Download Guidelines The Cross Country Ski Areas Association (CCSAA) believes in the health and safety of our member ski areas employees, guests and local communities. We are committed to helping our members maintain operations responsibly and have developed additional safety guidance in response to COVID-19. The guidelines are provided based on Read more…
PSIA Demo Team member Emily Lovett shares the importance of core stability and one leg balance. In this video she will show you her favorite exercises and more.
By focusing on athletes, Peterson elevated winter sport across America By Tom Kelly Howard Peterson, the visionary behind Utah’s Soldier Hollow Nordic Center as well as leader of the U.S. Ski Association, passed away Monday (May 11) in Heber City, Utah. A Maine native, Peterson was one of the founders Read more…
On April 27, CCSAA convened the first meeting of the COVID19 Task Force made up of ski area representatives from around North America. This is a critical time for our country, as well as the snow sports industry. Understanding that our situation is fluid, CCSAA believes it is prudent to 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…
Reprint from Inside Outdoor Magazine More than 75 percent of American respondents to a survey by luggage locker brand LuggageHero say they plan to keep traveling in 2020. The research is part of an ongoing study that monitors travel sentiments during the coronavirus outbreak. The April results show that Americans Read more…
Each spring, the CCSAA Board of Directors updates the Strategic Plan and identifies key initiatives for the coming year. For many years, one of the discussions subjects has been distributing our Directory, both online and printed, to a far larger audience. This resulted in the enhanced PR program working to Read more…
Introduction CCSAA conducted a brief survey of ski areas asking 8 questions about how they have been impacted by the COVID-19. 21 ski areas completed the survey providing insights into their thoughts about the current situation facing cross country ski areas. Our hope is to learn more about the actual Read more…
4/13/20 Update Paycheck Protection Program Don’t Miss Out – The SBA will begin accepting applications on Friday, April 3, for forgivable loans through the Paycheck Protection Program. Find out if you quality and please don’t miss this deadline – https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/paycheck-protection-program-ppp Disaster Assistance Loans You can also apply today for $10,000 forgivable Read more…
Out of an abundance of caution, the CCSAA Board of Directors has made the decision to postpone this year’s Annual Conference scheduled for April in Bogus Basin, ID, due to the COVID-19 Virus. The situation regarding COVID-19 is fluid, and we believe not postponing the Conference would be irresponsible. We take Read more…