Convention Agenda 
Alta / Snowbird June 7-9, 2010
Monday, June 7, 2010
8:00 am Golf Scramble, at the Old Mill Golf Course, 'Shotgun' start
Click here for course description and driving directions. See registration form.
Deadline for registration May 17, 2010.
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Board of Directors Meeting Location: VIP Room
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Registration and Reception Location: Alf Engen Room, Peruvian Lodge
Tuesday, June 8, 2010 Alta Ski Area & Snowbird Shop
8:00 am - 4:45 pm Pisten Bully School*** Location: Alta Shop
--Auxiliary hydraulics / electrics, PB 200/300/400
--Cummins engine, PB 400
--Drive electronics, PB 600/400/300/200
--Terminal screen, PB 400
***Please preregister for this class at PetersonEquipment.com: Click Here
8:00 am - 4:30 pm Prinoth School Location: Snowbird Shop
--General maintenance (Bonfig, Stribel, Oils, etc)
--Hydraulics/hydrostatics (pressure settings, centering and leeding.
9:00 am – 11:30 am General Meeting: Location: Albion Grill
Includes membership “roll call” plus reports from NSAA, PSIA, NSP and Regional Forest Supervisor
9:00 am – 11:30 am Rigging concerns & safety Location: Alta Lift Shop & Buckhorn
Instructor: Red Blomer, Doppelmayr CTEC
An expanded, “new and improved” version of last year’s class: includes a ‘show-and-tell’ of various slings, shackles, etc. removed from service: accept/reject criteria, planning for a haul- rope shortening.
9:00 am – 4:00 pm Snowmaking School Location: Alta Shop
Instructor: Ben Siefert –TechnoAlpin
Presentation and history
MIX: Correct use, settings, basic repair, common errors.
Lance: correct use, setting, most common errors. Hands-on trouble shooting
12:00 pm – 1:00
pm Buffet
Lunch Location: Watson
Shelter
(Mid
Mountain restaurant, access via Collins Lift)
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm The Forest Service Location: Ski School Locker Room
Presenter to be announced.
New direction with the Obama administration. Helmet issues.
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm Litigation and Loss
Control Update – The Industry Report Card
Location: Our
Lady of the Snows
Mary Bozack, Jimmy Lawrence, Tim Hendrickson – MountainGuard Insurance Program Mary Jo Lovell – Wells Fargo Insurance Services
Jon Bishop – Risk and Safety Manager, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort
Adam Strachan – Strachan, Strachan and Simon P.C.
Dave Byrd – NSAA
ISAA’s annual legal and legislative update highlights the latest in litigation and liability trends in the ski industry, with a focus on recent cases and emerging issues, as compiled by the leading insurance companies and ASDA attorneys. Dave Byrd, NSAA’s Director of Education and Risk Management and the panel, will address legislative issues impacting the industry from Washington, D.C. and across the country, with a special emphasis on OSHA and how to prepare your resort for a visit. We will then take the group through a mock trial to highlight the top 10 key risk management elements for your resort. Ample time will be provided for a robust Q&A discussion…..a don’t miss session (Closed session - Ski area and Insurance personnel only)
3:15 pm – 4:30 pm Snowmaking &
Efficiencies Through Automation
Location: Ski School Locker Room
Presenters: Ian Jarrett, Vice President of Snow Economics, Inc.
Geir Vik, CEO of TechnoAlpin
It's time to put your snowmaking efficiencies to work. HKD Snowmakers will present ways to grow the skier base through the thoughtful reinvestment of snowmaking energy cost savings. Techno Alpin will show how to utilize automation for creating greater snowmaking efficiency.
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Gearbox Maintenance and Inspections Location: Alta Lift Shop & Buckhorn
Instructor: Michael Weise, Leitner-Poma USA
Gearbox usage, types of gearboxes used, gear ratios, maintenance methods, practices, and inspections.
3:10 pm – 4:30 pm Lift
drive predictive maintenance, vibration analysis, and laser shaft
alignment
Location: Alta
Lift Shop
Instructor: Brad Thorpe, IVC Services LLC
Class covers basic vibration analysis, predictive maintenance, and corrective technologies.
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Trade
Show set up Location: Albion
Grill
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Trade
Show Reception Location: Albion
Grill
7:00 pm Dinner - on your own
Tuesday and Wednesday Special (at Doppelmayr Ctec Training Facility)
8:00 am - 4:00 pm Understanding
basic ski lift low-voltage electrical systems
CLASS
IS FULL
Instructor: Mark ‘Wu’ Murray, Doppelmayr CTEC
Location: Doppelmayr CTEC Training Facility, SLC
Basic principles, methods and theories for entry-level technicians.
(Attendees please bring a digital voltmeter.)
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 Alta Ski Area
8:00 am – 4:45 pm Pisten Bully School*** Location: Alta Shop
--Drive hydraulics, PB 600/400/300/200
--Mercedes engines, PB 600/300/200
--PB 600 rear auxiliary hydraulics and terminal screen **
--Pisten Bully Winch, PB 600/400/300 **
** These two classes will begin after lunch and will run until 4:45 pm. They are specific to the PB 600 and the PB winch so customers who do not own this winch product need not attend unless they wish to do so. We will provide lunch both days.
