The Live like Doug Education Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering interest in people in environmental awareness, conservation, stewardship and the use of the outdoor environment for healthy mental and physical enjoyment

 

Doug Irving was the heart, soul, and backbone of Gunstock Mountain Resort in Gilford, NH. He dedicated his entire professional career to the resort for over 44 years, and lived, breathed and bled Gunstock that whole time. Doug had a hand in all the improvements to lifts, trails, buildings, snowmaking, and base lands since the early 1980s. As remembered by his friend of over 50 years, Greg Goddard, “Doug was a tireless advocate for the resort, its employees and its guests. He was an outstanding role model, mentor, and coach for countless managers who worked for him.”

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Doug was especially committed to being a good land steward, working closely with the Belknap County Conservation District, the Belknap Range Trail Tenders, and numerous other naturalists and environmentalists to protect the beautiful landscapes, vistas, streams, woodlands, and wetlands which make Gunstock special.

 

By building a covered bridge over the current walkway and dam at the pond and finishing a pedestrian walking trail around the entire pond as it was in the plan years ago, we are committed to realizing one of Doug's aspirations for the mountain. This is a tribute to our friend. What better accolade to someone so dedicated to the outdoors and this mountain.