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Letters
With reference to the article by Abby Rand in your October issue, “Pied Piper of the Promo Set,” I would like to suggest that…
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In Court
In the Fall 1970 issue we discussed the New York case of a novice skier who rented all of his equipment from a ski…
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Marketing
For some reason, ski area publicists nearly always seem to focus on print media when cranking out news of their resort. A recent random…
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Speak Out
Stop running your ski school like a classroom. Heresy? Hardly. Fact of the matter is that new skiers are plain fed up with what…
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Technology
Innsbruck Diary The second International Congress on Ski Slopes and Trails was held at Innsbruck, Austria, September 29-October 2 this year. Sponsored by the…
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Equipment
Hot and cold packs, designed to replace conventional ice packs, heat lamps and hot water bottles, are Wyeth Laboratories’ answer to quick treatment of…
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Report
Controversy New facts filed in fray over Mineral King The Far West and U.S. Ski Associations, in an attempt to stem a court appeal…
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Marketing
Generally, publicity must be considered a gamble, for unlike advertising, which is paid for, there’s no guarantee that it will be used. Furthermore, often…
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Speak Out
Ski instructor. Drop-out. Ski bum. Shiftless. Sabbatical from life. The put-down is heard too often.
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NSAA Newsletter
Bills urge improvements, compensation on U.S.F.S. lands The National Forest Recreation Association is urging public support of three bills introduced to the first session…
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Equipment
The Globe Ticket Company has announced the development of a new lift-ticket issuing machine capable of issuing up to 60 tickets per minute. The…
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Technology
Reviewing the B77.1 Standard While most ski area administrators are aware of the American National Standards Institute’s “Safety Requirements for Aerial Passenger Tramways,” commonly…
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Report
The U. S. Forest Service has given its approval to plans for a new ski resort at Copper Mountain, near Wheeler Junction, Colo., a…
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In Court
Smith, a certified ski instructor, claimed that two large area operators, substantial portions of whose trails were located on forest service property and who…
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NSAA Newsletter
Action on the anti-rollback device At the NSAA Directors’ Meeting in Hyannis, Mass., it was resolved that the stand taken by American Home Assurance…
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Equipment
Research and Trading Corp. has introduced a self-controlled system designed to lower stranded passengers from a cable or gondola.
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Speak Out
Those low European fares If the U.S. Government one day were to make it cheaper for people to deliver a letter to Europe than…
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Report
Red Lodge Mountain Ski Resort has announced an extensive, ten-year expansion plan that the area’s management hopes will boost the Montana resort into national…