1/5/10--Registration will open for both camps on February 11, 2010 1/11/10--Mount Snow announces rates will remain the same as 2009 1/12/10--Timberline confirms that rates will remain the same as 2009 3/10/10--Machines announced for Cutter's Camp...
The following machines will be on-hand for the demo and the duration of the camp at both locations. Come try out the latest in freestyle terrain grooming.
Global Cutter - Timberline camp only PistenBully 400 Park PistenBully Formatic Prinoth Bison X Prinoth Beast Zaugg Pipe Cutter
Cutter's Camp 2010 -EAST Carinthia, Mount Snow Vermont April 5-9, 2010
Pictures from Cutter's Camp 2009: Mount Snow, VT & Timberline, Mt. Hood
It's No Secret...Planning, cutting, maintaining and marketing your terrain parks and pipes involves a considerable amount of resources. Whatever your budget, machinery or snow conditions, the key to reaping the rewards of your investment is to have knowledgeable, well trained staff.
AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS
Each day, attendees will start in the classroom and then apply it on-hill the second half of the day. At the start and end of each day campers will be in all group sessions on risk-management, signage, snow science, park and pipe ops, marketing, management and more.
Optimizing Your Competitions, Contests & Events.
-Whether it's a small local contest or a full-scale IJC sanctioned competition, planning and preparation are key to its success. Learn from the experts about how to drive traffic to your hill with successful events in your parks and pipes
Progression Parks / Teaching Parks.
-Learn from our panel of experts about what it takes to design, construct and safely operate a progression park.
Grooming Machines & Implements
-Test drive the latest technology and learn the basic care and maintenance tips to get the most out of your equipment.
Opening and Closing Your Parks
From the morning routine to closing down for the night--there is a list of procedures to follow to ensure proper upkeep and the best and safest experience for your customers.
Rails
-The are a must have for any respectable park. Learn trade secrets on building, moving and maintaining them.
Liability and managing your Risk
-One of our most popular and important sessions. Leading insurance companies, top ASDA lawyers and an MIT professor talk about what you should now about your liability issues.
Safety in Your Parks
-Issues such as signage, safety and promoting proper etiquette are key to avoiding injuries.
Building for Different Skill Levels
-Keeping your big-air pros happy, as well as your first-timers, is no easy task. Learn how to turn more of your customers on to your park and pipes with terrain to meet their skill levels.
Park & Pipe Operations and Management
-The parks and pipes department needs to work with many other departments on a daily basis. Get advice on how to communicate with your crew, management or fellow cutters.
Art vs. Science
-With an panel of experts leading the discussion we will explore the whether park design is an art or science.
Snow Science
-The latest vehicles and implements can only get you part of the way in building our parks and pipes. A thorough understanding of how to work with snow and its many forms can make or break your park and pipe. Learn and share with the rest of the group your snow strategies.
Most importantly, attendees will share ideas and Learn from each other!...
Social events each each day brought to you by our sponsor partners: Burton, Wells Fargo, FallLine, Prinoth, Pisten Bully, and Zaugg
2008 Photos
On Hill...
Progression Park outdoor session with Chris Hargrave
Jay Ridd of Kingvale demonstrates techniques to campers
Indoor Park Progression session. Led by Hillary Sherman of Burton.
Panelists Ken Gaitor of Mount Snow, Dan Nylund of Schweitzer Mountain, JP Martin of Sugarbowl and Day Franzen of Kingvale talk Park Design and Construction during an indoor session.
A camper shares his park design ideas.
Campers enjoying the Prinoth sponsored lunch outside.
Park talk continues over dinner.
One big happy family.
2007 Photos
Progression Park outdoor session. Led by Jeff Boliba of Burton
Panelists from the risk management session
Camper demonstrating his park design
Gathering of the machines ready for the day's work
Prinoth Lunch
On-hill with team leaders, Elia Hamilton of Mt. Snow and Jay Ridd of Kingvail
On Hill
Classroom session
Karl Klouzer of Big Bear Mountain discusses park design with a camper
Operation guidance from one of the Pisten Bully reps
Planning out park building strategies
Dennis McGiboney of Pisten Bully talks shop during a Pisten Bully sponsored dinner
Team leader Isabelle Falardeau of Aspen/Snowmass and Tony Distrola of Eclispe relaxing with campers
Enjoying another amazing dinner hosted by Timberline Lodge
Campers checking out Pisten Bully's latest machines at the demo.
Elia Hamilton, Co-caption of Team A working with BYOP (Build Your Own Park) software.
Two-way conversations are a must at all gatherings.
Placing a rail.
Left to right: Liam of Burton; Isabelle, Aspen/Snowmass; Korey, Northstar-at-Tahoe.
Teams checking their park designs before heading up on hill.
Morning debriefing.
Timberline's Tony D. going over hand tools..
Team captains checking in with campers.
The Zaugg was going 24/7.
Building a progression park using Burton's model used at Northstar and Loon.
Chris Nyberg of Prinoth teaching snow science.
Risk Management/Liability session. Left to right: Scott Farleigh of Farleigh Witt; Acordia's Jerri Tranquilli; John Rice of Northstar-at-Tahoe; Peter Koenig, attorney on Vine Case; and Jimmy Lawrence of Willis.
Transporting boxes.
Discussing placement of rails.
Team B's captains discussing the game plan.
Group picture on last night.
The sharing of information continued on at the bar most evenings.
CUTTER'S CAMP
