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Rebecca W. Ayers
SPONSORSHIPS
Amy Steele

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Moxie Sozo
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Colin Bane, Dave Belin, Dave Byrd,
Laura Moriarty, Chris Rogers, Earl Saline,
Scott Smith, Mary Jo Tarallo

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Jennifer Larson, jlarson@nsaa.org

PG 6 PG 56 FINANCE DIRECTOR
Beginner Conversion Case Studies: NSAA Plans Ambitious Agenda Laura Lewis, llewis@nsaa.org
How Four Resorts are Using the Data For 2018 Downhill Bike Park Summit PUBLIC POLICY DIRECTOR
BY DAVE BELIN BY EARL SALINE Geraldine Link, glink@nsaa.org
PG 12 PG 58 MEETINGS & CONVENTIONS DIRECTOR
A Q&A with NSAA’s New Images & Inspiration: NSAA’s 2018 Tom Moore, tmoore@nsaa.org
falcon superchair Technical Services Director: National Safety Poster Contest
breckenridge, co Getting to Know Mike Lane TECHNICAL SERVICES DIRECTOR
PG 60 Sid Roslund, sidr@nsaa.org
PG 14 Learn to Ski & Snowboard/Bring a
Vail Mountain’s 8 Essentials Friend: Program Partners Leverage EDUCATION PROGRAMMING DIRECTOR
Of Defensive Skiing & Snowboarding Learning Offers Earl Saline, esaline@nsaa.org
BY CHRIS ROGERS BY MARY JO TAR ALLO
SPONSORSHIPS DIRECTOR
PG 52 PG 66 Amy Steele, asteele@nsaa.org
NSAA’s 2018 National Convention & Photo Album: NSAA’s 2018 Winter
Tradeshow Takes to the Beach Conferences & Tradeshows MEMBER SERVICES DIRECTOR
BY EARL SALINE Paige Vickerman, pvickerman@nsaa.org
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ABOUT THE COVER | More capital is on the horizon for many in the ski industry,
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