flaikfest
Every fall, ski and ride school leaders from across North America gather to do something the industry rarely makes time for: think strategically, share what's working, and build the operational muscle to run a better school next season.
flaikfest '26 is coming
September 29 – October 1, 2026 · Nita Lake Lodge, Whistler, BC. New this year: the New User Summit — a dedicated onboarding track for teams in their first season with flaik. Check out the event site: https://flaikfest.flaik.com
2023
Lafayette, Colorado
Fall 2023
2024
Whistler, BC — Nita Lake Lodge
Sept 24–26, 2024
2025
Sunday River, Maine
Sept 29 – Oct 1, 2025
2026
Whistler, BC — Nita Lake Lodge
Sept 29 – Oct 1, 2026
flaikfest '25 · Sunday River, Maine
21 speakers. 32 sessions. 3 days. The Directors Summit — a peer-led roundtable for resort leaders — was rated the most valuable session in the event's history. Product discovery workshops filled both times they ran. And for the first time, new resort partners got their own dedicated track: the New Resort Summit — a full onboarding day designed to compress the learning curve and get teams season-ready fast. The après was pretty good too.
Standout sessions:
New Resort Summit — dedicated onboarding day for first-season partners
Directors Summit — closed-room peer dialogue for resort leaders
Dollars & Sense: timekeeping, incentives, and payroll setup
Product discovery — season planning from 1,000 feet
Product discovery — deep dive into pain, gains and opportunities
Best practice: instructor availability
Train the trainer: building seasonal onboarding that sticks
Hardware: scanning & GPS tracking
flaik Bookings: real outcomes from resorts already live
"The directors summit was eye opening." — Bridger Bowl
flaikfest '24 · Whistler, BC — Nita Lake Lodge
Year 2, and the event hit its stride. The Directors Summit debuted as an invite-only roundtable and immediately became the session everyone was talking about — on and off the mountain.
Standout sessions:
Directors Summit — strategic roundtable for resort leaders
Driving business outcomes with flaik (workshop)
Year-round mountain sport school operations
Tools for on-snow: lineups, check-in and guest pickup
CX, UX and leveling up with product feedback (workshop)
A better way to book private lessons
"It is great to see our suggestions come to reality." — Tremblant
flaikfest '23 · Lafayette, Colorado
Where it started. A small founding cohort of resort leaders who helped set the edges for what flaikfest would become. High satisfaction, high signal, and a product feedback session that directly influenced the following year's roadmap.
Standout sessions:
Product feedback workshop
Tech stack and integration deep dives
Metrics & reporting
Season setup and configuration best practices
What gets covered
Payroll & timekeeping · Reporting & analytics · Product discovery · Instructor availability · Season planning · Lesson & class management · flaik Bookings · Hardware & scanning · POS integrations · Staff onboarding & adoption · Programs & lineups · Guest management · Pre-season setup · Director leadership roundtables
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