Haylee started with the Mount Shasta Climbing Ranger program during the Spring of 2022. She is excited for the opportunity to familiarize herself with all the beauty Mount Shasta offers as well as act as a resource for those who choose to recreate on the mountain and forest beyond.  Haylee grew up in Tacoma, WA, yet despite her proximity to the Cascade Range, didn’t find her way into mountain activities until her late high school and early college years. In 2018, after a few long walks down Cascade volcanoes, Haylee decided that teaching herself to ski would be her top priority. Since then, traveling uphill and down on two sticks has become one of her favorite activities. She attended the University of Washington in Seattle and earned a degree in Environmental Science. Since 2019, Haylee has worked seasonally for the United States Forest Service. Prior to landing in Mount Shasta, she worked in the Methow Valley - hiking many miles with a heavy pack and crosscutting logs in the Pasayten Wilderness. In the winter months, Haylee has relocated to Bozeman, MT, where she works as a Professional Ski Patroller at the Yellowstone Club Mountain Resort out of Big Sky, MT and a part-time avalanche educator with the Northwest Avalanche Center.  Haylee holds her Avalanche PRO Level 1, EMT, and Wilderness First Responder.  Haylee attempts to spend most of her spare time outside - riding her bike, putting in a skin track, on a long trail run, or climbing rocks. When she’s indoors, you'll find her perusing topographic maps, baking banana bread, brewing a cup of coffee, and singing or most likely all of these simultaneously!