The High Performance Department at U.S. Ski & Snowboard provides educational opportunities each year including:

The Medical Emergencies in Skiing & Snowboarding (MESS) for Physicians (Winter)  Coming Winter 2025-2026

The Medical Emergencies in Skiing & Snowboarding (MESS) for PT/AT (Spring/Summer)  Coming Summer 2026

High Performance Symposium:

May 21 and 22, 2025 in Park City, Utah

The symposium will be based around the discussion of how to implement new and innovative methods to inform your current practices in your unique daily training environment, whether it is in snowsports or not! This won’t be sitting through long presentations, the presentations will be short, with extended discussion and Q&A to dive deeper into the presenter’s expertise. This year there will be an additional focus on live practical sessions int he afternoons. 

Register for the 2025 High Performance Symposium

May 21: Return to Performance

May 22: Maximizing Performance

The goals of the U.S. Ski & Snowboard High Performance Symposium are:

• Help educate ski and snowboard, and greater Utah/Western US, high performance practitioners on best practices currently being utilized in high performance sport,
• Provide a forum to discuss how high performance practitioners are currently using and/or how to implement new and innovative methods, and
• Foster a network of academic and applied practitioners to continue the conversation around how to implement current best practices in their unique environments 

Full Schedule link:

May 21: Return to Performance (RTP)

Justin Losciale - Do ACL tears 'age' the quad muscle?

Sarah Neal - Beyond Isometrics: Optimizing Treatment and Return-to-Performance for the Alpine Athlete with Tendinopathy

Chris Nissler - Pain Science

Hunter Baum - Rebuild, Recover, Perform: Nutritional Insights for Injury Recovery

Jen Kimball - Staying on Course: Upper Extremity Return to Sport for Acrobatic and High-Speed Ski and Snowboard Athletes

Practicals:

USSS Staff - Strategies to Maximize RTP using Tech

Dave Quammen - Neurocognitive Training Framework

May 22: Maximizing Performance

Kirsten Cooper - Mental Performance Strategies

Michael Naperalsky - Exercise Recovery: Process over Products

Gillian Bower - High Performance Sport

Practicals:

Andrew Libs - RTP Plyometric Progressions: Setting the Stage

Brian Neff - Plyos for Snowsports

Mark Dyer - Movement Skills

TBD

Presenter Bios

This will be an in-person event only and will not recorded.

The symposium is open to all practitioners open to learning but geared toward athletic development (strength and conditioning) coaches, physical therapists, athletic trainers, sport scientists, and sport coaches. Again, this is not solely for snowsports, we invite anyone involved in sport at all ages and levels to participate. Both days will be geared towards all practitioners.

Cost (includes coffee, lunch, and social):

You are welcome to register for one day or both.

One day: $175 per day

Both days: $300 total

Register for the 2025 High Performance Symposium

Location: Intermountain Health Park City Hospital Blair Education Center, Park City, UT

CEUs: We will be working to get approved for UAPTA and ATC BOC CEUs. Last symposium we were approved for 12 CEU credits for both days, 6 credits per day for UAPTA. NSCA members or similar can submit their own credits (~1.3 Cat A CEUs for NSCA). U.S. Ski & Snowboard members will receive CEU credits as well. A certificate will be emailed upon completion of a feedback survey after the event. 

Accommodation: There are ample AirBnB, VRBO, and hotels in the area with low demand at this time of year. Therefore, no room block has been reserved.

Cancellation Policy: Please reach out to highperformance@ussa.org if you are in this unfortunate circumstance.

For any further questions, feel free to reach out to highperformance@ussa.org.

Looking for more opportunities to learn from U.S. Ski & Snowboard High Performance Staff? Attend the 2025 Club Excellence Conference May 16-17. Click here for more information.