Select Contracts - Bringing Adventure, Recreation & Leisure to Life

Exciting Career Oppurtunity for Administrative / Personal Assistant to Global Event Management and Business Affairs Professional

Are you looking for a new and exciting position? We are seeking an outgoing professional that has a passion for events and is a master of multi-tasking. Does that sound like you? Check out the job below and send your resume and cover letter to info@selectcontacts.com Administrative / Personal Assistant to Global Event Management and…

Summer Mountain Resort Development

Finding Opportunity in Designing for the Future

At Select Contracts we believe that the fundamental human need for leisure is always evolving. For this reason, mountain resort offerings must evolve as well. More and more we see ski resorts struggling with visitation due to ageing demographics and diminished conditions due to climate change and now coupled with the global pandemic. Many resorts…

Surf Park Development

Surf Parks: Are They Better Than the Ocean?

With the Tokyo Summer Olympics postponed until 2021, athletes around the world are gearing up for another year of training and preparation. You may have heard there are several new disciplines being welcomed to the Olympics next year; along with sport climbing, skateboarding, and freestyle BMX, surfing has been one of the most anticipated additions…

New Brighton Hot Pool New Zealand - HE PUNA TAIMOANA HOT POOLS

He Puna Taimoana Hot Pools

Just before the world went into lockdown, we celebrated the completion of the stunning He Puna Taimoana – Māori for seaside pools. He Puna Taimoana is located in the beautiful seaside suburb of New Brighton in Christchurch, New Zealand. The facility has five outdoor pools ranging from 26ºC to 40ºC including a lap pool, hot…

Climate Change & Other Hot Topics in the Ski Resort Industry

Interview with Rob McSkimming, Former VP of Business Development at Whistler Blackcomb When you live the mountain recreation lifestyle doing what you love, success will follow – at least that is what happened with Rob McSkimming. After more than 40 successful years in the Mountain Resort industry, primarily in senior roles at Whistler Blackcomb, Rob…

Sponsored Athlete Profile: Bryn Dickerson

Bryn is a Downhill Mountain Bike racer, hailing from Wellington, New Zealand and currently travelling and riding in Europe. We sat down with Bryn for a quick Q & A, check it out! Let’s kick things off with a bit of an intro- how did you meet the team at Select Contracts? I met the…

Mountain Bike Park Design & Management

Sponsored Athlete Profile: Katy Winton

Select Contracts is excited to introduce to you one of our sponsored athletes, Katy Winton! Katy is a 25 year-old enduro mountain bike racer for the Trek Factory Racing Enduro Team hailing from Scotland in the UK. After starting out in cross country (XC) racing in 2013, she moved to enduro and has climbed the…

Reporting Back from Sea Otter Classic 2018

Sun’s out, the bikes are out and the trails are mint – it’s finally Spring in the Northern hemisphere and we’re excited to be back on the mountain biking trails here in Whistler, Canada! To kick off the biking season our Development Co-ordinator, Adrian Paul, got amongst the 500+ exhibitor booths at this year’s Sea…

New Brighton Playground & Splashpark

New Brighton Playground and Splash Park: Before & After

The grand opening last month was a huge success so we wanted to share some photos and video of the grand opening- take a look! Before Here’s an image of what the whale pool and playground looked like before the remodel: After And the new playground and splash pad now: An overhead view of the…

AUSTRALIA

Adelaide Eco Adventure Park Market Research, Conceptual Design & Business Planning In October 2016, Select Contracts was engaged to assist in the first stage of a conceptual design and business planning phase to help develop an adventure park concept on the edge of the city of Adelaide to include a downhill bike park, cable wake…

BAHRAIN

Magic Island Design, Build, & Operation Magic Island is a 55,000ft2 indoor entertainment centre that was the first Family Entertainment Centre (FEC) in Bahrain. The facility includes a 20,000ft2 food court with a host of fast food and sit-down restaurants. Activities and attractions include trampolines, a skate park, rock climbing walls, a haunted house, skydiving…

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

Serenity Resort Design & Pre-Development A beautiful 120-acre, 5-star mixed use private island development to include a boutique hotel, villas, restaurant and marina.

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