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May 8, 2019 Newsletter

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It’s a wrap!

The 2018-19 season has now drawn to a close and the 51st Annual CWSAA Spring Conference is over.  Member’s can download a copy of our annual report in the Member’s Only section (login required).

The 2019 Spring Conference and Trade Show had one of the largest attendances ever.  There were 582 people in attendance from 176 businesses and ski areas.  107 people were first-time attendees! 70 Trade Show booths sold out quickly, 2 keynote speakers, 57 sessions/courses were offered and the first-ever women’s networking event took place.

Thanks to donations, 40 items were sold at the auction, providing $9085 towards the Small Areas Assistance Fund.  A big thank you to all the presenters, sponsors and contributors to the conference.

Check out more stats below![/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”8344″ add_caption=”yes” onclick=”img_link_large” css=”.vc_custom_1557255268648{padding-top: 25px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1557261556921{border-bottom-width: 3px !important;border-bottom-color: #73a0c1 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}”]Check out a full conference re-cap including photos, awards, complete the survey and download presentations HERE.

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Pledge to participate in Canadian Ski Council programs

Nationally, we have a goal to create 1 million new ski and snowboard trials in the next 5 years.  The CSC has a number of new ski/snowboard related national programs including Grade 4/5 SnowPass and Never Ever Days.  Please consider participating and complete your pledge by June 1.  Make your pledge HERE.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]

AEDARSA Training Recap

[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1487270741702{border-bottom-width: 3px !important;border-bottom-color: #73a0c1 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Thank you to AEDARSA for hosting the second annual Alberta Passenger Ropeway Training in Calgary on April 4^th.

60 people attended this free event, representing almost most of the areas in Alberta. There was a lot of discussion on the wide range of topics and presentations were made by Doppelmayr, Inter Mtn, Leitner Poma, Mueller Lifts, TSBC and LifeSkill Rescue.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”8347″ img_size=”medium” onclick=”img_link_large” css=”.vc_custom_1557259768111{padding-top: 25px !important;}”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]

2019 CWSAA Fall Meetings

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September 24 – 25, 2019
Snow Valley
Edmonton, Alberta

Group rate at Delta Hotels Edmonton South ($145) until Aug 22.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]Mountain Bike Forum
October 1-2, 2019
Vance Creek Hotel & Conference Centre
SilverStar Mountain Resort

Room starting at $99 – 158.  See Events page for booking details.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]BC-Yukon Fall Division Meeting
October 2 – 3, 2019
Vance Creek Hotel & Conference Centre
SilverStar Mountain Resort

Room starting at $99 – 158.  See Events page for booking details.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1557332373757{border-bottom-width: 3px !important;border-bottom-color: #73a0c1 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}”]

Kal Tire Partnership

The CWSAA has entered a new partnership with Kal Tire.  This announcement was made at Spring Conference.  Kal Tire will provide cash incentives for ski areas, opportunities for tire discounts to ski area passholders and more. More details will be sent directly to areas next month.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1557332447953{border-bottom-width: 3px !important;border-bottom-color: #73a0c1 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}”]

New Members

Welcome to the following new members: Charles Taylor Adjusting, fsSTRATEGY, Over the Edge Excavating, FreshWorks Studio, and Fun Farm.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1557332477275{border-bottom-width: 3px !important;border-bottom-color: #73a0c1 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}”]

Mountain Bike Signage

Did you know CWSAA carries a few types of Mountain Bike signage products?  Order your signs in the Member’s Only area (password required) or contact us to place an order.  Please note, there has not been any changes to these codes in a while.  Mountain Bike products include:

• Mountain Bike Responsibility Code (02/2008) – Durable sticky back poster, 15 x 20
• Mountain Bike Responsibility Code (07/2007) – Pocket cards, 4 x 6
• Mountain Bike Park Checklist – Durable sticky back poster, 20 x 15

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Places & Faces

[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]It is with great sadness to hear of the passing of Lorne Borgal.  Lorne died in a small airplane crash near Smithers early Saturday morning. Lorne was an icon in the ski industry as CEO of Whistler Mountain and had also been instrumental in setting up Blackcomb. He later moved on to become CEO of Horseshoe Valley and Calibogie Ski Areas in Ontario, and was President and CEO of Hudsons Bay Mountain in Smithers, from 2005 to 2014. Along with an MBA degree from Stanford University that brought his significant professionalism to the industry, Lorne also contributed his love of skiing and as a volunteer ski patroller.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”8354″ img_size=”medium” onclick=”img_link_large”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Big White will hold the first World Cup Snowboardcross in Canada since 2013.  The Barrels & Berms Snowboardcross will take place from Jan 20 -27, 2020.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”8349″ img_size=”thumbnail” onclick=”img_link_large”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]Eastlink Park in Whitecourt Alberta is preparing to install a Tbar this summer.  The lift is just over 1000 ft long and will access the west area of the ski area.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]Andre Quenneville competed (and WON) the Masters Bozo cup last month, 8 weeks after tearing his MCL.  The race was particularly special, as he did it in a suit that was formerly worn by both Jimmie Spencer and Marc Giradelli.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”8348″ img_size=”medium” onclick=”img_link_large” css=”.vc_custom_1557258611013{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-right: 5px !important;}”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”8346″ img_size=”medium” onclick=”img_link_large” css=”.vc_custom_1557258619392{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-left: 5px !important;}”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]Congratulations to Warren Sparks who is a 2019 CSA Group Award of Merit recipient. The CSA Group Award of Merit recognizes individuals who, through their leadership, have fostered the development and advancement of standards, both nationally and internationally.  Warren has spent many years on both the Z98 Passenger Ropeways and C22.1-18 Electrical code committees.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”8350″ img_size=”medium” onclick=”img_link_large”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]The Dewar family celebrated 30 years at Stony Mountain this season.  Stony capped off the year with their annual Slush Cup![/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Congratulations to Jason Paterson, who has been named as the incoming President and CEO of Marmot Basin, once Dave Gibson retires at the end of June.   Jason has been Marmot’s VP, Operations and Maintenance since 2012 and has also been a member of CWSAA Board of Directors since 2014.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”8351″ img_size=”medium” onclick=”img_link_large” css=”.vc_custom_1557258576540{padding-top: 5px !important;}”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1557257420834{border-bottom-width: 3px !important;border-bottom-color: #73a0c1 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}”]Revelstoke Mountain Resort is expanding its summer offering with the addition of an aerial adventure park, and mountain biking via the Revelation Gondola. Read More.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]

Upcoming Events

• May 21-23, 2019 – OSRA Spring Conference, Hockley Valley Resort Ontario
• Sept 24-25, 2019 – CWSAA ASM Fall Division Meeting, Snow Valley Edmonton
• Oct 1, 2019 – CWSAA Mountain Bike Workshop, SilverStar Mountain
• Oct 2-3, 2019 – CWSAA BCY Fall Division Meeting, SilverStar Mountain
• Oct 21-22, 2019 – HeliCat Fall Meeting
• Oct 27-28, 2019 – SSAOA, Table Mountain
• April 21-24, 2020 – PNSAA, Wenatchee Washington
• April 22-25, 2020 – Mountain Planet, Grenoble Alps France
• April 28-30, 2020 – CWSAA Spring Conference, Whistler BC
• May 4-7, 2020 – NSAA, Amelia Island Florida
• April 27-29, 2021 – CWSAA Spring Conference, Lake Louise Alberta

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