2015 MSAA Session GridAugust 16-19
Alpine Valley Resort, WI
Monday, August 178:30 - 10:00 Fairview Room Edelweiss Fireside Room Rental Room Ticket Room North Room
Looking WithinOur Borders:
A Discussion onthe Changes in
Your Demographics& DiversityJoe Yasis
NSAA - FESThe Rapidly Evolving
Landscape of Safety & Risk Management
Dave Byrd,Jimmy Lawrence
& Others
Everything YouNeed to Know
About YourSnowmakingPump StationDan Duncan
Lift Maintenance Seminar:
Part IHoward Anderson
TrainingRental
EmployeesMike Poole
FraudPrevention
at the Point of Sale
Mark Danemann
10:30 - 11:45 Fairview Room Edelweiss Fireside Room Rental Room Ticket Room North RoomThe NSAAConversion
Study:Your Area Can
ParticipateRob Linde
NSAA - FESElectronic Records & Data Collection
Dave Byrd,Jimmy Lawrence
& Others
ControllingSnowmaking
ThroughAutomation
Garrett Poole
Lift Maintenance Seminar:
Part IIHoward Anderson
How to Avoidan OSHAInspection
Sam Geise &Keith Duck
Terrain BasedLearning &Equipment
Kurt Hoefler& Joe Hession
3:15 - 4:45 Fairview Room Edelweiss Rental Room Ticket Room North Room5 Steps to Take
Your BAF Programto New HeightsMary Jo Tarallo,Raelene Davis &
Micky MacWilliams
NSAA - FESThanks for Sharing:
Peer-to-Peer Perspectives on
Industry Hot TopicsDave Byrd,
Jimmy Lawrence& Others
Lift Maintenance Seminar:Part III
Howard Anderson
VehicleMaintenanceFacilities atSki Resorts
Gary Pavlick
AdvancedPurchaseStrategy
Otto Stegmaier
Tuesday, August 1811:30 - 12:30 Fairview Room Edelweiss Fireside Room Rental Room Ticket Room North Room
EmailMarketing:How to Get
Better ResultsSteve Pope
NSAA - FESHow Social Media &
Technology Can Positively Impact Risk
ManagementDave Byrd,
Jimmy Lawrence& Others
EnergyEfficiency
Joe VanderKelen
Aging Lifts:The Iceberg
PrincipleWalt Read &
Donnie Martin
Lift Ops &Lift Maintenance
Interface:Benevolent
Co-ExistenceMichael Weise
F&B Strategy:Balancing
Capacity & Capital with Brand & Experience
Claire Humber
1:30 - 2:45 Fairview Room Edelweiss MSAA Tent Rental Room Ticket Room North RoomThe Ski Industry's
eCommerceWait Problem
Samantha Rufo
LeadershipPrinciples
for Ski AreaSupervisors
Jack Harkins
Dr. SnowTalks About
Keeping YourSnowguns Healthy
Tom Fillmore
Snow TubingPanel
Moderator:Rob Friedl,Tim Bruce,
Jason Canup &Tony Edmonds
FormalizedLift Maintenance
TrainingMichael Weise
CEO Forum:Part I*
Moderator:Fred Seymour
Wednesday, August 198:30 - 10:00 Fairview Room Edelweiss Fireside Room Rental Room Ticket Room North Room
Planning YourArea's FutureUsing NSAA
Survey ResultsRob Linde
B77.1 - Get YourTwo Cents InSid Roslund
Everyone’san “Expert”
in SomethingRon Shepard
Retrofitting Lifts:The Issues &
The EconomicsCarl Skylling
GroomingShop TalkModerator:Mike Taft
Operational& Legal
Considerationsfor Using Drones
in ResortOperationsDave Byrd
10:30 - Noon Fairview Room Edelweiss Vehicle Shop Rental Room Ticket Room North RoomEnhancing the
CustomerExperience
ThroughExceptional
Customer ServiceDavid Spiegelberg
Little Shop:Learning from
Last Year"sLift IncidentsSid Roslund
& Others
PistenBully:Vehicle
SuspensionService
KATV Reps
Terrain Parks forFirst-Timers*Troy Barten,Troy Knox,
Adam Goetsch &Mistica Walker
ABC's ofCharge & Start
SystemsMark Timerman
CEO Forum:Part II*
Moderator:Fred Seymour
* Participation limited to Ski Area members only.
This year’s event would not be possible without the
support of these wonderful organizations.
Geise Engineering, Inc.