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Meetings & Conventions
PHOTO ALBUM: NSAA 2019
WINTER CONFERENCES & TRADESHOWS

ALL PHOTOS BY HALLEY O’BRIEN

SUCCESSION PLANNING, THE GENERATION Z market, new locations—752 at Snowbird and 681 at Killington—along
practices in human resources, sustainability policies, work- with the mix of resort professionals, vendors, and speakers,
place safety culture, unique issues with releases and waivers made for productive discussions during sessions and lively
and, of course, growth were among the hot topics covered tradeshow hours. As always, there were also great opportunities
at NSAA’s 2019 Winter Conferences and Tradeshows. to ski and ride with old and new friends.
Snowbird, Utah, hosted the Western Conference and NSAA extends its gratitude to both Snowbird and
Tradeshow January 22–24, and Killington Resort, Vt., hosted Killington and their diligent staffs for making both shows
the Eastern event February 5–6. Full registration at both a success. Here are some snapshots from the event.

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Snowbird OSHA Deep Dive session (L to R): Kim Viergever, Killington
1. Greg Weatherby of HPI Safety Systems leads a Rietz Law Firm; Rose Reinhardt, Mountain High; 8. (L to R) An unidentified tradeshow attendee
packed session on how ski area culture shapes safety Matt Troskey, Mt. Hood Meadows; and Rob Goodell, talks shop with Harry Turgeon of Kassbohrer
performance and customer satisfaction. 2. Lining up Loveland Ski Area. 6. (L to R) Garrett Will and All Terrain Vehicles and Dennis McGiboney of
for First Tracks. 3. PSIA-AASI’s Nick Herrin (a former Steven Fellenzer, TechnoAlpin USA; Chris Dullum, PistenBully USA. 9. Jon Rucker welcomes visitors
member of PSIA’s Alpine Team) visits with Burton’s Yellowstone Mountain Club; and Clifford Mann, to the HEAD Tyrolia booth. 10. First-trackers listen
Shaun Cattanach (a former member of AASI’s Mammoth Mountain Ski Area. 7. The roundtable to a presentation by Killington President/GM
Snowboard Team). 4. AllOver Mountain Group’s on human resources topics focused on background Mike Solimano about capital improvements at
Tanner Flatness and Ryan Slack. 5. Panelists for the checks and employee drug testing issues. the resort.

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