Denver, CO, August 24, 2026 – Today, the Alterra Mountain Company Community Foundation announces the appointment of Robert Foley as Executive Director. In this role, Robert will advance the Foundation’s mission and oversee its core programs supporting mental health initiatives in our mountain communities.
Robert joins the Foundation with multiple decades of experience in nonprofit leadership and community-centered philanthropy, as well as extensive work with behavioral health systems within rural and urban communities. In addition to his recent work at The Colorado Trust addressing housing, food and mental/behavioral health in a range of under-resourced communities, he previously served as Senior Project Director at the CDC Foundation. Robert previously also worked as Chief Program Officer for the National Indian Health Board, supporting organizational strategy, program growth, and national partnerships to advance Tribal health, public health and behavioral health policies and systems. Prior to that, he served as President & CEO of the National Native American AIDS Prevention Center, and dedicated his early career to effective health prevention at the Denver STD/HIV Prevention Training Center and the Tri-Ethnic Center for Prevention Research at Colorado State University.
“I am thrilled to join the Alterra Mountain Company Community Foundation and leverage my 20+ years of nonprofit work across diverse and geographically dispersed communities to further advance the Foundation’s mission,” said Robert Foley, Executive Director, Alterra Mountain Company Community Foundation. “As a lifelong mountain recreator, I look forward to creating even more connections and collaborations across our mountain communities, as well as strengthening pathways, brokering resources, and finding impactful solutions so all community members can thrive.”
A public charity originally founded and inspired by Alterra Mountain Company, the Alterra Mountain Company Community Foundation focuses on supporting mental health initiatives in its mountain communities. It provides resources, tools and solutions to address and mitigate challenges and reduce stigma around mental health, and provides an avenue to alleviate hardships, with the intention to create an environment for all to survive and thrive. Originally established to provide financial support to mountain communities in times of need, the Foundation now also provides assistance through a variety of grantmaking offerings and direct programming – including Mountain Community Screenings, Specialized Psychotherapies, Behavioral Health Access, a Mental Health Toolkit, and Emergency Relief and Hardship Assistance – and will soon debut a new Behavioral Health System Improvement Toolkit for mountain communities. To access resources or discover more about the Foundation’s mission and programs, please visit https://www.
About Alterra Mountain Company
Alterra Mountain Company is a family of iconic year-round mountain destinations, the world’s largest heli-skiing operation, and Ikon Pass – the premier ski and snowboard season pass offering access to more than 70 iconic mountain destinations around the world. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, and born out of a shared love of the mountains and adventure, the company has brought together some of the world’s most aspirational brands, including: Steamboat, Winter Park and Arapahoe Basin in Colorado; Palisades Tahoe, Mammoth Mountain, June Mountain, Big Bear Mountain Resort and Snow Valley in California; Stratton Mountain and Sugarbush Resort in Vermont; Snowshoe Mountain in West Virginia; Tremblant in Quebec and Blue Mountain in Ontario, Canada; Crystal Mountain in Washington; Schweitzer in Idaho; Deer Valley Resort and Solitude Mountain Resort in Utah; CMH Heli-Skiing & Summer Adventures and Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing in British Columbia. Also included in the portfolio are Alpine Aerotech, a worldwide helicopter support and maintenance service center in British Columbia, Canada, Aspenware, the ski industry leader in technology services and e-commerce, and Ski Butlers, the global leader in ski and snowboard rental delivery. For more information, please visit www.alterramtn.co.
About Deer Valley Resort
Deer Valley Resort, located in Park City, Utah, set the standard for luxury in skiing by offering the service and hospitality of a five-star hotel. The ski-only resort is now delivering the largest expansion in ski resort history for the 2026/27 season. This winter, Deer Valley will unveil one new chairlift, Hail Peak Express, which will add 200 skiable acres and 7 new runs to the Resort. Since December 2024, Deer Valley skiing has more than doubled in size and has added 11 new chairlifts. This transformation is part of Expanded Excellence, a resort-wide initiative that includes a new portal at Deer Valley East Village with 1,200 day-skier parking spaces, the reimagining of Snow Park base area, and enhancements to on-mountain infrastructure. The resort now features 32 chairlifts, 4,500 skiable acres, seven bowls, and benefits from 300 inches of average annual snowfall. Deer Valley limits daily lift ticket sales and is renowned for its award-winning ski school, elegant day lodges, exceptional dining, and a wide range of luxury accommodations. In 2026, the resort named GMC as the official vehicle of Deer Valley and introduced a new fleet of GMC vehicles for resort transportation and guest experiences. Deer Valley has been named the United States’ Best Ski Resort by the World Ski Awards for 13 consecutive years.
