Build With Purpose
Build with Purpose is a women-led park crew clinic designed to elevate, connect, and empower women in park building. We’re bringing together a crew of women from across the East Coast to design and shape the course ahead of Parks Affair Camp’s and A Grand in Your Hand.
This clinic pairs experienced park crew members with women who are curious about park crew, new to the field, or ready to take their first step but don’t know where to start. Together, we’ll collaborate on course design and share skills led by the Resorts Park Crew Manager.
Build with Purpose will host two stops leading into A Grand in Your Hand and Killington Park Camp. By designing courses through a women’s and non-binary perspective, we’re creating space, opportunity, and lasting change. This is more than building parks, it’s about reshaping the future, together, with purpose.
Park Affair
Park Affair is a vibrant community shaped by diverse cultures, styles, and stories.
Whether we find solace in the mountains, the ocean, or the city streets, we’re united by a shared passion for riding and a commitment to growth—without judgment, without limits.
Our mission is to empower women and gender minority riders to push their boundaries on and off their boards.
Rooted in snowboarding and centered around progression camps, Park Affair also hosts contests, mentorship programs, meetups, and more, with additional offerings in skate and surf.
We welcome riders of all levels who feel at home in a women-led space.
- Jan 11th North Carolina: Park Camp
- Feb 7th Vermont Park Camp
- Feb 21 Connecticut New Park Camp for Beginners, collabing with Black Boarders CT
- Feb 28th Connecticut New Park Camp for Beginners, collabing with Black Boarders CT
Park Affair Competition
A Grand in your hand is a cash prize competition held in NH at McIntyre Mt on Sunday Jan 18th
- Group A Grom
- Group B Just for fun Mens +
- Group B Just for fun Women +
- Group C Cash Prize women only
Limited spots please register before event. Bib pick up starts at 8:30am at McIntyre Lodge
* Past Projects *
Industry Seminar
We are excited to announce a new program we will be offering in the 24/25 Season. We have received a lot of questions about how to become an instructor, event manger, or how to break into the industry.
We are happy to announce we will be teaming up with different industry leads to host all different seminars.
We kicked our first one off with Amy Bailey in Sept, and it was a success. Stay tuned for more seminars.
Amy was a 2 term AASI national team member. She is an eastern examiner and snowboard comp team and training manager at Stratton resort. Amy is certified AASI level 3, US ski and snowboard level 200, AASI freestyle specialist 1, and children’s specialist 2
The Tristate Trifecta
This is one of our favorite events and hope to do it again soon. We held an event in which we brought together a group of 15 women, bonded by snowboarding, on the ultimate board sport journey to surf, snowboard, and skateboard all in one day in the New York Tri-State area. Check out the Affair Journal section to see the full story. Blog Post
The Directors: Mercedes & Hailey
We are the present, the past and still the future. Bound by friendship, fueled and inspired by our common passions. Just common contributors hopin' that what we created inspires you to selflessly challenge and contribute. (delasoul)