USA Nordic has a new partnership with Paul Smith’s College, the lone four-year institution in the Adirondack Mountains. Paul Smith’s College will become the East Coast Training Center for USA Nordic. The school will offer four scholarships per year to developing nordic combined athletes. More…
As many of you know, CCSAA is working to create ski area data do we as an industry can better understand the factors impacting our industry. For many years we have been operating in the dark without knowing industry wide our skier days, average days open and where our profit Read more…
By Tom Mackin Printed in National Golf Foundation Winter means the end of golf season in a large swath of the country. But courses in the regions that see snow and frigid temperatures don’t all go unoccupied during cold months. Instead, an estimated 225 of those incorporate a range of Read more…
For Inside Golf Business, Jonathan Wiesel, Nordic consultant/journalist with Nordic Group International in Bozeman, Montana, talks more about the winter activities that can drive off-season revenues at golf courses in a follow up to the November/December issue of the magazine. Listen Here Winter Activities Keep Families Engaged Year Round Read Read more…
CCSAA is pleased to announce that a new quality travel resort guide for cross-country skiers, Best Nordic Ski Great Escapes, has launched and includes the 4-pg CCSAA Directory 2020 Inside. This unique, one-of-a-kind publication features 20+ top spots across the USA and Canada written by some of the best names Read more…
Written by Roger Lohr of www.XCSkiResorts.com In mid November, the Cross Country Ski Areas Association (CCSAA) 2019 Eastern Meeting was held at Woodstock Nordic Center in Vermont. There were 61 attendees with about half from ski areas and half vendors. Icy road conditions caused more than a handful of attendee Read more…
A free course for instructors to enhance their teaching toolkit, Delivering the Beginner Experience – Cross Country shares ways to help give students a successful beginner experience in cross country skiing. “PSIA Cross Country Team members Emily Lovett and Greg Rhodes did a great job of creating this course,” said PSIA-AASI Education Development Specialist Read more…
PRO ACADEMY Fall Training PRO ACADEMY will be running a hybrid rubber tracked education program on Monday November 11, leading up to the NE Meeting. This program will require participants to complete the CCSAA discounted online training prior to your arrival and will include an indoor discussion, a trail prep Read more…
Many the North American Snowsports Journalists Association (NASJA) media members have covered Nordic skiing in various ways over the years in print, in photos, on-line, or as broadcast journalists. Now NASJA is working with the Cross Country Ski Areas Association (CCSAA) to develop more resources for information about Nordic skiing. Read more…
Goal: To understand factors that predict attendance at cross country skiing events, primarily the 2020 Minnesota World Cup, and learn more about the target population’s preferences as it relates to these events. The data collected ultimately allowed researchers to determine what drives individuals’ decision to attend the 2020 MN World Read more…