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January 2002

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Lifts 2001-Down, But With Some Bright Spots

New lift construction survey for 2001. While the East and Southeast bounded back and the Mountain states inched ahead, the picture was not so pretty in the Pac...
Helmet law narrowly defeated, Vail and ASC first-quarter numbers, Bolton Valley files for Chapter 11, Ingrid Polletin dies, Tenney finally sold, Pape v...
An international gathering furthers China's emergence in the ski world.
If your slopes are looking a little crowded these days, maybe it's time to take another look at how you are figuring density and capacity. (Part II of ...
From a matchbook drawing to an 815-acre full-fledged ski resort, Dodge Ridge is one of the industry's great success stories.
A refresher course in comparing snowmaking equipment to make sure you get the most white for your green.
A young Colorado developer has set out to deliver inexpensive, environmentally-sensitive and uncrowded skiing and snowboarding at Silverton Mountain Sk...
Summer construction including: Snowbird, Utah: lifts, Whiteface Mtn, NY: new slope, snowmaking, and weir, Bridger Bowl, Mont.: lifts, Granite Peaks, Wi...
A program at Snowbird has every department keeping an eye on the health of skiers and snowboarders.
A few very successful programs are introducing school kids to the joys of cross-country skiing, however, more programs need to be created in order to e...
Last season, three areas boasted double-digit increases in skier visits- and it wasn't necessarily the snow. Here's how they did it.
How do you train 500 people in four days who are going to work in 25 different shops, selling 93 different brands?? Here's a look at Whistler/Blackcom...
Yes, it means more paperwork. But keeping accurate service records saves time, money, and aggravation. Here's why.
Here's a new formula to give operators a handle on the number of snowboarders vs skiers on their hills.
Sunburst Ski Resort, Wis., creates a clean fire by replacing their outside wood log pit into a gas replica. Brian Head, Utah, installs cable handrail ...
Staff report: Mother Nature at her Ironic Best/Worst, Corporate Benefits-Vail Style, Olympic Bribery Cases Dismissed, Release Forms For Juniors in Doub...
Scenes From the Mountains: a look at some interesting signs and a few pictures from Snow Economics' mound of July snow at Seven Springs, Pa.
Let the Games Begin- a SAM editorial on the winter Olympics, and An Open Letter to Jim Spring- written by David Rowan about some numbers for the Outdoo...