Frank DeBerry

With the recent announcement of Alterra Mountain Company's intent to purchase Crystal Mountain Resort in Enumclaw, Wash., Frank DeBerry, currently president and COO of West Virginia's Snowshoe Mountain Resort, will be named president and COO of the destination upon the closing of the transaction

DeBerry served as the president and COO of Snowshoe Mountain Resort in West Virginia since 2011. DeBerry has spent his entire career in the ski industry, working his way up through Intrawest and serving as GM at the Mountain Creek Resort in Vernon, N.J., before leading the team at Snowshoe.

DeBerry will begin at Crystal Mountain Resort upon the closing of the transaction and a search for his replacement is underway. In the meantime, Patti Duncan, Snowshoe's VP of resort operations, will oversee operations for Snowshoe upon closing the transaction.