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Featured Story

1999-2000 Rental Round-Up

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Industry Reports

Headlines from this installment: N.Y. Areas Protest state's competition; Ax falls at Head, SIA appoints interim chair; ASC puts a hold on two projects ...

Rental Roundup 1999-2000: Skis-Better Than Ever

Iseult's roundup explores all the alpine ski gear available for rental operations for the 99-00 season. A trend in better equipment for beginners is di...

Rental Roundup 1999-2000: Snowboards-Coming On Strong

Iseult's roundup explores rental snowboard equipment for the 1999-2000 season.

Vail's Amazing Turnaround

This is the story of Vail's efforts to rebuild and open on time after the arson fires of October 19, 1998 burned four lifts, two restaurants and two pa...

A Lift Fit for a King

Janet's story is about the replacement of the tram at Masada, Israel. The historic location got a new Von Roll to replace a 25-year-old Brandle.

The Scoop on Guns

There's an amazing selection of air-water snowmaking guns available. This is a breakdown of what's out there and compares all the specifications in tab...

Innovation in the Alps

Two family-owned ski areas in Switzerland have been on the cutting edge of trends and technology since 1962.This profile is a report on how the resorts...

Ropeway Technology Branches Out

People movers are the latest developments from some old names in chair lift and gondola circles. Companies are moving into intra-area transportation an...

Conveyor Magic

An overcrowded beginner hill at Glen Eden Ski Area,Ontario, was transformed by a powerful conveyor lift manufactured by Barrie Welding and Machine, whi...

Retaining Employees

The author, with the PR departnment at Crystal Mountain, Mich., writes about tips and ideas to build and retain good staffs.

Predicitions: You Can't Win 'Em All

Needham looks back at Ski magazine's (January 1990 issue) predictions for the new decade, made when he was editor. His fun look backs points up all the...

Tourism and New Papers Highlight OITAF 1999

Heidi's article previews the subjects planned for the 8th International Congress for Transportation by Wire Rope in San Francisco. It will coincide wit...

How to be a Hot Media Location

Written by Katie Brinton

This article explores the possibility of a resort offering its location for print and television advertising. Early snow and easy access are two keys t...

The First Sling Lift

This article was adapted from a letter to Skiing Heritage on the subject of a jigback surface lift constructed at McGee Mountain in the Sierras in 1936...

Snowshoeing Colorado

This is a review of Claire Walter's book, "Snowshoeing Colorado," describing trails and backcountry sites. It also has pointers on equipment and techn...

Seth Says: Pricing for Locals vs. Pricing for Brazilians

Seth explores the multi-tiered pricing structure of ski equipment and how ski-area shops compete with big-city shops in the retail end of things.

Rules of Thumb

This column deals with math shortcuts for figuring appropriate amounts and dimensions of materials used in construction projects. Some of the subjects ...

Ask Stimilon: Snowboard Questions Answered

The two experts answer the questions: How do I create a snowboard bench made out of old snowboards?When is the best time to cut a halfpipe? and More a...

What's New?

Freeze-Zyme from Nutricepts; Boot Jaws by MasterFit; Atlas Copco compact compressors; Kryptonite ski and snowboard locks; Hyline mountain boards (wheel...

Blue Pages

The Worldwide Ski Corp-Ski magazine partnership ends leaving NASTAR without an administrator; Earl Holding victim of IOC Scandal; Yellowstone Club Gets...

End Page

Inspection of Mt. Washington, B.C.'s new quad au naturel; NYT item tells of Squaw Valley locals mourning the loss of the Ganjola; Lawyer buddies who su...

Take Skiboards One Step Further

Ettlinger's letter to the editor comments on an earlier Seth Says column about the short-sighted design of non-releasable bindings on skiboards.As Seth...

CPSC and Helmet Use

This editorial endorses the NSAA position that individuals should be able to choose whether to wear helmets and objects to the Consumer Product Safety ...

Has the Snowboard Industry Lost Its Soul? Deep Down, Maybe Not

This opinion piece examines how the snowboarding industry has become a victim of its own success by having to soften its image to appeal to more mainst...

William Banks Berry, 95

This short obituary profiles the dean of ski journalists and ski historians, William Banks Berry, who died on January 23, 1999.

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