Donny grew up in the woods of rural Northwestern Connecticut, where he spent much of his time tromping through the deep New England forest that made up his backyard. He first clicked into a pair of skis at the age of 3 and has spent each and every winter since exploring the world via a pair of wooden planks. In college, he first drummed up the idea of combining his passion for skiing with his infatuation of, and skill with, the written word. After graduating from the University of Vermont with an English degree in 2012, he moved west to Denver, Colorado, to pursue that farfetched dream of becoming a ski journalist.
Through a combination of luck, connections and skill, Donny landed a job as an editor with FREESKIER magazine in 2013 where he worked until 2020, traveling the world in search of inspiration ski content to share with the masses. Prior to joining POW, Donny served as the magazine’s editor-in-chief. Throughout his time in the ski industry, Donny was in-tune with the evolving impacts of climate change on skiing, reporting on it for FREESKIER, and fostering a deep concern for it within himself. Donny comes to POW eager to contribute his vast experience producing content to a goal bigger than himself: curbing the effects of a warming global climate.