The Colorado Ski Country USA Snow Conference & Trade Show sets the standard for slope maintenance programs in the Rocky Mountain region and serves the interests of the ski industry and the people behind the snow.
Join us for exceptional education and expanded networking opportunities.
Meet your 2024 Double Diamond Award nominees
11:00 am–6:00 pm | Activities (Adobe Creek Golf Tournament – 12:00 pm shotgun start; fly fishing; bowling & more!)
5:00–6:30 pm | Event Registration
6:30–8:00 pm | Dinner & Keynote Session
Women Behind the Snow: Carving a Path Others Can Follow
Featuring special guest & founder of She Grooms
Allison Marriner, Slope & Park Grooming Manager, Mt. Hood Meadows
Chloe Butel, Consultant, Effective Edge
Katy Crook, Grooming Manager, Ski Cooper
Brinkley Edge, Grooming Foreman, Telluride Ski Resort
Katie Ertl, Senior Vice President of Mountain Operations, Aspen Snowmass
Christine Hutchison, Ski Patrol Supervisor & Trail Crew Supervisor, Eldora
Kate Schifani, Director of Mountain Operations, Vail Ski Resort
8:30–9:30 am | General Session
Rigging
Travis Bunkelman, Bishop Lifting
10:00–11:00 am | Grooming Breakout
Take Care of Your Sh*t &
Your Sh*t Will Take Care of You
Adobe-Escalante Room
Adam Tietz, PistenBully
Cory Matthews, Telluride Ski Resort
10:00–11:00 am | Snowmaking Breakout
Compressors:
Service, Maintenance & Troubleshooting
Plateau-Domingues Room
Tom Chimielewski, Blackhawk Equipment
10:00–11:00 am | Terrain Park Breakout
Creating Engaging Terrain for
the Guest Experience
Whitewater Room
Chloe Butel, Effective Edge
Kevin Laverty, Effective Edge
Lunch
12:30–1:30 pm | Grooming Breakout
Stuff That’s Not Corduroy
Adobe-Escalante Room
Jesse Gibson, Prinoth
Tucker Leitch, Aspen Snowmass
12:30–1:30 pm | Snowmaking Breakout
Enhancing Snowmaking with GIS
Plateau-Domingues Room
Matthew Tarkington, Telluride Ski Resort
12:30–1:30 pm | Terrain Park Breakout
Setting Up Special Events
Whitewater Room
J.P. Martin
1:45–2:45 pm | General Session
Seeds of Change:
Everyone Is an Ecologist
Jeff Grasser, Copper Mountain
Mike Nathan, Arapahoe Basin
3:00–4:00 pm | Nominee Reception
4:00–7:00 pm | Trade Show
8:00–10:00 am | Networking Breakfast
10:00–11:00 am | General Session
Speak Up, Calm Down
Dan Moss, Echo Mountain
Claudia Reynolds, Tier One EHS
11:15–12:15 pm | Grooming Breakout
Ask Me Anything:
A Q&A for Groomers
Whitewater Room
Bobby Babeon, Loveland Ski Area
Tucker Leitch, Aspen Snowmass
Cory Matthews, Telluride Ski Resort
11:15–12:15 pm | Snowmaking Breakout
Maximizing Production In Marginal Weather
Plateau-Domingues Room
Kate Schifani, Vail Ski Resort
Steve Fellman, SMI Snow Makers
Bill LeClair, Arapahoe Basin
Corey Peterson, Steamboat Ski Resort
11:15–12:15 pm | Terrain Park Breakout
Build a Better Feature:
Constructing Efficiently, Effectively & Productively
Adobe-Escalante Room
Kevin Sprecher, Eldora
Kevin Rowe, Beaver Creek Resort
Matt Cordts, Aspen Snowmass
Jake Ingle, Steamboat Ski Resort
Lunch
12:30 pm | Closing Session, Awards, Raffles & Prizes
