Colorado ski resorts including Eldora Mountain, Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, Steamboat Resort, Winter Park Resort and Sunlight Mountain Resort were represented, as well as major ski companies like Vail Resorts, Alterra Mountain Co. and POWDR. The sixth annual Ski Conservation Summit is also the offspring of the native seed collection project, Glasser said. During Copper’s sixth annual Ski Conservation Summit, U.S. Forest Service biological science technician Ryan Sparhawk described how ski resorts historically cut runs into the mountain, removing the topsoil. Helena Robinowitz, a sustainability specialist at A-Basin who has attended the Ski Conservation Summit for the past three years, said that the collaboration has inspired projects at other ski resorts. Ultimately, nature and the outdoors is an important part of what draws people to visit ski resorts, Robinowitz said.