Patricia "Patty" Boydstun (-Hovdey) (born December 22, 1951) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States.

Born in Council, Idaho, she competed on the World Cup circuit in the early 1970s, and finished eighth in the slalom at the 1972 Winter Olympics.

In March 1970, Boydstun won the U.S. national title in slalom in Vermont at Glen Ellen,[1][2] which was later annexed by adjacent Sugarbush.

[4][5] She married Dean Hovdey in the 1970s and they founded a sporting goods store in McCall in 1979 which they continue to own and operate.

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