“Usually, it was Boston and New York offices putting together a ski trip on the East Coast. This year we made it a YOE [Yearly Office Event] for the first time and invited anybody from DMC to come and join us,” Abby Greentree, Project Engineer based in Boston, said. “We had 30 people come, which was awesome. It was mostly people from the Boston and New York office, and then we had a couple outside people so that was very fun!”

DMCers headed up to Stowe Ski Resort in Vermont and spent a long weekend skiing and hanging out! “Most people went skiing or snowboarding and some people went winter hiking,” according to Emily Blackman, Application Developer based in Chicago. 

While most of the time was spent outdoors participating in various winter activities, there was a memorable trip taken to the Ben and Jerry’s factory.

“We went to tour the Ben and Jerry’s factory. It was the original factory, and they have an ice cream store with exclusive flavors,” Emily said. “The ice cream I asked for had giant pieces of cookie dough. The pieces were so big I’m sure those could be baked and would be the size of a standard cookie.”

Sweet treats and factory tours were not the only highlight of the trip. Abby’s favorite memory was sledding!

“A bunch of us went sledding on Saturday, and that was super fun,” Abby said. “We actually made a chain! Three people were on each sled, and we all linked together. That was very fun!”

A favorite ski trail for both Abby and Emily was the long, green scenic route called the Toll House Road. 

“Emily Blackman and I skied together on this really long run called Toll House Road. It is just really long winding through the woods. That’s my favorite, just like a nice, easy, fun, beautiful view run,” Abby said. 

There were more beautiful views just outside the rented lodges. 

“There was one night when it was really clear, and a bunch of us went out to see the stars,” Emily said. “The night sky was filled with stars, it looked so nice!”

After a long fun weekend of ice cream tours, long scenic ski runs, and chain sledding, DMSkeast 2024 came to an end. Opening the event to all offices proved to be a great idea, and many DMCers are already looking forward to next year! 

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26 DMCers headed to Alpine Valley Resort in Walworth Count, Wisconsin, about 90 minutes away from DMC Headquarters. While many went skiing, skiing was not the only activity.

“We had a few people snowboard, me included,” Aleks Konstantinovic, Systems Engineer, said. “There was nobody who sat out, we were all hitting the slopes!” 

While there were many DMCers who had previously skied and snowboarded before, there were a handful of participants that skied for the first time at the event.

“We had some first timers, and they ended up signing up for lessons at the resort.” Aleks said.

Alpine Valley Resort had a great assortment of slopes for skiers with different skill levels, according to Josh Wrobel, Systems Engineer.

“There were about six different lifts. Depending on which one you went up, there was a variety of terrain that you could ski on. Some of it was better suited for beginners, while other paths were more advanced,” Josh said. “There were a few terrain parks where people were doing tricks. Some of the harder paths were more fun for me because they were longer, but I didn’t have too much of a preference. Going with friends made it really fun!”

A particular moment of the day stood out for Josh.

“I got stuck on a chairlift for about 25 minutes with a few other DMCers. That was pretty memorable!”

Da WiSKIson CheeSKIson was a successful event that many hope will make a comeback next year.

“I think overall it’s just a fun trip and would be happy to do it again next year!” Josh said. 

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Boston

The Boston office went axe throwing! 

Chicago

Chicago DMCers had happy hour at the office with the help of Drinkbot, the robot bartender!

The Chicago office also had pizza happy hour! 

Dallas

The Dallas office had fun at Puttshack! 

Denver

The Denver office hosted the annual DMSki extravaganza! 

Denver also had their holiday party! 

Houston

A few Houston DMCers went to practice their swing at Top Golf! 

They also went to Escape It Houston and did an escape room!

The Houston office also attempted to Skeet Shoot! 

San Diego 

The San Diego office went bowling and had a nice dinner afterwards with our founder Frank!

St. Louis

The St. Louis office went to Sandbox VR and played VR video games!

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