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January 1999

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Featured Story

Over The Top On Lifts

This issue is chock-full of coverage on lift construction including the survey, Squaw Valley's new funitel, the Getty Museum's tram and announcement that SAM...

Rules of Thumb

Nils explains how to estimate water flow, the amount of snow that can be made depending on water volume and how to locate a pipe leak using water press...

Construction Site

Road, lift and lodge construction are featured in this installment of Construction Site. Areas annoted are Sugar Bowl, Calif., Gunstock, N.H., Park Cit...

SAM Idea Files

This issue features:1) painting high-visibilty rings around lift towers where ski-tip deflectors start blocking handholds: Timberline, W.V. 2) Adding...

Blue Pages

Blue Pages headlines include: "That Embarrassing Olympic Scandal"; "Big Projects, Big Bucks, Big Bills" reviewing ASC's latest money maneuvering; "Powe...

The End Page

It Was a Wacky Thanksgiving: Taking Golf to New Heights explores Waterville Valley, N.H.'s early season hole-in-one contest on a closed slope and a pro...

It's Not, "Ski It to Believe It"

Shoup says when approaching the new national initiative discussed at Ski Industry Week (aimed at lapsed and infrequent sliders) it's important not to f...

Ski Marketing Conundrum

David's accompanying piece to Rick Shoup's piece on avoiding past marketing mistakes explains that any marketing intitiative needs to fit with "some em...

Wanted: Common Sense

This brief editorial explains that clipping in when climbing towers is just plain smart. Besides, there are OSHA regulations to consider.

June Currier, 1917-1998

A brief announcement of the death of June Currier, 81, one half of the former Currier Lift Service in New Hampshire.

Industry Reports

Early Season statistics; arson at Camelback; NSAA chooses Leagas Delaney ad agency for marketing push; SIA to publish trade magazine; Mont Sainte-Anne ...

Are Ski Resorts the New Eco-Enemies?

As the recreation industry eclipses extractive industries as the primary users of national forest land and as the USFS shifts its focus to recreation, ...

Art Meets High-Tech

This article explores the construction of the Yantrak and Otis pseudo-funicular at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles.

The Scoop on Fans

This is a roundup of the available fan-type snowmaking guns on the market.

Goodby Bavarian

This article asks and answers the question: Will mountain buildings succumb to the trends that appear cutting edge, yet result in high grunge? The arti...

How Do You Handle A Heart Attack

This article explores the life-saving possibilities using automated external defibrillators, which might go a long way to improving the odds of a guest...

1999 Rental Roundup: XC and Snowshoeing Gear

This article features rental and demo cross-country and snowshoeing equipment for the 99-00 ski season.

One Year Countdown to the Millennium Bug

This expert, VP of information systems for F.W. Webb Company, says there will be some problems with computer programs and other electronic systems when...

1998 LiftsÑA Year of Records

The annual Lift Construction Survey revealed capacities that soared through the roof, new gondolas and North America's largest lift as 64 new lifts wer...

A Funitel for Squaw Valley

This article profiles the construction of Squaw Valley's new funitel, opened in December of 1998. It is the biggest lift in North America with a stunni...

Catering to Specialty Markets :: Is it Worth It?

Written by Katie Brinton

The article points to different approaches to food and beverage. Should resorts minimize the bottom line in food costs by offreing typical fare or risk...

Ropeway Database Goes Online

This is a brief announcement about the ropeway database available online from the Information Center for Ropeway Studies, Colorado School of Mines. The...

Growth is Pondered at Ski Industry Week

The article is a wrapup of Ski Industry Week at Vail. It includes brief encapsulations of presentations and a 50th anniversary party for Skiing Magazin...

Victory for Ski Area in Snowmaking Lawsuit

Hunter Mountain, N.Y. had a lawsuit brought by an injured skier thrown out of court. The case involved a skier who was temporarily blinded as she skied...

Two Lift Mechanics Injured in Separate Incidents

This report of two separate accidents at Snow Valley, California, that cost one man a leg and severely injured another points up the need for constant ...

good deeds: Orphans from Russia Discover the U.S. Through Skiing

This is an article about orphans with vision disabilities brought to Winter Park and introduced to skiing by volunteers. They were brought by the Natio...

Lift Tips for Mini-Riders

These are tips for lift operators to consider when loading and unloading young snowboarders accompanied by adults.

Ask Stimilon: Snowboard Questions Answered

Written by Katie Brinton

Questions answered are: What are the advantages of a dirt-shaped halfpipe opposed to one of only snow? Can you overgroom a terrain park? How can you ma...

Seth Says: Playing the Name Game

Seth's frustration at what the industry does in trying to market skis to a wide range of skiers comes through in this article. He says it's time to cal...

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