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SUPPLIER NEWS Italy-based DEMACLENKO named Diego Facchinetti as the new general manager for Demaclenko North America, which serves the Canadian and U.S. markets. Sweden-based HESTRA GLOVES appointed James Hampton president of its North America division. Dino Darda- no retired after 20 years in the role. SNOW PARTNERS promoted Jack- ie Cerra to marketing blazer and Doug Olson to executive director of the Hes- sion Foundation. Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe, Nev., hired SNOWBALL EFFECT to engage local youth year-round and make a positive impact in northern Nevada. PEOPLE In the West, Chris Ingham was appointed VP of operations for Breckenridge Resort, Colo. … JD Critchon is now VP and GM of Crested Butte Mountain Resort, Colo. ... Steamboat Resort, Colo., hired Josh Miller as lodging operations director. ... Big Sky Resort, Mont., promoted Tom Marshall to general manager, mountain experience. … Jeff Schmidt has retired as Red Lodge Mountain, Mont., GM. … Tam- arack Resort, Idaho, named Kara Fin- ley as COO. … at Brundage, Idaho, Todd Armstrong is now CFO, Rachel Wessel is director of employee services, Rebecca Repp is F&B director, and Lilly Davies is mountain sports school director. In California, Northstar Califor- nia named Tara Schoedinger VP and GM. … Mountain High promoted Katie Hartnell to chief technology officer and Rose Reinhardt to director of risk man- agement. … Troy Cohee was promoted to China Peak GM. … Dodge Ridge pro- moted Bret Rimmer to lift operations supervisor, Kevin Liljedahl to vehicle maintenance manager, and Lisa Sand- berg to F&B manager. … Bear Valley pro- moted Fred Ackerman to patrol director, Max McCormick to director of retail and rental, Emily Kay to ski and snowboard school manager, Kaylie Diaz to rental supervisor, Alec Barberi to head of facil- ities, parking, snow removal, and shut- tles, Josiah Camacho to director of F&B for the village and resort, Jeremy Rode-
Favorite Crew: Eldora Mountain, Colo.
Favorite Feature: Loon Mountain Resort, N.H.
Favorite Edit: Crotched Mountain, N.H.
Favorite Event: Tamarack Resort, Idaho
then determine what we can do about them (see “Meet Mike” on p. 68). This makes a lot of sense. Data is just numbers until you understand the why and how to apply it to your business.
and kids-only competitions. We also had nine park edits and 14 crews in the mix. Creativity, ambition, progression, and community were themes in all. Again this year we enlisted the help of The Summit at Snoqualmie (Wash.) terrain park groomer Jess Goucher, who utilized her aptitude for the written word to ready many of the submissions for publication. Prinoth provided the prize package for category winners, plus a free registra- tion to Cutter’s Camp for a crewmember at the resort that garnered the most votes across all categories. More than 1,700 votes were cast online during a roughly 30-day voting period. This year’s category winners truly highlight the incredible work hap- pening across the industry. So, without further ado, here are the winning entries in each category: • Feature: The Volcano, Loon Moun- tain Resort, N.H. • Event: Urban Air, Idaho Potato Drop, Tamarack Resort, Idaho • Edit: “Crotched Parks, January in Review,” Crotched Mountain, N.H. • Crew: Woodward Eldora Park Crew, Eldora Mountain, Colo. Congrats to our winners and to all who entered. We look forward to an even bigger showing in 2025. Check out all the 2024 entries online at saminfo.com/ terrain-park-contest.
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2024 TERRAIN PARK CONTEST WINNERS
By Jordyn Bremer
The SAM Terrain Park Contest started back in 2005 as “What’s in Your Park?” and included only terrain park features. It has since evolved to also celebrate ter- rain park events, videos, and the crews doing the work. The goal of this annual contest is to showcase the innovation and creativity of park builders, offering fresh ideas and inspiration for terrain park programs around the globe. It also gives the entries valuable exposure throughout the pub- lic voting period and beyond. While votes play an important role, they’re just one way to evaluate what makes a stand- out feature, event, edit, or crew. The 13 features submissions includ- ed a “Jibstrument” where riders can play their own tune each time they ride over it, and a satellite dish turned into a rou- lette wheel. There were 24 event entries ranging from rail jams, banked slaloms, fundraisers, women-only gatherings,
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