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Ski & Snowboard Business, AAS and Certificate

Ski & Snowboard Business degree graduates share their experience at Colorado Mountain College.

Ski and Snowboard Business: Add a Snowsports Business Degree to Your Resume

Put your passion to work with a degree in the snowsports industry

In Steamboat Springs, you'll be close to the sport you love and on top of the latest trends in design and equipment. This is the only program in the U.S. that focuses on snowsports retail, manufacturing and marketing.

Get an international start with a ski business degree

Colorado Mountain College has an international reputation in the ski and snowboard business. Get global business contacts through Colorado Mountain College and Snowsports Industries America (SIA) for a great start in the snowsports industry. Because our Ski and Snowboard Business program was the first of its kind, it is respected by industry professionals around the world. With this international business reputation, you can make valuable contacts and gain experience that would take several years on the job.

Study Ski and Snowboard Business at Colorado Mountain College in Steamboat Springs. No other college offers such a well-known business program in an international resort setting.

Endorsed by Snowsports industries America (SIA)

To succeed in the ski industry, you need to make business connections. Partnerships with SnowSports Industries America (SIA) and several equipment companies give you valuable opportunities to work and network with executives and managers on the national and international levels.

From ski shows in Vail, Mammoth and Jackson Hole to Saas-Fee, Switzerland, our students get real-world experience with notable brands in epic locations. Prepare for a rewarding career in the sport you love!

Attend the massive Outdoor Retailer Snow Show
Work events with Western Winter Sports Representatives Association (WWSRA)
Go international with internships in Saas-Fee, Switzerland

Steamboat Springs also provides many hands-on opportunities to learn the ski business. Students can complete their internship at one of the many ski and snowboarding retail, repair and rental businesses in town or on the mountain.

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Virtual Information Session

You’re Invited! Join Ski & Snowboard Business and Action Sports Industry Professors on Tuesday, April 23, 6pm MST via Zoom.

Get Certified with Snowsports Industries America

CMC students have the opportunity to participate in the first industry-wide snowsports certification and testing center.

SIA Certification

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Ski and Snowboard Business (AAS) - Curriculum

Learning Outcomes - Ski and Snowboard Business (AAS)

Program Learning Outcomes are what we expect each student will learn while earning a degree or certificate. Meeting these learning outcomes is how we assess our performance as a college. Our learning outcomes support both important career skills and future success as a student.

Upon completing the Ski and Snowboard Business (AAS) program, CMC students will be able to:

Analyze boot, ski, and board problems and identify and initiate solutions.
Demonstrate appropriate use of tools and materials for Ski and Snowboard tuning.
Organize retail store layouts.
Use basic foot anatomy, physiology, and bio-mechanics to properly fit ski and snowboard boots.
Explain material resource management and sourcing.
Demonstrate employee management skills for wholesale and retail operations.
Explain small business management procedures for independent ski corporate representation.
Develop and demonstrate communication skills.
Integrate the development of customer relationships into management plans.
Apply knowledge of sales and marketing.
Illustrate global marketing and production planning.

Ski and Snowboard Business Certificate Curriculum

Ski and Snowboard and Industry Careers

Find exciting snowboard and ski jobs through Colorado Mountain College

Many own their businesses. Others direct the development of new ski and snowboard products for companies such as Palmer Snowboards, Christy Sports and Unity Snowboards. They work with Olympic athletes, as consultants to national teams, and at international competitions. Some rise to a career in upper-level management.

The year-round outdoor recreation equipment retail business continues to grow with new career opportunities beyond ski industry jobs.

Colorado Mountain College can give you the connections and the training to find ski-related jobs and begin your career in snowsports.

Graduates of the Colorado Mountain College Ski and Snowboard Business program have secured exciting ski industry careers and jobs around the world in:

Retail and wholesale sales
Rental operations management
Ski and snowboard shop management
Marketing for world-class resorts
Clothing and equipment design and development

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Graduates

Jason D. Badgley

Chief Executive Officer, Phunkshun Wear
CMC Ski & Snowboard Business Graduate

The right choices for me

"My career ambitions were solely within the outdoor industry. With the chance to combine my personal and professional values, I knew the program and CMC were the right choices for me. While the location in Steamboat Springs, CO was a perk, the program professors helped my career path the most."

Colleen Coleman,
Merchandising Strategy Manager, REI