Webinars
Free webinars for the outdoor professional
The Center for the Outdoor Recreation Economy is dedicated to delivering practical solutions, tailored to the unique challenges of our industry partners and the learners we serve. Through our free webinars, you’ll gain valuable insights and actionable skills that can help you address pressing workforce and business needs.
OSU Info Session: Moving Into Management for the Outdoor Industry
June 18, 2025, at noon PDT (virtual)
Learn more about Oregon State University's Moving Into Management professional training course in this free, 30-minute virtual info session. Hear directly from a program representative about the course curriculum, enrollment process, and how this training can support your professional goals—or help upskill your team. Attendees will also have the opportunity to ask questions during a live Q&A.
Webinar archive
The Be Bold Conversation Series covers essential leadership topics within the outdoor economy.
Mindset
Feb. 8, 2023
Your frame of mind is where your leadership begins. Hear from industry experts on how to set yourself up for success before working with others.
Values
Feb. 22, 2023
Feeling overwhelmed could be a sign you’ve momentarily lost sight of your values. Let’s talk about what’s important to you.
Imposter Syndrome
Mar. 8, 2023
Everyone feels imposter syndrome. Everyone. We’ll explore its impact together and how to overcome it.
Difficult Conversations
Mar. 22, 2023
One of the toughest challenges of leadership is having a hard conversation. The key is to embrace them. Find out how.
Managing in a Hybrid Work Environment
April 19, 2023
Hybrid work is here to stay. Let's explore how to deal with the unique challenges and opportunities it presents to managers.
The Off-Season: Ski & Snow Webinar Series addresses topics focused on training, employee hiring and retention, industry best practices and innovative science impacting ski areas.
The Power of Mentorship
June 26, 2024
Featured speaker: Kari Brandt, Safety Coordinator and Patrol Director at Diamond Peak Resort, President of Women of Patrol
What would happen if we mentored our new hires instead of hazing our rookies? The ski industry already requires a certain level of grit to be successful as an employee, so why make it any harder?
In this webinar, you will learn about the power of mentorship in the workplace and how these connections can make your organization’s teams more productive and resilient.
Being The Change @ Work | Smart DEI Advocacy & Allyship
Oct. 25, 2023
Featured speaker: Damaris Patterson Price, Executive Coach at Working River Leadership Consulting
When it comes to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), you want to do the right thing. Your values dictate it. But effectively driving positive, inclusive change at work is much easier said than done. Pushing a change that's too big is politically dangerous; too small, and it's ineffectual. You want to do something, but what? And how?
The Future of Snow Grooming: Electric Groomers
Aug. 20, 2023
Featured speaker: Colin B. Hales, Regional Manager, PistenBully
As environmental sustainability becomes a higher priority, transitioning from fuel to electric-powered mountain equipment is in our near future. A significant portion of carbon emissions in ski areas comes from snow grooming equipment. Hear from manufacturer PistenBully about the new electric vehicles coming on the market and the technology behind electric groomers.
Incident Investigations: Best (and worst) Practices
Jul. 26, 2023
Featured speaker: Kari Brandt, Safety Coordinator and Patrol Director at Diamond Peak Resort, President of Women of Patrol
We are all trying to learn the best ways to protect ourselves in litigation, with incident investigations being one of those important methods. Learn about incident investigation from an operations employee perspective and some methods and techniques for assembling good documentation. If you do incident investigations at your resort, come prepared to take notes from industry peers.
Changing the Face of Mountain Operations: Women in Leadership
Jun. 28, 2023
Featured panelists:
Allison Marriner, Slope Grooming Manager, Mt. Hood Meadows
Janna Allen, Patrol Director and Risk Manager, Brundage
Eva Graves, Dispatch Manager & Mountain Operations Assistant, Palisades Tahoe
Maria Carnevale, Lift Maintenance Technician, Mt. Hood Meadows
Mel Toney, VP of Mountain Operations, Mt. Hood Meadows
Hear from a panel of women working in a variety of mountain operations positions. Learn more about the current climate for women in these fields and the changing face of women in the industry. In this session, panelists will share their experiences and discuss how to encourage more women to enter the world of mountain operations.
Emotional Intelligence on the Mountain
May 31, 2023
Featured speaker: Liz Hicks, Talent Manager, Mt. Bachelor Oregon
We've always been told to keep emotions out of work. But how do you ignore the most basic elements of the human experience? Emotions touch every human interaction, including communication, leadership and collaboration. It isn't a matter of taking emotions out of the equation, but rather learning to understand, navigate and leverage them to pave the way for growth and success for ourselves and those around us. By developing our own emotional intelligence — the ability to recognize and manage our own emotions and those of others — we can achieve this.