to family, friends and an “amazingly good” food scene.

Braden is passionate about the hospitality industry and helping others create lifelong memories. In his free time, he loves scaling mountains, strumming away on a guitar and having coffee with a loved one.

Molly Minett was born and raised in Colorado.  She attended Cornell University and received a degree in Hotel Administration.  After college, Molly worked in various hospitality management positions throughout the Rocky Mountains, including resort destinations such as Vail, Park City, and Grand Teton National Park.  In the summer of 2018, Molly relocated to Crested Butte with her husband and goldendoodle to join the Eleven team as the Colorado General Manager.  As an avid traveler and outdoor enthusiast, Molly is thrilled to be able to combine her love of luxury hospitality with Eleven’s adventure mindset.

A Crested Butte native, Hannah grew up playing in the mountains. Whether summer or winter, rain or shine, you’ll find her adventuring outdoors. Hannah attended college on the East Coast, with a geography degree from Vermont’s Middlebury College. A Nordic ski racer, she got lost in New England’s vibrant fall seasons and discovered new ski terrain. After studying abroad in Nepal during her junior year, she has continually summered in South East Asia to experiment with outrageous forms of transportation and eat as much street food as possible. Hannah enjoys jumpstarting her day with homemade breakfasts, getting lost in a good book, and channeling her innate competitive nature. She is thrilled to share her hometown with Eleven Experience guests.

Jay Whitacre grew up exploring the woods and hills of southern Indiana and moved to Crested Butte for college at Western in the summer of 1998. After graduating with a degree in Outdoor Recreation he continued to foster his love for the outdoors by guiding seasonally in California, Colorado and Utah all while coming back to CB to ski the winters. After doing this rotation for a few years, he was asked to move to Northwest Montana where he created, from scratch, an adventure program for an all-girls therapeutic boarding school. He guided extensively with schools in the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia. After systematically going through every adventure sport and activity, he decided to pursue higher education at Indiana University. After many years of education and teaching, he ended up with his PhD focused in decision-making and risk management in adventure activities. This brought him back to Crested Butte where he taught at Western Colorado University for seven years in both the recreation and outdoor education program, as well as the business school, where he helped to create and taught in the country’s first MBA program focused on the Outdoor Industry. In the spring of 2019, he decided to move away from academia and join Irwin Guides and Eleven. He still gets out on as many adventures as possible, but not nearly enough. Jay and his wife have two boys that keep them busy and continue to call Crested Butte home.

Jeff is a Colorado native whose passion for the outdoors has been evident since birth. He has been a winter sports enthusiast since a young age; active in snowboarding, splitboarding, backcountry touring and XC skiing. Jeff migrated to Crested Butte in 2018 from Breckenridge where he spent 15 years working in the outdoor action sports industry in various retail and rental management roles. Jeff’s love for outdoor adventure is what prompted him to join the Irwin Guides team. The appeal of the serene mountain landscapes and exploring the vast trail networks on his bike was an integral part of his decision to relocate to Crested Butte. When he is not managing equipment and retail needs for Irwin Guides you will find him mountain biking, exploring the surrounding mountains, SUPing the local rivers or doing just about anything outside with Luna Bean, his Alaskan Husky.

Elliot first experienced Crested Butte’s glory in 2011 when he realized that it is not only a place he wanted to live, but also a great place to start a career. His childhood in Florida is what originally introduced him to fishing, but Colorado is where he first picked up a fly rod…and never looked back. Determined to sink his feet in, Elliot found that fishing was a passion that he strived to focus on in his day to day life, whether it be a profession or a hobby. As one thing leads to the other, fly fishing consumed his time as he soon began guiding clients and managing the fishing operation. It’s not always about fishing when there are numerous other activities to engage in, but the peace of mind that fishing brings is how he relaxes both mentally and physically. The pure joy of teaching others how to improve their game on the water is what drives him. Fly fishing is not a simple task and can be unpredictable, but when done properly there is no greater satisfaction for Elliot than releasing a fish back where it came from.

Sarina is a native of central Pennsylvania and an avid skier from a young age. Despite her love of snow, Sarina attended Wake Forest University in North Carolina earning a Bachelor of Science in Finance and German. During her time at Wake she studied in Vienna, Austria completing an internship with BankAustria’s economic research department. Sarina went onto a career in commercial banking in Washington, DC, while also completing her MBA at Duke University in Durham, NC. She landed in Denver, CO to pursue her career goal of combining strategy and finance; initially in food manufacturing. However, the outdoors were always her passion and she joined Eleven Experience in February 2020. She loves to backcountry ski, backpack, and bike both at home and overseas. She applies her own sense of adventure and curiosity to her work at Eleven, providing reporting, budgeting, and strategic decision making analysis to the management team.

