March 19, 2018 (Granby, CO) – Please join CCSAA at its Annual Conference April 3 & 4 at Snow Mountain Ranch in Granby, CO.  The Conference is a great opportunity to not only listen to relevant speakers within our Nordic community, but to spend time with other owner/operators of cross country ski areas,  to get some great spring skiing on the silver star trails and share ideas of what works and does not work.

This year’s event will be packed with interactive grooming and maintenance elements as well as fat bike, employee retention, safety and risk management and more.  The Conference is moving away from the traditional speaker to more interactive and hands-on elements.  You will see this reflected in the agenda.  We feel collaboration and discussion on our topics are for more beneficial than only listening to a presenter.   There will be opportunities to spend time with presenters and learn about specifics about how their subject pertains to your for your ski area.

Retailers and area ski shops will also have the ability to place their finals orders at the Conference and still take advantage of the pre-season pricing offered at the Jan shows.  This is a great opportunity to take advantage of.

Conference Highlights

• Importance of Research and Data to the Cross country Industry and what CCSAA Members can do to help – Dave Belin, RRC Associates
• Where on the Forested Landscape does Snow Persist the Longest and Why? – Keith Musselman, U Colorado, Boulder
• Pre-Season Discounts – Not finished with your ski shop ordering for next season? Vendors at the Conference will extend their discounts until close of the show.
• Kassborher PRO ACADEMY – Chris Perkins will discuss operator training with the Pro Academy and go through hands on discussions with their new PB100
• Grooming equipment Demo
• Concurrent Sessions on how to build incremental Sales

Tentative agenda here.

$425 US for CCSAA member ski areas & exhibitors. $475 for non-members. $250 for media.  The cost includes attendance at all events and meals for Tuesday and Wednesday.

To register, visit here.