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About NSAA

The National Ski Areas Association is the trade association for ski area owners and operators. It represents 329 alpine resorts that account for more than 90 percent of the skier/snowboarder visits nationwide. Additionally, it has over 400 supplier members who provide equipment, goods and services to the mountain resort industry.

The association's primary objective is to meet the needs of ski area owners and operators nationwide and to foster, stimulate and promote growth in the industry.[more...]

NSAA Member Health Care Information Center: Planning for 2014

Click here to go to the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) central website on healthcare reform. Provides updates, reports, press releases and other information on health care reform and offers email subscriptions for health care reform updates.

The Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight will work with the Department of Health and Human Services to issue regulations and implement many of the provisions of the legislation that address private health insurance. Visit this page frequently for links to proposed regulations, requests for comment, and other updates.

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Study Shows Most Skiers and Riders Wearing Helmets on the Slopes
LAKEWOOD, Colo. – May 14, 2010 – According to preliminary findings of the 2009/10 NSAA National Demographic Study, 57 percent of skiers and snowboarders wear helmets while enjoying the slopes at U.S. ski areas. Helmet usage among those interviewed nationwide increased 19 percent over the 2008/09 season, when 48 percent of those interviewed were wearing helmets. In comparison, only 25 percent of skiers and snowboarders wore helmets during the 2002/03 season. [More...]

U.S. Ski Industry Reports Second Best Season on Record
LAKEWOOD, Colo. – May 4, 2010 – In a dramatic rebound from the previous season, the U.S. ski industry recorded 59.7 million visits, the second best season ever, according to the preliminary 2009/10 Kottke National End of Season Survey. In spite of continued pressures from a weak economy and without the catalyst of an exceptional snow year, skier visits this season increased by 4.2 percent, only 1.2 percent below the all time record of 60.5 million visits achieved in 2007/08. [More...]

CLIF® BAR Recognizes Seven Ski Resorts for Eco-Efforts with Annual Golden Eagle Awards
CHAMPIONSGATE, Fla., May 1, 2010 — CLIF® BAR, the leading organic-certified energy bar, has honored Whistler Blackcomb with the 2010 Golden Eagle Award for Overall Environmental Excellence by a ski resort, marking the third time the Whistler, B.C., resort has received the ski industry’s highest environmental honor. [More...]

NSAA Announces Sustainable Slopes Grant Winners
LAKEWOOD, COLO. – April 28, 2010 – The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) today named five member ski areas as the recipients of its annual Sustainable Slopes Grant program. The ski areas winning cash grants include Alta, Utah, Crested Butte, Colo., Grand Targhee, Wyo., Mt. Abram, Maine, and Stevens Pass, Wash. The grants, this year totaling $100,000, are designed to spark innovation among NSAA member resorts and provide resorts additional resources to initiate sustainability projects. [More...]

NSAA Awards Colorado Ski Executive with Lifetime Achievement Award
LAKEWOOD, COLO. – April 22, 2010 – The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) today announced that longtime Colorado ski industry executive Andy Daly is the recipient of the association’s annual Lifetime Achievement Award for his notable ski industry involvement and contributions. [More...]

New York Ski Area Operator Honored with Sherman Adams Award
LAKEWOOD, Colo. – April 16, 2010 – The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) today announced that Dennis Eshbaugh, president and CEO of Holiday Valley Resort in Ellicottville, N.Y., is the recipient of this year’s Sherman Adams Award. [More...]

Annual Ski Industry Marketing, Guest Service Award Winners Announced
LAKEWOOD, Colo. - April 16, 2010 — Today the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) announced the winners of the 2009/10 Marketing and Guest Service Awards. The awards, sponsored this year by Virginia Beach-based marketing firm BCF, and SportsInsurance.com, are presented annually to ski resorts nationwide, both large and small, for their successful marketing and guest service programs that ultimately help grow the sports of skiing and snowboarding. [More...]

Twelve Ski Areas Recognized With Annual Industry Safety Awards
LAKEWOOD, Colo. - April 16, 2010 – Today the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) honored 12 member resorts with its annual National Ski Area Safety Awards. Each season the awards recognize those resorts that have done an outstanding job of educating employees and guests about skiing and snowboarding responsibly. [More...]

H1N1 Influenza Management in Hotels
Click here for information from the American Hotel & Lodging Association website on managing any potential H1N1 flu outbreak in your lodging business.