Luis has always called Crested Butte home. He moved to Crested Butte at a very young age and attended all of grade school at the Crested Butte Community School. After moving to the front range for college and attending the Colorado School of Mines, he transferred to University of Colorado-Denver to finish off his undergraduate studies. Luis graduated from the University of Colorado-Denver with a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration with a background in mechanical engineering. With a love for the mountains and the outdoors, he moved back to Crested Butte and started working as a Lodge Staff at Scarp Ridge Lodge and Taylor River Lodge before taking on a role as a Business Systems intern. Having solidified a more permanent role, he is excited to be back home. Luis continues to enjoy everything Crested Butte has to offer and sharing it with everyone that comes to visit. 

Growing up in Michigan, Amber always dreamed of heading west. After graduating from Michigan State she spent a couple of years working with Americorps, which only reinforced this desire. She moved to Crested Butte in 2011 with the intent of only staying for one winter. Still in Crested Butte, she is continuously falling more in love with everything about this wonderful community. She enjoys interacting with so many amazing, passionate and driven people on a daily basis. When not at work, she spends her time taking dance classes, reading for hours on end, and getting outside to play in this breathtaking valley.

Rhyann was raised in Orange County, California, and spent most of her time growing up swimming competitively and playing in the ocean. After moving to Colorado in 2012, she fell in love with the mountains and knew that outdoor adventures would always be a big part of her life. She attended Towson University as an NCAA athlete, where she graduated with a B.S. in Environmental Sciences. Rhyann moved to Crested Butte in 2019 to attend graduate school at Western Colorado University and graduated with an M.S. in Ecology in 2021. In her free time, Rhyann loves to ski, mountain bike, hike, and talk about ultralight backpacking gear.

Originally from New Jersey, Laura attended St. Lawrence University where she graduated with a combined degree in Environmental Studies and Sociology. Shortly after graduating, Laura moved to Santiago, Chile where she spent a year and a half teaching English and traveling throughout South America. Laura culminated this experience with a 5,000-mile motorcycle trip beginning in Santiago, Chile and ending in Cali, Colombia. After returning to the U.S. in 2015, Laura moved to Crested Butte and began as a Marketing and Administration Intern at Eleven Experience. Laura is now Eleven’s Marketing Manager.

Jennie grew up in Fort Worth, addicted to all things wild from the moment she met her first Texas sunset. Years later, pencil in hand, she found her second love: writing. Weaving as many words as she could into each of her endeavors, she studied Spanish, Business, and Social Entrepreneurship at the University of Texas, where she coupled her devotion for a well-written essay with the ever-frequent trail run tucked away in the hill country. Austin, in all its funky glory, launched Jennie to further quench her thirst for adventure, with summers in Spain, a semester in Chile, and far-too-frequent trips to the Rockies. Graduation set her loose to finally call the mountains her home, where she taught language and culture to a crew of rambunctious students, followed by a stint in Ecuador guiding adventure trips.

She then blended her love for writing, people, and adventure representing outdoor brands at a PR agency in Carbondale, CO. She now spends her days stringing words together in Crested Butte (where she first learned to ski!) with a view of the mountains that rivals her original Texas sunsets.

Born and raised in Colorado, Alex has been inspired by the beauty of the world around her from a young age. Splitting time between Hawaii and Colorado growing up, Alex, a true to form Coloradan, found a love for skiing, camping, windsurfing, and any other activity under the sun and snow.

She attended Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, TX where she earned her degree in both Marketing and Graphic Design. After a semester spent studying in Rome, she found a passion for immersing herself in other cultures and traveling. After graduating she explored SouthEast Asia, further deepening her love for travel and adventure. After backpacking through SouthEast Asia, Alex moved back to Denver and started her career as a Graphic Designer for a commercial real estate firm.

She is still currently living in Denver and spends her weekends perusing vintage shops and art galleries. Alex savors moments where she can fuse her creativity into her day to day and enjoys being able to blend her creative outlets and love for the outdoors as a Graphic Designer at Eleven.

Jordan was born and raised in Miami, FL. He spent 13 years in Orlando, FL as a Sound Engineer and now lives in Tallahassee, FL. With his wife, Shannon, Jordan loves traveling the globe in pursuit of the best food, third wave coffee shops, craft cocktail bars and breweries, and unique outdoor adventures. When not traveling, Jordan loves making music, going to concerts (when there isn’t a global pandemic), reading books about the size and origin of the universe, and playing with the two cutest miniature schnauzers you’ve ever seen. Professionally, Jordan has a passion for people, processes, and organization. He finds success through helping and training others, and creating scalable systems that provide increased efficiency and communication.

