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A compilation of topics on the minds of area operators across the country in the weeks leading up to the "Future of the Industry" summit in Charleston, including the environment, operational efficiency, risk management, and advancing technology.

New products include: the LapMap (Treeline Design), course marking flags (Reliable Racing Supply), Tanner brackers for evacuation ropes (Rapid Lift-Evac Systems), Everslide artificial slopes (CE Lindgren), ticketing systems (Lasergate), new signage techniques (Pannier Graphics), grip lubricators (Poma), the Soloski (Evans Marketing Group), Borvig seats (Partek), new sheaves (Moulded Chemical Products).

Overall, skier visits were down, but economic results across the country paralleled regional snow conditions.

By installing variable frequency control systems on lifts, Breckenridge reduced maintenance costs on DC motors.

Guidelines to make skiers and mountain crews happier with the necessity of cat tracks, making descents easier and safer as well as reducing wear and tear on snow.

With 35 vehicles, 50 operators and 17 mechanics, Squaw Valley, Calif., gets more out of their machines by using preventive maintenance and good communication.

A national industry salary survey would provide the information necessary to ensure that salaries you pay employees are comparable to those of your competitors.

The author contemplates the effect on the ski industry of societal shifts from realignment of wealth in the United States, and from attitudinal shifts among the wealthy.