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Seth Says: On-line Auction of Ski Lessons
Seth interviews his friend Slats Grabski in this tongue-in-cheek look at how auctioning lift tickets and lesson on-line could lead to some big profits.
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Turnaround: Pisten Bully versus Lift Tower
This is a description of the repair of a lift tower at Brodie Mountain, Mass. a twisted, open-frame tower was pulled back into alignment…
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Who Visited This Season?
This article summarizes the National Skier/Boarder Opinion Survey for the 1999-2000 season. It indicates trends, dissects demographics, addresses the marketing that attracted guests and…
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Developing Nordic Trails at Alpine Resorts
Wiesel’s article points out that when alpine resorts want to benefit from the earning potential of ancillary cross-country centers, they need to be planned…
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Ski News From Around the World
End of segregated skiing in Iran; Engelberg open year-round (Switzerland); Six-seater chair opened in Russia; War between Frens ski school and instructors with British…
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Sinage: Creating a Visual Identity
This article explains the concept of creating a visual identity and how it relates to signage to help the guest get to where he…
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X-C Detailed Guidebook
This is a review of Jonathan Wiesel’s book “Cross-Country Ski Vacations” as it relates to acting as a blueprint for ski resorts interested in…
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ANSI B77 is 40: A BRief History
This article looks at the framers and development of the ANSI lift standards (originally called the ASA Code) written by the B77 Committee on…
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Snowmaking Goes High-Tech
This part II in a series of articles on automation. The article describes how automated snowmaking systems are making a major contribution to the…
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Summer Toys Provide Off-Season Thrills
This is a roundup of scooters, mountain skate boards and downhill go carts available to summer operations interested in adding profit drivers. They are…
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NSAA’s Poster Contest Gets Kids Involved
This is a one-page layout of some of the winning posters from the NSAA’s inaugural safety poster contest that targeted kids. It drew 148…
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Grooming Vehicles 2000
The article is a roundup of the offerings from vehicle manufacturers for the upcoming season. New models are described and specifications are outlined in…
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The Double Swivel Chair: A Trend to Nowhere
The story is a history of Karl Ringer’s Swivel Double Chair that had a seat that opened in the middle and swiveled past passengers…
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Intrawest: A Rental Profile
Intrawest is revising its rental shops for better margins and service through the use of “Pods” where customers sit and shop personnel bring gear…
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Greening the Sundeck
This is a profile of the economically-built and ecologically sound design of Aspen’s new summit lodge, the Sundeck. From deconstructing the old building (grinding…
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1998-1999 Economic Analysis
The economic analysis for the previous season showed profitability to be down in the Rockies and up everywhere else. Wide variations in snowfall and…
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Stowe-Glades Not a Priority
VP of mountain ops at Stowe, Rod Kessler, writes about his resort’s decision not to open gladed skiing. It is a counter-point to a…
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Gladed Terrain: Should We or Shouldn’t We?
Jay Peak’s President on their policy of opening gladed terrain–in fact all terrain between boundaries–to skiers. It is countered by Rod Kessler of Stowe,…