Jake grew up in the Northwest and found Crested Butte through a free ski pass while climbing in Yosemite in 2003. It has been his basecamp ever since. As an IFMGA Mountain Guide he has traveled and guided all over the world, leading climbing and skiing expeditions in Alaska, Washington, South America, and the Himalayas. As a skier he has guided ski adventures in the Alps, Colorado, and Alaska and pursued ski descents in Tibet, Nepal, Alaska, Ecuador, Washington, British Columbia, France, Switzerland, and his home range in Colorado. As a river enthusiast he has explored waterways in North America, many of them accidentally upside down. Taking a break from guiding he worked as a Mountaineering Ranger in Denali National Park, helping out the public in the Alaska Range. His favorite adventures are getting outside with his amazing wife and daughter in any capacity.

Lindsay was born in The Land of 10,000 Lakes raised with a deeply rooted affection for the outdoors and getting off the grid. College brought her to nestle into small town life, beginning in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan along the shores of Lake Superior, and ultimately to the Gunnison Valley. Lindsay spent 11 years in Crested Butte prior to a hiatus away from the valley to pursue a marketing career in the bicycle industry. The Gunnison Valley once again welcomed her home in 2022 where she found herself at Eleven. Adventure is her passion and she’s constantly seeking her next one. It is a privilege to make a career out of bringing to market products and experiences that have the power to transform a person’s life, and to encourage people to see the world with new eyes. When not at work, Lindsay spends as much time as she can biking, skiing, hiking, dancing to live music and participating in general outdoor tomfoolery with her beloved family.

Samantha, born and raised in Colorado, found herself in the Gunnison Valley to attend Western Colorado University as a student athlete on the Women’s soccer team. After gaining her Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Samantha and her husband decided to stay in the Valley with their two Golden Retrievers as she began working as a Human Resources Assistant at the Gunnison Valley Hospital, supporting the health system for a little over two years. Samantha is excited to funnel her love for the outdoors as it transcends into her work at Eleven as the Global Human Resources Administrator. When not working, you can find Samantha fly fishing, hiking, attending pottery classes, or spending quality time at home with her family.

McKenzie was born and raised in northern Wisconsin. After earning a B.A. in Journalism from the University of Minnesota, she moved west to pursue a life of adventure in the mountains. A summer job on a guest ranch in Montana became the catalyst for a career in adventure hospitality. From Montana, she and her husband Tony moved to the backcountry of Alaska where they lived seasonally for five years managing a luxury fly-in lodge on the Iditarod Trail. At the start of 2019, McKenzie and Tony joined Eleven Experience as the General Managers of Deplar Farm. They live with their two young boys and Alaskan Husky in the remote Fljót Valley of northern Iceland. When not in Iceland, McKenzie can be found on the river near their cabin in Montana’s Paradise Valley.

Born and raised in Seattle, Mike Hattrup began his skiing career at nearby Alpental and Crystal Mountain and soon emerged as one of the premiere mogul skiers of his generation, eventually reaching the U.S. Ski Team. He then teamed with fellow ski icons Glen Plake and Scot Schmidt to star in the seminal 1988 Greg Stump ski film “Blizzard of Aahhh’s,” one of more than a dozen ski films during his career. He left a marked impression on skiers all over the world, earning his place on Powder’s list of the 48 Most Influential Skiers of All-Time. Based in Ketchum, Idaho, he calls Sun Valley his home mountain. Mike is also a certified AMGA Ski Guide.

Annie grew up in Wheat Ridge, CO where she spent many of her days playing competitive soccer and venturing to the mountains to snowboard with friends. She attended Colorado State University and studied abroad in Costa Rica, where she quickly fell in love with Latin culture and traveling. Upon graduation, she backpacked South America for 3 months and visited Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, and Peru. After returning to the U.S. she worked in the hospitality industry in Denver, but soon jumped at the opportunity to ditch big city livin’ and move to her long-time favorite Colorado mountain town, Crested Butte. She has worked with Eleven since she moved to Crested Butte in December 2019 and has worked as a Lodge Staff, Shift Manager and is loving her new role as an Experience Planner! You can typically find her snowboarding, mountain biking, camping, running, spending time with friends and family, and dreaming about one day owning a Goldendoodle puppy.