SAM Coverage
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Report
For this issue we asked our regional editors to get a feeling for how the season might shape up based on advanced reservations, and…
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Idea File
Editor’s note: this is another edition of Nils Ericksen’s Idea File. Its success depends on you, our readers, sharing your ideas with us. Just…
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Speak Out
By now, everyone in the ski area industry knows about the hearings that Colorado Senator Floyd Haskell is holding. And everyone is more than…
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Report
The final figures are not in, but there is no denying that 1975 will represent some sort of record for standing still by the…
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New Products
Cones For Snowmaking A new protective shield for snowmaking air and water hydrants has been announced by Thomas L. Thompson, president of Thompson Cone…
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Two Years of Job Skills
The skills that a new employee provides a ski area from the first day are probably more important in the present far-from-rosy economic climate…
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New Products
An electronic information system called SAMIS (ski area management information service) has been introduced by Pearson Machine Controls, Inc., 5221 Duvall Drive, Washington, D.C.…
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Report
In “normal” times, a ski season such as the industry enjoyed last winter would have triggered a mammoth expansion boom. Lifts would have been…
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Idea File
Editor’s note: this is the fifth edition of Nils Ericksen’s Idea File. Its success depends on you, our readers, sharing your ideas with us.…
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Speak-Out
A tip of the hat to Cal Conniff for his work on the regional trade shows in January. Also to the regional association organizers…
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New Products
SEPCO sports lighting Long a leader in airport lighting, the SEPCO Lighting Div. of Connecticut International Corp. has recently expanded into sports lighting, including…
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Report
The big overview on the season just finished — yes, we know that this issue publishes when a number of areas are still open…
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New Products
Metropolitan Agencies, 4938 Yonge St., Toronto, Ont. M2N 5N7, offer an interphone for communication between top and bottom of ski lifts.
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Speak Out
The past few weeks have been educational, to put it mildly. As an industry, we have grown up rather fast, and there are still…
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Report
The U.S. Forest Service has announced a prospectus for a major regional ski area development on Mt. Bailey in Oregon’s Umpqua National Forest. Proposals…