How did the idea originate to bring Woodward to Copper Mountain?
David Barry and Ben Friedland met Gary Ream at the CSCUSA conference in 2003. The project was born through many fits and starts. It has been 5 years in the conversation and planning phase, and now for the 2008/2009 ski season, we will be opening our doors and changing the industry. What is the CSCUSA conference? CSCUSA stands for Colorado Ski Country USA. It is a conference held annually to discuss the state of skiing and riding in Colorado and nationwide; topics range from what happened the past year to what exciting new endeavors resorts and people are undertaking. This conference is attended by most of the ski resort executives from around the state of Colorado and some neighboring states. Can you provide insight as to what these three do? At the time, David Barry was the Senior VP for Intrawest Colorado responsible for both the Copper and Winter Park ski areas. He is now involved in a new role at Intrawest as the President and CEO of Canadian Mountain Holidays a spectacular heli-sk
