The Word – 6/20/16

Hello everyone,

I hope you are all enjoying your summer. It’s been a while so here’s a quick update of what’s been going on up at the mountain and ahead of next winter…

Bike Park is open!

Lifts have begun spinning for Bike Park operations this summer. We’re in the process of adding two new trails and expanding to add Thursdays for July and August. Jules explainsAi??all the details below or checkout the website. If you’ve never tried out the Bike Park, you should! It’s a great way to fill your feed your downhill addiction in the summer time. Hit us up if you’d like more information on how to make that happen!

Downhill Addiction…

Well there is another way to prolong the powder and that is to chase it around the world! Everyone has enjoyed following David and Alicia O’Donnell’s adventures and they’ve jetted off to Australia for the winter/summer/winter down there. David also started a blog about ski instruction after an enjoyable first season with us and 58 consecutive months on snow. Check it out!

PSIA/AASI Dues

It’s that time of year again. Don’t forget to renew your PSIA/AASI Membership dues by June 30th to avoid paying a late fee. You can take care of everything online psia-nw.org. If you became a member this year for your level 1 your membership may cover this coming season. We will continue to offer our Professional Development Reimbursement Program this winter, reimbursing up to $250 of educational expenses forAi??eligible folks.

Donation Requests

To help any of you who are involved with organizations who are interested in seeking donations from Stevens for an event, raffle etc. we now have a more formalized process that you can complete online. This will help your request get into the right hands. More details here

Conversion Cup Results…

For those that didn’t hear we were nominated in the Top 3 resorts in the country for the Conversion Cup this season. This is an annual industry award that recognizes a resort who has led the way in ‘converting’ first timers into skiers/riders. We didn’t win the award, that honor went to Wachusett Mountain, but just to make it that far was a huge testament to what we are doing and the efforts you are all contributing to. It gives us something to aim for next season!

Resort Update

Other than the Bike Park there are some pretty significant things happening. We have broken ground and begun work on a new parking lot just on the other side of the footbridge over the highway. The lot will handle around 250 vehicles and reduce the need to push parking as far offsite as the Nordic Center. The hope is not to park more cars to cram more people on the hill, but to create a better experience for those who we do park. We know that this is just one step of the process, and we are working on a longer term plan to improve the on-mountain experience with hopefully more to talk about in the coming months as we continue the difficult process of securing capital funding and Forest Service approval. There will also be more news soon on some improvements within the world of the Ski and Snowboard School so stay tuned!

The view before the cabins were removed…