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NSAA OFFICERS
NSAA Releases New Wage & Salary Survey CHAIR
Win Smith, Sugarbush Resort, VT
(802) 583-6360
An essential resource for employee compensation planning at any mountain recre-
VICE CHAIR
ation area is the NSAA annual National Wage & Salary Survey of Mountain Resorts. Alan Henceroth, Arapahoe Basin, CO
(970) 513-5722
The 2018 edition, now available, provides comprehensive data from nearly 133 TREASURER
resorts about payment for some 235 jobs at a ski area. Pat Campbell, Vail Resorts, CO
(303) 404-1809
All on-mountain jobs are represented, including snow groomers, ski/snow- SECRETARY
board instructors, patrollers, general managers, lift attendants, and marketing Kevin McCarthy, White Pass Ski Area, WA
(509) 672-3101
employees, among others. The study provides payment data for off-mountain posi- PAST CHAIR
tions too, including social media managers, golf course operators, food and bever- Tim Silva, Sun Valley Resort, ID
(208) 622-2042
age workers, accounting, sales, IT staff, and lodging, retail, and daycare employees.
REGIONAL BOARD MEMBERS
The wage data is scalable and can be formatted easily in Excel, allowing CFOs CENTRAL ROCKIES
and HR managers to sort the data based on visits, regional comparisons, and verti- Pat Campbell, Vail Resorts, CO
(303) 404-1809
cal transportation feet per hour (VTFH). Alan Henceroth, Arapahoe Basin, CO
(970) 513-5722
Ski areas that participated in the survey may obtain the report for a reduced Dave Norden, Taos Ski Valley, Inc., NM
(575) 776-2291
rate of $100 (in an Excel spreadsheet or as a PDF). Areas that did not participate Rob Perlman, Steamboat Ski & Resort, CO
in the survey may purchase the report for $300. To order visit www.nsaa.org/store (970) 871-5400
David Perry, Alterra Mountain Company
(login required for member rates). (303) 749-8220
MID ATLANTIC
Scott Romberger, Snow Time, Inc, PA
SWAG Program Welcomes Donations (717) 757-1508 x11
Chip Seamans, Windham Mountain Resort, NY
If your resort isn’t using retired winter uniforms there are plenty of needy people in (518) 734-4300 x1379
other cold-weather counties that would love to have them. MIDWEST
Stephen Kircher, Boyne Resorts, MI
NSAA’s Sharing Warmth Around the Globe (SWAG) program is an easy way (231) 549-6000
Chris MacInnes, Crystal Mountain, MI
to pass along these items of clothing to others around the globe who are ill pre- (231) 378-2000 x2501
Charles Skinner, Granite Peak, WI |
pared to endure seasonal low temperatures, rain, and snow. Donating these items Lutsen Mountains, MN
not only is a humanitarian act but also is a good way for your resort to bolster (218) 663-7281
NEW ENGLAND
its sustainability efforts, said Cheryl Jensen, executive director of SWAG. Since Jesse Boyd, Peak Resorts, MO
NSAA launched the program in 2000, participating resorts have donated more (314) 920-0804
Chris Ellms, Bretton Woods, NH
than 278,500 winter garments to people in more than 30 countries. (603) 278-3301
Tyler Fairbank, The Fairbank Group, MA
In addition to ski/snowboard jackets, vests, and pants, SWAG accepts fleece (413) 738-5806
Win Smith, Sugarbush Resort, VT
garments, hates, gloves, and most any other outdoor winter clothing that can help (802) 583-6360
a person stay warm and dry. Mike Solimano, Killington Resort, VT
(802) 422-6203
For more information about SWAG, including a list of partners, visit www. NORTHERN ROCKIES
swagusa.org. If your resort would like to make a donation to the upcoming SWAG Tom Chasse, Schweitzer Mountain, ID
(208) 255-3032
clothing drive, contact NSAA’s Jennifer Larson to obtain a participation form Kim Mayhew, Solitude Mountain Resort, UT
(801) 536-5776
(jlarson@nsaa.org). Completed forms are due back by September 30. Larson will Bill Rock, Park City Mountain Resort, UT
(435) 649-8111
then contact you with a shipment date and shipping location for your boxes, which
PACIFIC NORTHWEST
will be accepted October through November. Jeff Kohnstamm, Timberline Lodge, OR
(503) 272-3175
Kevin McCarthy, White Pass Ski Area, WA
2018 Convention Summaries on NSAA.org (509) 672-3101
SIERRA
If you missed the NSAA Convention and Tradeshow in May you can access Tim Cohee, China Peak Mountain Resort, CA
(559) 233-2500 x5100
PowerPoint presentations from several speakers and presenters on nsaa.org. Simply Greg Dallas, Sugar Bowl Resort, CA
log onto the member side, click on Conferences, then National Convention/ (530) 426-9000 x6713
SOUTHEAST
Tradeshow/Presentations and Handouts. Chris Bates, Cataloochee Ski Area, NC
Also available is a video recap of the NSAA awards presentations. (828) 377-0167
SUPPLIER MEMBERS
Jon Rucker, HEAD/Tyrolia Wintersports, CO
(720) 708-6403
Kent Sharp, SE Group, CO
Correction: (970) 262-4351
The Convention issue contained an unfortunate misspelling of one of the three 2018 SPECIAL COUNSEL
Conversion Cup finalists listed on the cover: Quebec’s Sommet Saint-Sauveur (French Tom Aicher, Cleary Shahi & Aicher, VT
(802) 775-8800
for Holy Savior), mistakenly spelled Saint-Saveur. The Journal regrets the error (and has
corrected the typo on the electronic version of the issue on nsaa.org).

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