Inclusion Resources

NSAA is focused on providing resources for our members within the skiing and outdoor recreation spaces. The goal of these specific resources is to illustrate issues in the snowsports industry and in our greater outdoor community. There are myriad resources for understanding systemic racism and education for being actively anti-racist. You can find a list of some of those resources here.

Reading & Media

• Representation, Not Tokenism (James Edward Mills, SNEWS)
• The Adventure Gap (James Edward Mills)
• The Adventure Gap: Why minorities are less likely to pursue outdoor recreation (CBC)
• Why communities fighting for fair policing also demand environmental justice (Sammy Roth, LA Times)
• Diversity in the Great Outdoors: Is Everyone Welcome in America’s Parks and Public Lands? (Reyna Askew and Margaret A. Walls, Resources Mag)

Webinars & Discussions

• Together Creating Change Across the Winter Outdoor Industry
  • Host: Snowsports Industries of America
  • Description: Join SIA & many distinguished panelists for a 4-part webinar series on inclusion in the outdoor industry. All 4 webinars were recorded and can be found on SIA's website here. This recording is the 4th installment and features NSAA President Kelly Pawlak.
• Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows President & COO Ron Cohen – The Resort Name "Belongs In The History Books”
  • Host: The Storm Skiing Journal & Podcast
  • Description: listen to a great discussion between Ron Cohen and Stewart Winchester as they discuss the history, process, and motivations that contributed to Squaw Valley - Alpine Meadows' decision to change their name.

Human Resources

• 7 Practical Ways to Reduce Bias in Hiring (Harvard Business Review)
• Overcoming Unconscious Bias(Laura Moriarty, NSAA Journal: Winter 2020)
• Workbook: Overcoming Unconscious Bias (2019)