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  • Head Trips

    Head Trips

    By Abby Rand · Summer 1978

  • How Big The Market?

    How Big The Market?

    How big is our market? Who are our best customers? What are their spnding patterns? What motivates them?…

    By Al Greenberg · Summer 1978

  • Photogate

    Photogate

    There were no break-ins or gaps of missing tape, but the analogy was perfectly clear: Colorado's "Photogate" of…

    By Charlie Meyers · Summer 1978

  • Chairlift Deropements

    Chairlift Deropements

    “. . . On both hold-down and support sheaves, suitable devices shall be installed and maintained that will…

    By Philip Berger · Summer 1978

  • Snow Loads

    Snow Loads

    By Henrik Bull · Summer 1978

  • Profile In Profits

    Profile In Profits

    First in a series of articles on areas of all types which share one common characteristic: profitability

    By Teddee Grace · Summer 1978

  • Off-Season Maintenance

    I am happy to have this opportunity to perhaps refresh your memory on some of the things we…

    By C.E. Smith · Spring 1978

  • Pricing For Survival

    Pricing For Survival

    By Ted Farwell · Spring 1978

  • Wunderbar!

    Wunderbar!

    Photos Courtesy of Hans Lamprecht, Motor im Schnee Magazine

    By SAM Staff · Spring 1978

  • Insurance

    Insurance

    By SAM Staff · Spring 1978

  • Whither Whiteface

    Whither Whiteface

    “This is one hell of a cold part of the world,” said New York State Environmental Conservation Commissioner…

    By Janet Nelson · Spring 1978

  • Changing Times

    Changing Times

    By David Jay Flood · Spring 1978

  • Your Chairlift Purchase

    Your Chairlift Purchase

    By J. Edward Immergluck · Spring 1978

  • Aging Lifts

    Aging Lifts

    The decision is not always obvious, and sometimes the three choices are interrelated.

    By Jan W. Leonard · Spring 1978

  • Problem Picker

    Problem Picker

    By Nils Ericksen · Spring 1978

  • Wet Bulb Dry Bulb

    Wet Bulb Dry Bulb

    No doubt you’ve heard other area operators and suppliers profess that they “made snow at 36, 38 or…

    By Nils Ericksen · Winter 1977

  • Fact Sheet

    A vital document for the ski writer is an area's fact sheet. What exactly should it contain? To…

    By Abby Rand · Winter 1977

  • 1975-76 Economic Survey

    By Ted Farwell · Winter 1977