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Maddy Baldwin of Bogus Basin wins 2025 Rise Up Challenge

Baldwin chosen from five finalists with over 1,500 votes

Award includes $3,500 educational grant from Leitner-Poma

Having a skilled workforce is often reward enough for industries that struggle finding people to do the needed work. Having that workforce honored for their dedication and skill quite something else.

Recently, a lift mechanic with Bogus Basin was the recipient of just such an honor. Maddy Baldwin, a lift mechanic in her second year of doing the job, won Ski Area Management Magazine’s 2025 Rise Up Challenge.

The Rise Up Challenge highlights what it calls “rising star” lift mechanics and the teams they work with at ski areas throughout North America. The recognition p

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