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Mountain Operations

2019 NSAA DOWNHILL BIKE PARK SUMMIT

Park Personnel, Marketers & Risk Managers to Exchange Ideas
for Operations of All Sizes

BY EARL SALINE, NSAA DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION PROGRAMMING

FIVE YEARS ON, NSAA’s Downhill Bike Park Summit has what makes their summer operations a true example of
been the hallmark event for showcasing and highlighting best having the right offerings for your market.
practices from parks across the country. Adding to the slate Bringing the Bike Park Summit to Seven Springs is a
of remarkable venues, Seven Springs Resort, Penn., is hosting natural as the event brings together area personnel, industry
the 2019 Summit June 10–12, 2019. Voted top-five winner leaders, and risk managers to share ideas and solutions for
in the MTBparks.com Riders’ Choice Best Bike Parks Awards operations of all size. Making a name for itself in the winter
for the Mid-Atlantic Region for 2017, Seven Springs offers with an amazing terrain park program, Seven Springs has
trails for all ability levels and activities for every family member. brought that same energy and passion to its bike park.
The Summit is the place for networking, idea sharing, Since 2007, the area has offered trails for all abilities and
and finding that next spark for how you can improve your hosted elite races.
park or summer operation. Covering a wide range of topics— Plan now to join us in western Pennsylvania to learn
including risk management, trail design, summer business from the best, connect with old friends, and meet new ones.
planning, eMTBs, bike schools, and marketing—our speakers For more information and to register, visit nsaa.org.
will dive into topics to give you tangible takeaways you can
implement this summer. Building from the indoor discussions,
follow up sessions will take you out and about at the resort and
on the hill to put the concepts and ideas into the real world.
Sessions, panels, and presentations will feature park
managers, marketers, and industry risk managers who will
break down topics in detail, providing insights on park
operations and summer attractions you won’t find anywhere
else. Taking center stage throughout the summit will be the
current issues, trends, and topics facing the industry as well
as insights into what will impact your area soon.
This year’s sessions will cover a lot of ground, including:
• Trail Design Considerations
• From Attractions to Activities: Your Summer Risk
Management Plan
• Master Planning for Downhill
• Pimp Your Ride: Selling Downhill Biking to the Masses
• E-Bikes: Shop Best Practices
• Summer Resort Walk Through: A Risk Management
Perspective
• Summer Lift Operations
• Bike School: Programs That Keep ‘Em Coming Back
• Park Manager’s Roundtable

Indoor and on-hill education sessions will provide plenty of
opportunities to ask questions and dig into the issues that Courtesy of Seven Springs Bike Park
matter to you. And, when you aren’t in session there will
time to check out Seven Springs front- and back-side trails or
other activities—like their ziplines or sporting clays—to see

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