| Sunday 9/20 |
| 1pm – 5pm |
| Lake Placid Conference Center |
Optional Trade Show Exhibitor Setup |
| Monday 9/21 |
| 8:30am – 4pm |
| Whiteface Mountain |
NSAA Lift Bootcamp |
| Whiteface Mountain |
Incident Investigation Bootcamp |
| Lake Placid Conference Center |
Trade Show Exhibitor Setup |
| 12pm |
| Mt. Van Hoevenberg/Olympic Center/Whiteface Memorial Highway/Olympic Jumping Complex |
Activities |
| 12:30pm |
Craig Wood Golf Club |
Golf Tourney |
| 4pm |
| Legacy Room – 2nd Floor |
SANY Annual Meeting |
| 4:30pm |
| Legacy Room – 2nd Floor |
SANY BOD Meeting |
| 5pm – 7pm |
| Lake Placid Conference Center |
SKI NY-PORA EXPO Opening Night Trade Show and Cocktail Party |
| 7pm – ? |
| Dinner on Your Own in Lake Placid |
Restaurant list available soon |
| 7:30pm – ? |
| Roamers |
Trivia Night! |
| Tuesday 9/22 |
| 7am – 8am |
| Breakfast – Miracle Plaza – Lake Placid Conference Center |
| 7:30 – 8am |
| Awards Presentation |
| 8am – 8:45am |
| Keynote by Kelly Brush – Kelly Brush Foundation |
| 9am – 10:15am |
| Whiteface Room |
Modernize Without Compromise – A Blueprint for the 21st Century Independent Ski Area – Stuart Winchester, editor and host of The Storm Skiing Journal & Podcast; Erik Mogensen, Indy Pass, Entabeni Systems and Black Mountain Ski Area |
| Mt. Van Hoevenberg Room |
NSAA FES 1:Re-visiting Terrain Parks: Safety, Risk, and the Latest Industry Considerations – Dave Byrd, Dir. of Risk & Regulatory Affairs and Ryan Lavoie, Dir. of Education & Risk, MountainGuard and ASDA Attorneys |
| Gore Room |
Advanced Ski Lift Math, designing a lift w/ Mike – Mike Lane, Dir. of Technical Services, NSAA |
| Intervale Room |
From Stoke to Staying Power: What Keeps Seasonal Employees Coming Back – Kathy Brennan, CEO, PSIA-Eastern Division |
| Legacy Room |
Leveraging AI in Mountain Operations – Earl Saline, Dir. of Educational Programming, NSAA |
| 10:15 – 10:30am |
| BREAK |
| 10:30 – 11:45am |
| Mt. Van Hoevenberg Room |
NSAA FES 2:State of the Slopes: Important Industry Updates arising from a Shifting Regulatory Landscape – Dave Byrd, Dir. of Risk & Regulatory Affairs and Ryan Lavoie, Dir. of Education & Risk, MountainGuard and ASDA Attorneys |
| Gore Room |
Why and How to Write a Quality Assurance Program for Your Lift Maintenance Program – Mike Lane, Dir. of Technical Services, NSAA |
| Intervale Room |
Preparing for the unthinkable: Emergency preparedness, event security and active assailant planning |
| Whiteface Room |
Where Marketing Meets Risk: Aligning Brand, Safety, and the Guest Experience – Panel hosted by Hugh Reynolds, CMO, Snow Operating |
| Legacy Room |
Labor Laws and Regulations for Ski Areas – Johanna Cabrera, Supervising Labor Standards Investigator and Christopher Mason, Investigator Officer |
| 11:45am – 1:15pm |
| Trade Show Lunch – Trade Show Hall – Lake Placid Conference Center |
TRADE SHOW LUNCH |
| 1:30 – 2:45pm |
| Mt. Van Hoevenberg Room |
NSAA FES 3:Regional and National Claims, Trials, and Trends: Operational Take-Aways – Dave Byrd, Dir. of Risk & Regulatory Affairs and Ryan Lavoie, Dir. of Education & Risk, MountainGuard and ASDA Attorneys |
| Gore Room |
NSAA’s Incidents & Component Failure Database – Mike Lane, Dir. of Technical Services, NSAA |
| Intervale Room |
Building the Future Ski Industry Workforce – Tiffany Whitcomb, Thie Pipeline Project |
| Whiteface Room |
Reversing the Slide. Fixing the trial and conversion funnel, Sam Rufo, President, nxtConcepts |
| 2:45 – 3pm |
| BREAK |
| 3 – 4:15pm |
| Mt. Van Hoevenberg Room |
NSAA FES 4:Employee Safety and OSHA: A Critical Priority for the Industry – Dave Byrd, Dir. of Risk & Regulatory Affairs and Ryan Lavoie, Dir. of Education & Risk, MountainGuard and ASDA Attorneys |
| Gore Room |
Snowmaking Best Practices and Operational Strategy for Surviving a Warm, Difficult Winter – Ayden Wilber, VP of Operations, Greek Peak Mountain Resort |
| Intervale Room |
MPWR- New online system for registering your ski tow/tramway/Amusement Device – Paul Falchi, S&H Inspector, NYSDOL |
| Whiteface Room |
Fresh Tracks: New Approaches to Boosting Skier Participation – Dave Belin, SnowPartners |
| Legacy Room |
Me, Myself & AI: Building Your Virtual Chief of Staff – Mike Lannen, Eternity |
| 5:30pm – 7:30pm |
| Lake Placid Conference Center |
SKI NY-PORA EXPO Trade Show and Dinner Party |
| 8pm – ? |
| Roamers |
Karaoke/Photo Booth with live DJ Mateo! |
| Wednesday 9/23 |
| 7am – 8:30am |
| Breakfast – Lake Placid Conference Center |
| 8:30 – 9:45am |
| Gore Room |
Snowmaking Math and Numbers – Tim Wang, Snow Systems Engineer, PE, Ratnik Industries |
| Intervale Room |
Elevating Mountain Operations and Chairlifts with Artificial Intelligence – Dave Byrd, Dir. of Risk & Regulatory Affairs |
| Whiteface Room |
Practical AI for Every Department – Dave Gibon, Propeller Media Works |
| 9:45 – 10am |
| BREAK |
| 10 – 11:15am |
| Gore Room |
Business Succession Planning – Lee Resnick, RSG Group |
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| Intervale Room |
Preparing for DOL Inspection and Investigation – Brian Koch, NYS DOL Supervising S&H Inspector |
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| END OF SESSIONS – THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING |
