October 04, 2016 (Woodstock, Vermont) – The Cross Country Ski Areas Association (CCSAA) announces the Utah and Colorado Fall Summits to take place this October.  The CCSAA Summit Series are short, one day regional meetings keying in on relevant topics.  The Utah meeting will be held on Monday October 17 at the USSA Center of Excellence and the Colorado meeting will take place on Monday October 24 at the Frisco Nordic Center.

In a move to provide better service to the membership, these regional meetings will effectively bring important content to those that cannot attend the Annual Meeting.  “This is an exciting time for CCSAA”, said Board President JoJo Toeppner, “we have new leadership and with that, a new direction that will provide additional programming and value to our membership.  Events like the Summits are just the beginning”.

Morning seminars will be 30 minute sprints, 25min presentations with 5min of questions.   The CO event will be followed by a short bounding technique clinic led by the PSIA national Demo Team.  There will be plenty of time for networking between talks and at the conclusion of the meeting.

“The new format of the regional CCSAA Meetings is a brilliant step for the organization”, stated Rick Hodges, Board Member and 10 Week Winter founder.  “It brings real content to the members in a concise and local forum.  I hope all the CO and UT members and prospective members attend!”

Highlights of the Fall Summits include:
Utah, October 17:
– Social Media Best Practices for the Cross Country Ski Area – Courtney Harkins, USSA Digital Content Manager
– Snow Preservation Techniques – a round table on best practices let by Richard Hodges, 10 Week Winter
– TrailHUB – App, multi-sport trail management platform. Fully integrate trail conditions on your website and build your very own App. Allow people worldwide to search and directly connect with your organization. Bring your smart phone, this will be hands on!

Colorado, October 24:
– What can PSIA do for your ski area – National Team Members Emily Lovett and Greg Rhodes will present on how to increase revenue from your PSIA partnership.  Bring your classic poles and sneakers for a brief bounding clinic after the meeting.
– TrailHUB – App, multi-sport trail management platform. Fully integrate trail conditions on your website and build your very own App. Allow people worldwide to search and directly connect with your organization. Bring your smart phone, this will be hands on!
– CCSAA partners with <http://protectourwinters.org/>Protect Our Winters – Chris Steinkamp, ED of POW will share details of this new partnership.

Supporters of the event included: USSA, Nordic Group International, Toko, TrailHUB, and SIA.

For more information, please contact CCSAA at 802-236-3021 or reese@xcski.org.