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$300,000 jobs, where there are more questions about who's doing what," Greg says. "You can't put just anyone on the mountain," Dawn says. "There are all sorts of factors…sometimes you're dangling a winch on a ski slope, there's snow…it's pretty amazing the places where you can put in trails and install pipe." The site/civil side also has its challenges, tasks that Greg says are adeptly handled, in part, by engineers Jay LaFontaine and Cody Marsh. "They've kept us on the cutting edge of the newest technologies and best practices of the industry," he says. "They've revolutionized the way we do estimating of bids, and how we set and plan our projects." Greg also credits Marshall Leonard, their general manager, with playing an integral role in the success and growth of the company. A 30-plus G. W. Tatro veteran, Marshall "has brought the site/civil side to the next level," he says. "There's no doubt in my mind that we wouldn't be where we are today if Marshall hadn't been at my father's and my side." Picture this The view from an excavator cab in Vermont's Green Mountains can be magnificent, which is part of what prompted a small project the G. W. Tatro team has taken to heart: pro- duction of a yearly calendar. Each year, 12 photos (from the several dozen submitted by crew members) are chosen for the cal- endar, and each photographer gets his or her name on the photo. "We used to give away calendars with a picture of a moose on them," Greg says. "This is so much better, and our team members get excited if one of their photos are chosen." The calendar project is led by Becky Loucks, the company's safety manager, who started working with May 2016 | EquipmentWorld.com 20 contractor of the year | continued The Mount Snow job, for client Peak Resorts in West Dover, Vermont, involves moving 450,000 cubic yards of earth to install a 120-million-gallon snowmak- ing water reservoir. Last summer, G. W. Tatro tackled the project with a Cat 385, renting five articulated trucks to handle the project's earthmoving requirements. The reservoir portion of the job was completed in January, well ahead of schedule. Below: Drone shot of Mount Snow.