Snow and Physical Activity Organizations Team to bring Snow Sports into Schools/Recreation Programs

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SnowSports Industries America (SIA) and the American Association for Physical Activity and Recreation (AAPAR) will offer a 2 1/2-day conference on how snow sports can be incorporated into school and recreation programs. Gunstock Resort and the Margate Resort in Laconia, New Hampshire will host the conference December 3-5, 2009. Professionals in physical education, physical activity, recreation and snow sports instruction are invited to attend.

Known as the Winter “Get Out!” Conference, it features workshops, seminars and on-snow learning demonstrations. Sessions will range from teaching the basics of snow sports via trained instructors to sessions on How to Fit or Purchase Equipment, Planning a Trip, Starting a Snow Sports Club, Dressing for Maximum Movement and Warmth, Risk Management and Insurance Related to Groups, Adaptive Techniques and more. Representatives from the snow sports industry and physical education/activity professionals are crafting the program.

“This is a rare opportunity for our industry to work face-to-face with adults who directly influence youth activity habits,” said David Ingemie, president of SIA.  “Conferences like this generally dwell on warm weather outdoor activities. A national conference that focuses on exclusively on snow and outdoor winter sports is unique.”

The Winter “Get Out!” Conference is part of SIA’s Winter Feels Good initiative to educate the public about the health and lifestyle benefits of snow sports.

Winter “Get Out!” Conference Preliminary Schedule

Gunstock Mountain Resort and Margate Resort
Laconia, New Hampshire
December 3 – 5
Presented by American Association for Physical Activity and Recreation
Black Diamond Sponsor – Winter Feels Good (A SnowSports Industries America Initiative)

Thursday, December 3, 2009

• 7:00PM to 9:00PM: Opening Dinner and Keynote Address
  

Friday, December 4, 2009

• 7:00AM to 8:00AM: free continental breakfast at hotel 8:00AM to 9:00AM: (3 concurrent sessions)
• 9:30AM: busses leave for Gunstock 
• 10:30AM to 2:30PM: Outdoor, hands-on, workshops (workshop instructors should allow a break at some point during this timeframe. (box lunches provided)
• 2:30PM: busses return to the hotel
  
• 3:30PM to 4:30PM: (3 concurrent sessions)
  
• 4:45PM to 5:45PM: (3 concurrent sessions)
  Dinner event with bonfire
  

Saturday, December 5, 2009

• 7:00AM to 8:00AM: free continental breakfast at hotel 8:00AM to 9:00AM: (3 concurrent sessions)
  
• 9:30AM: busses leave for Gunstock 
  
• 10:30AM to 2:30PM: Outdoor, hands-on, workshops (workshop instructors should allow a break at some point during this timeframe. (box lunches provided)
• 2:30PM: busses return to the hotel
  
• 3:30PM to 4:30PM: (3 concurrent sessions)
  
• 4:45PM to 5:45PM: (3 concurrent sessions)
  Group dinner event