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Showing Off for Safety Calling All Safety Shutterbugs NSAA OFFICERS Awareness Month Snap a great photo of one of your resort’s CHAIR Blaise Carrig, Vail Resorts Inc., CO A safety message doesn’t activities related to January’s National Safety (303) 404-1800 VICE CHAIR have to be bland, for- Month, submit it to the Journal by February Tim Silva, Sun Valley Resort, ID gettable white noise, 6, 2015, and you just may win fame (in the (208) 622-2042 TREASURER and NSAA member Journal, that is) and fortune (sort of). Win Smith, Sugarbush Resort, VT (802) 583-6832 resorts have proven The best image in the seventh annual SECRETARY that time and again. National Safety Month Photo Contest will be Rob Walz, Cascade Mountain, WI (608) 742-5588 x 248 Fifteen years ago NSAA instituted featured in the spring issue, and the ski area PAST CHAIR National Safety Awareness Week—now that submits the photo will receive a free Chip Perfect, Perfect North Slopes, IN (812) 537-3754 x 1202 Month—inspiring creative minds at ski resorts registration to NSAA’s Fall Education Seminar, REGIONAL BOARD MEMBERS to produce some of the most engaging, effec- Eastern or Western Winter Show, or National CENTRAL ROCKIES tive, and entertaining safety initiatives imagin- Convention and Tradeshow. Pat Campbell, Breckenridge Ski Resort, CO (970) 496-3221 able. What does your resort have planned for For a complete list of rules, visit nsaa.org/ Gary DeFrange, Winter Park Resort, CO January 2015 National Safety Month? press/photo-contest. (303) 316-1510 Alan Henceroth, Arapahoe Basin, CO NSAA recognizes some of the best of (970) 513-5722 David Perry, Aspen Skiing Company, CO these efforts with its annual National Safety What’s Your Game Plan (970) 300-7007 Awards in categories such as best community for LSS(M) and BAF? MID ATLANTIC Arthur Berry, Camelback, PA outreach, employee involvement, avalanche One of the most important things the ski (570) 629-1661 x1135 Ted Blazer, Whiteface, NY education, and overall safety program (entries industry does is attract, develop, and retain (518) 946-2223 are due March 2, 2015). skiers and snowboarders. Has your team devel- Russell Coloton, Hunter Mountain, NY (518) 263-4223 For more information on National Safety oped its Learn to Ski and Snowboard (Month) MIDWEST Month, visit nsaa.org. and Bring a Friend initiatives for the upcom- Chris MacInnes, Crystal Mountain, MI (231) 378-2000 ing season? It’s not too late to prepare great Leigh Nelson, Welch Village Ski Area Inc., MN (651) 222-7079 x21 offers and incentives to help bring people to Rob Walz, Cascade Mountain, WI the sport. (608) 742-5588 x248 NSAA/FedEx NEW ENGLAND The immediate objective is to promote Kris Blomback, Pats Peak, NH Member Service (603) 428-3245 x107 Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month, but the Tyler Fairbank, The Fairbank Group, MA overarching goal is to promote taking lessons (413) 738-5500 NSAA members save: Al Fletcher, Nashoba Valley Ski Area, MA from professional instructors beyond January. (978) 692-3033 Win Smith, Sugarbush Resort, VT t Up to 45% on select FedEx An important aspect of LSS(M) is the Bring a (802) 583-6832 Express International Friend Challenge, which prompts skiers and NORTHERN ROCKIES Tim Silva, Sun Valley Resort, ID Services riders to introduce newcomers to the sport by (208) 622-2042 helping them sign up for a lesson. Jennifer Smith, Park City Mountain Resort, UT t Up to 35% on select FedEx (435) 649-8111 Domestic Services Plan now to join more than 300 ski areas Bob Wheaton, Deer Valley Resort Company, UT (435) 645-6669 that will offer free or reasonably priced lesson PACIFIC NORTHWEST t Up to 24% on select FedEx programs in the coming season. “Our industry’s Matthew Drake, Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Resort, OR Ground Services (503) 337-2222 x1404 future depends on our success at keeping skiers Kevin McCarthy, White Pass Ski Area, WA (509) 672-3101 It’s a cost-cutting measure that and snowboarders in the pipeline,” said Mary Jo SIERRA adds up — all with no enrollment Tarallo, LSSM executive director. Tim Cohee, China Peak Mountain Resort, CA fees or minimum quotas. In this issue, find inspiration and ideas (559) 233-2500 Robert Kautz, Sugar Bowl Resort, CA about how you can participate (see “All Set for (530) 426-9000 Sign up and start saving! Bill Rock, Northstar California, CA Learn to Ski and Snowboard/Bring a Friend?” (530) 562-1010 Go to the Member Services pg. 52; also, “LSS(M)/BAF Organizers Revamp SOUTHEAST Ken Hess, Massanutten Ski Resort, VA Section of www.nsaa.org for Consumer Website” and “‘First Day Faces’ (540) 289-4094 more information or call the help SUPPLIER MEMBERS line at: 800-475-6708. Campaign Bolsters LSS(M)/BAF Initiatives,” Mark Bee, Doppelmayr USA Inc., UT pgs. 56, 57). (801) 973-7977 John Jacobs, Reliable Racing Supply, NY Also visit the national website learntoski- (518) 793-5677 x 226 andsnowboardmonth.org. N SPECIAL COUNSEL John Fagan, Duane Morris, CA (530) 550-2050 EARLY WINTER 2014 | NSAA Journal | 5 w w w.nsaa. org NSAA Early Winter 2014 prepressed v5c.indd 5 11/5/14 11:50 AM