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 the worldwide ski industry faces challenges and the number of 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. “Aligning the U.S. team with the European Fischer staff is 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 you to gather the data needed all season. SURVEY LINK 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 office is asking that you email the following to the 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, the next year, he made a pair of skis. They 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 alpine skiing and snowboarding, plus some issues unique to itself. The parallels and 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 our skier days, average days open and where our profit 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 had lunch in the recently opened Glen House hotel, which 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 director of skiing, Hussey has expanded his portfolio to now Read more…
