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SAM Magazine—Ludlow, Vt., April 19, 2022—A busy industry events season gathers steam this week with the 45th annual Lift Maintenance Seminar, which began yesterday at Jiminy Peak, Mass. After two years of canceled events and virtual gatherings, in-person events appear to be back in full swing and industry interest looks healthy judging by early registration numbers. calendar 440x340A speaker engages the crowd at the Mountain Travel Symposium in Vail, Colo., April 3-8.

The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) just released a second hotel block for its National Convention in Nashville, May 12-15. And according to Pacific Northwest Ski Areas Association (PNSAA) president Jordan Elliott, demand for his organization’s April 26-28 Mountain Works Conference is up slightly over the well-attended 2019 conference. 

“We’ve seen around 300-330 participants for years, but we were hugging 400 in 2019,” he told SAM. “For our 2022 gathering, we have 415 or so registrants as of this morning, and from what I hear, more are still coming in,” a testament to the industry’s appetite for in-person sharing (and socializing) as Covid loosens its grip on our activities and psyche. 

For a full list of industry shows and conferences, check out the SAM Industry Calendar here

Upcoming events include:

Canada West Ski Areas Association (CWSAA) Spring Conference

April 26-28, 2022

Lake Louise, Alberta

cwsaa.org

Mountain Planet

April 26-28, 2022

Grenoble, France

mountain-planet.com 

Pacific Northwest Ski Areas Association (PNSAA) Mountain Works Conference

April 26-28, 2022

Bend, Ore.

pnsaa.org

Rocky Mountain Lifts Association (RMLA) Conference and Trade Show

May 2-5, 2022

Grand Junction, Colo.

rmla.org

National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) National Convention

May 12-15, 2022

Nashville, Tenn.

nsaa.org

Cutter’s Camp

May 16-20, 2022

Mt. Hood, Ore.

cutterscamp.com

Ski Area Vehicle Maintenance Institute (SAVMI) Conference and Trade Show

May 23-26, 2022

Grand Junction, Colo.

Savmi.org

Ontario Snow Resorts Association (OSRA) Conference and Trade Show

May 24-26, 2022

Hockley Valley Resort, Ontario

skiontario.ca

Ski New Hampshire Annual Meeting

June 7, 2022

Waterville Valley, N.H.

Skinh.com

Vermont Ski Areas Association Annual Meeting

June 8-9, 2022

Sugarbush, VT

Skivermont.com 

Ski California Lift Maintenance and Operations and Education (LMOE) Conference

June 7-9, 2022 

Palisades Tahoe, Calif.

skicalifornia.org

NSAA Bike Summit

June 15-17, 2022

Deer Valley, Utah

nsaa.org