On the Road :: November 2023

The annual Midwest Ski Areas Association Summer Meeting and Tradeshow was held at Grand Geneva Resort & Spa in Lake Geneva, Wis., Aug. 13-16. The event drew a total of 465 attendees—the largest-ever registered attendence at the Midwest summer meeting—for educational sessions, networking opportunities, and a tradeshow.  1. One of SAM magazine’s “10 Under 30,” Ry Baumann of Granite Peak, Wis., poses with Jack Fagone of SAM, a 2017 “10 Under 30.”   2. Sam Garrett of PRINOTH, Jack Fagone of SAM, Bill London of Terry Peak Ski Area, S.D., and Mike Gorney of Cone Drive Operations at the annual 9-hole golf scramble.  3. Charles Skinner of Midwest Family Ski Resorts accepts the Jim VanderKelen Achievement Award, pictured with (from left) Brooke VanderKelen Alba, Joe VanderKelen, and daughter, Charlotte Skinner.