Snowcial 2011 has come and gone. We could spend a whole bunch of time telling you how awesome it was; the conference, the partying, the skiing, the partying, the entertainment and the partying. But the Snowcialites have beat us to the punch. Here’s what you’re saying:
Jenn Gleckman dropping a knee @ Snowcial. Photo by Mike Henderson
“What do you get when you add the snow industry’s top social media minds, the social media game’s biggest players, Lake Tahoe’s Heavenly Resort fresh on the tail of a 20-foot dump, MC Hammer, and a whole lot of extra curricular activities? An EpicMix of great ideas, takeaways, and a visionary look at the future of the ski and snowboard industry that was the third annual Tahoe Snowcial.” Mike Lewis, Transworld Business
“I have been to my share of conferences. And the #snowcial event I just returned from was the highlight of them all. The concerts, the snowboarding, the people, the good times, the content.. all top notch. But the planning and execution also got my attention.” Josh Strebel, Page.ly
“if you are looking for a way to satisfy your intellectual craving (or inner nerd) the conference portion of the event is everyone’s high point. The list of speakers this year was another who’s, who in the world of social media.” Lars Ames, Porters Tahoe
“It’s a unique blend of people from various industries that you don’t see all that often, making it all the more of an experience. Beyond the socializing (and there was plenty of that), the event featured a conference, skiing at Heavenly and plenty of entertainmnt.” Jenn Gleckman, SMG
“We logged two seven-hour ski days over the weekend, and once we headed back to San Francisco on Sunday, every muscle in my body throbbed. ”
“You all think I’m a geek, but I skiied with some badass skiers, won a contest and got paid to ski every lift @ Heavenly in a single day. Plus i got to know know some awesome new people, Sondre Amdahl of Skistar Trysil, Kenneth Larsen of Skistar Hemsedal. and Ryan Cantrell of RTP Interactive.”
“Gone are the days of boring conferences filled with trading business cards, power point presentations with no personality and stuffy ballrooms. Tahoe Snowcial, the conference where social media meets snow sports, is changing everything.” Morgan Bast, Snow.com
“I was in Nevada to speak at the third Annual Snowcial conference. I was on a panel with Chris Elliott (National Geographic Traveler, Washington Post…) and Rich Beattie from Travel + Leisure. Wow–what a beautiful place Lake Tahoe is.” Johnny Jet, JohnnyJet.com
Less than three months later, Shannon Johnson, of shayboarder.com, was on stage at the first-ever Blog U at Tahoe Snowcial telling us a free box of energy drinks will not get you from Shannon to Shay to Shayboarder. It’s your authenticity and consistent voice that will help you keep readers she said. Then, maybe, one day you’ll be able to say people read your blog. And I’m not talking about your mom. Laura Cochran, Gannett Blog U
Here, it is like Burning Man and South by Southwest and your family reunion all mashed up. It’s like old friends coming together to share some time on the slopes, drinks, and knowledge with a hearty helping of brotherly and sisterly love.
Friday morning kicked off with the Blog University in the morning where I was able to meet new faces and familiar faces from twitter like Skiingexaminer’s Eric Wagnon. After I spoke, I listened to the rest of the speakers involved: Jon Burns, Laura Cochran, Michelle Ponto and Beryl Love. Definitely for the bloggers present, I found the presentations very informing and interesting to listen to. Shayboarder
And for any attendees who thought this was just a white fluffy excuse to hit the slopes for a weekend, the keynote, Dr. Duncan Berry, Principal of Buyology Inc., gave an in-depth neurological discussion of brain processes as they relate to consumer behavior. Tanya, Fizz Corp
I didn’t attend CES as I was at the Snowcial social networking and tech conference in Tahoe. John Shafer, PhotographyReview.com
We’ll keep this post updated as new reports come out.
-Mike
