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SAM and STN Form Web Partnership
Announcement of the partnership with STN and the value it brings to saminfo.com.
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Quit Arresting Kids Who Invert
Mike’s piece is a call to areas to relax the ban on inverting on skis and snowboards, after all snowboarding helped generate new interest…
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When Small is Large-An Elegy
A piece about Ted Gilchrist who was a tireless volunteer at Veteran’s Memorial Recreational Area ski hill in Franklin, N.H.
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Steve Knowlton: 1922-1998
The first head of Colorado Ski Country U.S.A. was a racer, 10th Mountain veteran, restaurateur and tireless skiing booster and promoter.
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Taking a Look at Food
The article is a roundup of “recipes for success” taken from top F&B managers across the country.
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1998 Directory of Products and Services
The entire directory of companies that provide products and services to resorts.
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The End Page
Funny captions for photos; a ditty about Noah and the Ark and what if Zoning Boards existed back then; Aspen Today’s snow desk.
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Seth Says: Whiskey Bottle Marketing
Seth’s buddy, Slats Grabski, holds forth on how ski business works, taking into account IPOs, marketing programs and staying afloat by trimming costs.
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Avoiding Architectural Creep
This article describes how to avoid blowing budgets and maintaining the programs wanted when designing with an architect.
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A Wrapup of the 13th Interalpin
The Interalpin, held in Innsbruck, Austria, was the show of shows. New products, great parties and dancing.
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Colorado’s Price Wars: Bonanza or Bubble?
Taking acue from the major airlines, Colorado resorts are coming up with deals and discounted tickets to gain market share and get more people…
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Kasper, New FIS Head, Gives Views
An interview with the new head of the FIS, Gian Franco Kasper, reveals the new full-time president has a lot of work to do…
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Battling Inadequate Rentals
Though ski area managers have been working to upgrade rental condominiums over the last few years, eradicating the worst might take a few more.…
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Ski School Reunion at Tremblant
The gathering of 600 ex and current ski school instructors at Tremblant was a huge success for a few days in July owing to…
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Snow Monsters Join NSAA
NSAA announces Jack Turner’s Snow Monsters program (video and snow creatures) have been made available to member resorts in an effort to help grow…
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1998 Rental Helmet Roundup
This is a roundup of all the helmets available for rental shops for the 1998-1999 season.
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Whitetail Goes Geothermal
Geothermal power is being harnessed for Whitail, Pa.’s first on-site lodging. This article details how the resort is building to accomodate its environmentally-friendly mantra.
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Introducing Blacktail, Montana
This is a profile of the process of founding Blacktail, Mont., the first new ski area to open on Forest Service Land since 1978.