Gary McCoy - Mammoth CEO, NSAA president

Gary Robert McCoy, resort and industry executive, passed away on April 8, 2026, in Bishop, California, after a short battle with cancer. He was 83. 

The oldest of six children of Roma and Dave McCoy, the founders of California’s Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, McCoy spent his entire life in the Bishop area. 

He worked at Mammoth in various roles from trail to lift construction and eventually retired as the resort’s CEO. During his tenure, McCoy also served as president of the National Ski Area Association and as board president of the Mammoth Lakes Foundation. His passion for flying led him to pilot for Sierra Pacific Airlines and he later become its general manager.