***Please preregister for this class at PetersonEquipment.com: Click Here
9:00 am – 4:00 pm Prinoth School Location: Snowbird Shop
--Caterpillar C-9
--Electrical Six micro processor
--HDP hydraulic digital processor and TTC
--Sherpa
9:00 am – 3:00 pm Snowmaking School Location: Alta Shop
TechnoAlpin
--Atass and communications
--Pump-stations: Function, correct use
--Tour of Alta’s pump station
--Hands-on training
9:00 am – 10:00 am Avalanche World Location: Albion Grill
Presenter: Liam Fitzgerald (Lead forecaster for UDOT)
The history of avalanche control work in Little Cottonwood canyon and its current configuration.
10:00 am – 12:00 pm Tour
Avalanche World (continued) Meeting place:
Albion Grill
Presenter : Jim Collinson (Snowbird Snow Safety).
Via the Gadzoom chairlift at Snowbird (no skis necessary) to
the Valley gun site to see the military weapons program at Snowbird.
9:00 am – 12:00 pm Paper
trail-part two Location:
Alta Lift shop & Buckhorn
Instructor : Michael Weise, Leitner-Poma USA
A continuation of the ‘paper trail-part one-avoiding the hot seat’ focusing on the interdependence of lift operations and lift maintenance
9:00 am – 10:15 am Energy efficiency in the ski industry Location: Ski School Locker Room
Speaker: Glen Anderson, ETC Group
The ski industry is an energy intensive industry that relies on cold weather for its survival. In today’s political landscape, the ski industry needs to set the example for the nation to follow in reducing their carbon footprint. This seminar will focus on techniques that have been successfully applied for improving the energy efficiency in snowmaking, lift operations, and facility operations. Technical and financial assistance available from the regional utilities will be discussed. It will also include a section on combined heat and power and waste heat recovery presented by the US Department of Energy Intermountain Region Clean Energy Application Center.
10:30 am – 12:00 pm Sustainability:
What, Why, and Getting Started Location: Ski
School Locker Rm
Speaker Mike Lewis, President Stellar Systems, LLC
During this session, we will discuss the basics of sustainability, why it is important to ski areas, and how to get started. We will cover baseline studies, implementation, and marketing. Participants will leave with the basic tools to get started in their organization.
9:00 am – 12:00 pm Managing
Unemployment Through Good HR Procedures, Round table
Location: Our
Lady of the Snows
Speakers: Jennifer Anderson and Staci Recksiek
This group session will discuss the factors that contribute to unemployment costs for states in the ISAA region, and what we, as HR professionals, can do to help control those costs. We will examine avenues of appropriate hiring and documentation throughout employment that ultimately influence what we as employers pay out, or hopefully do not pay out, in the end.
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Trade Show – Lunch Location: Albion Grill
2:00 – 4:00 pm The Future of Helmets in the Industry Location: Our Lady of the Snows
Dave Byrd – NSAA Director of Education & Risk
Irv Scher – PhD, PE, Principle & Biomechanical Engineer, Guidance Engineering & Applied
Research
Tim Hendrickson – Claims and Loss Control, MountainGuard Insurance Program
Greg Randolph - Smith Optics Helmets
Bill Treacy – Giro Helmets
Helmet issues have been snowballing in the ski industry lately, and challenges, myths, and concerns persist. This session will canvass the latest in helmet mandates and policies in the U.S. Particular emphasis will be placed on helmet rental operations, helmet integrity checks, manufacturer indemnification programs, and helmet rentals as a profit-center for resorts. The science underlying helmet protection and the limitations of helmets as well as a review of helmet myths, will also be explored. Helmet manufacturers will also be present to address concerns related to helmet rental operations.
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm History
and Evolution of ANSI B77-1 Location: Lift
shop and buckhorn
Instructor: Le Roy Schultz
Discussion of the history and development of the ANSI B77-1 in the ski industry, followed by a ‘finding your way’ in the ANSI B77-1 codebook.
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Power Issues Location: Albion Grill
Presenter: Keith Hanson (General Manager Salt Lake County Service Area 3)
Tour the co- generation power plant at the Cliff Lodge and the water treatment and storage facility using former mine tunnels at Snowbird.
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Overview of the Wasatch Backcountry Rescue group
Presenter: Jake Hutchinson (The Canyons) Location: Ski School Locker Room
Avalanche issues – Open discussion of this past winters avalanche activity throughout the west.
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm Closing Board Meeting Location: VIP room
6:00 pm ISAA Annual Awards Dinner Location: Albion Grill
-Cocktail Party
-Silent Auction
-Dinner
-Award Ceremony
Lunches and Receptions sponsored by Prinoth, Doppelmayr CTEC, Inter-Mtn, Fall Line and Magic Carpet.
Doppelmayr CTEC is pleased to host an RSVP reception & facility tour on Thursday, June 10th from 9am till noon for ISAA registrants. Please check-in at registration.
Great chance to see our factory with a personal tour!
Ask Barb for maps to get here
SEE YOU NEXT YEAR JUNE 6-8, 2011 at Snow King in Jackson, WY
