WEDNESDAY, MAY 7
Ullman Hall
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Snowmaking for Park Crew: From Guns to Groomers This course is built for terrain park crews who want to level up their snow game. We’ll start with the basics of snow science—what makes good snow, and how temp, humidity, and wet-bulb factor in. Then we’ll dig into snowmaking strategy: how to plan around park layout, features, and flow, while balancing cost, time, and energy. You’ll also learn how to build stronger partnerships with snowmaking, ops, and management to get everyone aligned and your park running at full speed. If you’ve ever asked for more snow and the answer was “no,” this one’s for you.
Phil Van Why, HKD
Ullman Hall
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Morning Break
Ullman Hall
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Risk Management, Part 1: Parks On Trial An ASDA attorney and insurance representatives from Safehold Special Risk and MountainGuard will discuss the impact of park cases from the past 20 years. You will learn the key takeaways from several landmark cases that all park managers should know about and that hold important lessons learned. The panel will also look at incident trends from this season and suggest ways to minimize gaps in our duty of care.
Tim Yates, Safehold Special Risk; Alexa Abrahams and Stephen Lawlor, MountainGuard; Brad Stanford, Farleigh Wada & Witt
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch
Cascade Dining Room
1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m..
ON-HILL BUILDING: BLOCK 4 Campers who are signed up for Block 4, please meet your coach outside Ullman Hall on the patio promptly at 12:45 p.m. You will discuss your on-hill goals for a few minutes before heading out on snow. Risk Management, Part 2: In the Hot Seat Josh “Yosh” Heydorn and Parker Bohon have built park programs and led builds at major events for over two decades combined. Now they apply those experiences in their roles overseeing risk for Mountain Capital Partners and Mt. Bachelor, respectivley. We will put their knowledge to the test with our panel of risk special- ists and depose them on key areas of park risk: negligent design, negligent construction, negligent maintenance, failure to warn, and failure to educate. Designing the Future of Snow Events From grassroots jams to headline-stealing comps, park events thrive on vision, hustle, and collaboration. This session brings to- gether the creative forces behind iconic gatherings like It’s TITS, Holy Bowly, SheGrooms, The Orange Grove, and Methodology. We’ll unpack what it takes to pitch killer ideas, wrangle sponsors, build wild features, and create experiences that resonate. Topics include fresh event formats, risk and reward, ROI beyond revenue, and how inclusive, branded events can level up your resort’s profile. Come ready to drop knowledge, ask questions, and sharpen your event skills.
Ullman Patio
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Ullman Hall
Tim Yates, Safehold Special Risk; Alexa
Abrahams and Stephen Lawlor, MountainGuard; Josh Heydorn, Mountain Capital Partners; Parker Bohon, The Blade Dive
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Ullman Hall
Krush Kalesza, Snowboy Productions; Day Franzen, Kingvale; Anna Holgate, Mt. Hood Meadows Moderated by: Michael Bettera, Effective Edge
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