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January 1982

FEATURED STORY

X-Country

Bob Woodward on the need for quality in rental equiptment.  ...

Market Segmentation

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Detachable Quad At Breckenridge

The backround, the specs, the load test...everything is included in the profusely illustrated cover story.  ...

Hall Ski-Lift Co

We start a new series of industry profiles on the suppliers to the ski resort industry. Hall Ski-Lift and its founder, Victor E. Hall, are the first subjects. They've written a lot of ski history. ...

Lifts 1981

Our annual index of new lift construction shows a modest year, but stronger than many had thought possible after last winter.  ...

Club Med Is Coming

Pam Conklin looks at the cub Mediterranee-its Copper Mountain ski operation and its operating philosophy to see what our industry can learn from how this organization delights its customers.  ...

Growing Grass Without Soil

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1980-81 Economic Study

Ted Farwell again highlights and interprets the results of the latest NSAA Economic Study. Significant! ...

Lost Valley, Maine

In our series of Profiles in Profits, ski writer Dana Gatlin studies this unusual, innovative and unique downeast operation.  ...

Controlling Lifts With Computers

Gary Odegard and Dave Alerman go into the details of the effective use Steamboat makes of micro computers in monitoring and reporting on the safety system.  ...

Timesharing Condos

A detailed examination by ski writer Paul Robbins on the pros and cons of selling ski resort condominiums on a time-sharing basis. A lot are swearing by it; others are wary. Why? ...