Tiania Tutt Adams

Tiania Tutt Adams passed away on July 26 at her family home on Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado Springs.

Tiania was born in Michigan, but spent most of her life in Colorado and Vermont. An incredible all-around athlete, T was a skiing phenom from her earliest days at Ski Broadmoor. She graduated from Burke Mountain Academy in Vermont, and was named to the US Ski Team in 1978. She skied competitively at CU Boulder before joining the Women's Pro Tour. Following her retirement, Tiania began a lifelong career coaching young skiers, first in Summit County, Colorado, then, after her marriage to fellow ski coach Charlie Adams, in Stowe, Vermont. She co-founded the Mt. Mansfield Ski Academy in Stowe and created 45 North Camps for developing athletes. After moving back to Colorado to be closer to family and in support of her own children's skiing careers, T coached for Team Summit, Summit High School, Team Monarch (her old Pro Tour sponsor), Ski Club Vail and finally Telluride Ski and Snowboard Club. T was the kind of coach every athlete and parent dreams of - talented, nurturing, insightful and, most of all, fun. In every walk of life, Tiania was known for her exceptional kindness. She spent her final years living off-grid, helping raise farm animals and snowmobiling to her car to coach in the winter.

Tiania was preceded in death by her mother, Kay Servatius, and father, William Thayer Tutt. She is survived by her husband, Charlie, children Colby and Duncan Adams, grandchildren Spring and Olen, siblings Michael Tutt, Chelle Tutt Mason, Elizabeth Zimmerman, her best friend Chaco, and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Telluride Ski and Snowboard Club (http://www.tssc.org/) or The Flying Pig Farm in Manitou Springs, CO (https://account.venmo.com/u/Flyingpigmanitou).

A celebration of Tiania's life will be held at her family home on Hastings Mesa outside Ridgway in the fall.