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• Area Management

Bill Tanler, ski writer and founder of Ski Racing, advises areas on how to handle this potentially sticky problem.  ...

• Ski Area Profiles

Dick Dorworth profiles he interesting, dynamic young man who took over the reins of enormous Heavenly Valley on his father's death last year.  ...

• Area Management

Bob Saltonstall, area manager of VP of Waterville Valley, N.H., starts the first of a 3-part series on management. A practical, effective program everyone can learn from.  ...

• Ski Area Profiles

Charlie Meyers writes about Colorado's dynamic Loveland Ski Area in this issue's "Profiles in Profits" series. He calls it "The Little Resort that Could." ...

SAM spot-checks some construction activities across North America.  ...

Bob Woodward takes a look at the tricks of the trade in having a cross-country operation as a legitimate profit center at a primarily Alpine resort.  ...

• Lift Maintenance

Bob Diener, our rigging and spliicing authro, has some thoughts and suggestions on this all important subject.  ...

• Miscellaneous

Janet Nelson surveys those colleges that offer courses in ski area management, and asks some graduates to evaluate. A follow-up to a study she did in Sam in 1974.  ...

Phil Berger of Enduratek looks into the NSI Code on chairlift safety systems and pressnts his suggestion on what is needed to meet-and exceed-the standard.  ...

• Ski School

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• Personnel Issues

Mike Beebe follows up on his piece in the Winter issue on this problem that affects most buisness-probably yours, too.  ...