For the second year in a row, the winter season 2017/18 shows again a global trend upwards. Even if, as usually, some countries or regions performed better than others, this gives a positive sign after 3 years of decline. Although Read more…
Fischer Skis U.S., LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of privately-held Fischer Sports GmbH, has announced Sergio Kiehl as CEO and President. “I’m excited for the opportunity to work with a family-owned brand rich in ski industry heritage,” Kiehl described of his hiring. Read more…
In an effort to gather additional information about our ski area operations, we are asking every cross country ski area to complete a confidential End Of Season Survey. This should be a relatively simple task as we have been asking Read more…
Following the CCSAA Board of Director’s meeting held during the Lake Placid Annual Conference, CCSAA is embarking on an aggressive new social media plan as part of a new and developing marketing plan for members. To fulfill this plan, CCSAA Read more…
Reprint from the NYTimes A young Austrian apprentice wagon maker, Josef Fischer, decided to strike out on his own in 1924 in the trade of “wagon making and the manufacture of wooden products.” He started off with toboggans and then, Read more…
(Reprint) BY JONATHAN WIESEL, NORDIC GROUP INTERNATIONAL Of all the changes taking place at regional and national ski associations across North America, none are as sweeping or urgent as those at the Cross Country Ski Areas Association (CCSAA). Cross-country faces many of the same issues as Read 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 Read more…
Written Roger Lohr – XCSkiResorts.com It was a snowy and blustery day for the CCSAA Eastern meeting held at Great Glen Trails Outdoor Center in Gorham. NH. There were 65 attendees representing 29 ski areas and 9 venders. The group Read more…
MIDDLEBURY, VT. – Middlebury College has named Michael P. Hussey, the director of the Rikert Nordic Center since 2010, to a new position in which he is responsible for both the Nordic center and the Middlebury Snow Bowl. As the Read more…
