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ropes course, a 5,000-square-foot maze, and a zip line. The new attractions are NSAA/FedEx
located in the Snowshed base area, the resort’s new epicenter for outdoor activities. Member Service

VAIL MOUNTAIN, COLO., is building a new high-speed, six-passenger Avanti Express NSAA members save:
Lift (#2) for the 2015-16 season. The current lift, a Doppelmayr detachable quad • Up to 45% on select FedEx
installed in 1989, is being replaced with a detachable six-passenger lift similar to
the Mountain Top Express (#4), and will also include a loading conveyor and gates Express International
to improve efficiency and increase capacity by up to 30 percent. The Avanti is a Services
primary lift on the front side of the mountain, serving intermediate and advanced • Up to 35% on select FedEx
terrain and dispersing skiers and boarders from Lionshead to mid-mountain. Domestic Services
• Up to 24% on select FedEx
PATS PEAK, NH, is investing $1 million in capital improvements for the coming season, Ground Services
adding six snowmaking guns to its arsenal including two turbo guns from SMI; 10 It’s a cost-cutting measure that
new low-energy snowmaking towers from HKD Snowmakers; a new PistenBully Park adds up — all with no enrollment
Pro Snowcat grooming machine; new rental equipment; and upgraded high-speed fees or minimum quotas.
internet service. The upgrades come on the heels of the Cascade Basin expansion, Sign up and start saving!
which added six new trails and a new lift. Go to the Member Services
Section of www.nsaa.org for
STOWE, VT., this summer launched SummerStowe, a multi-million dollar more information or call the help
investment program in summer recreation at the resort. The new activities include line at: 800-475-6708.
a zip tour down Mt. Mansfield, providing three spans totaling over 10,000 feet in
length, and a treetop adventure at the base of the mountain.

Association News 20% off

SNOWSPORTS INDUSTRIES AMERICA (SIA) has named Nick Sargent as Skiing HiStory
incoming president, replacing David Ingemie who is stepping down for your season passholders
from the role after the SIA Snow Show in January 2016. Sargent Skiing History magazine is offering
has been the vice president of global business alliance at Burton a benefit to your season passhold-
Snowboards for the past 12 years.
ers! In 6 bimonthly
MARK DORSEY, executive director of the Professional Ski issues, they can read
Instructors of America and the American Association of about skiing’s colorful
Snowboard Instructors (PSIA-AASI), is stepping down to assume past, champions, tech-
a similar role with an association outside of the ski and snowboard niques, equipment,
industry. Dorsey joined the PSIA-AASI staff as marketing and ski areas from
director in 1988 and became CEO in 2006. around the world.
“The sport’s history unfolds in
THE U.S. SKI AND SNOWBOARD ASSOCIATION (USSA) has named every issue.” —Billy Kidd, 1964
Brian Krill as its new sport education director. Krill replaces Jon Olympic silver medalist in slalom
Nolting, who left USSA this spring to lead Colorado’s Steamboat www.skiinghistory.org
Springs Winter Sports Club programs as athletic director. Krill
joined the USSA team in 2013 and has worked as an athletic and Each area receives a unique code that
academic educator at all levels. will apply the discount when entered
on the “Join” page at our Website.
USAA also named ROBERT LAZZARONI as its new Nordic domestic For your template and code, contact
program director. He will be responsible for administering wini@fearlessleaderinc.com.
domestic programs in partnership with USSA Nordic clubs, Skiing History is published by the
including membership, club development, competition International Skiing History Association,
management, rankings, judges/officials education, and other a 501 (c)( 3) nonprofit dedicated to
duties in cross-country, ski jumping, and Nordic combined. preserving and increasing the
awareness of skiing’s great heritage.

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