Is your area a natural for a water park? It's all about location and innovation when it comes to these summer money-makers.

A study at Whistler shows what visitors love about the mountains.

In anticipation of a good year, ski resorts all over spent the summer adding and expanding to their terrain and other offerings.

This summer, winter resorts took the advantage of Americans' desire to stay close to home.

New products: storage solution, wilderness flares, Ear Mitts, wrist altimeter, snowboard/boot dryer, radio hipster pack, two-way radio, Super Dragon 2002, mini golf course, pocket weather meters, alpine slide track, trail skate, summer tubes, and ticketing and reservation system.

Winter Park, Colo., installs a sled lift for their summertime alpine slide operation, Ski Roundtop, Pa., rented an unused parking lot to a sports car club for parking lot rallies in order to bring in some extra cash over the summer, and Winding Trails, Conn., comes up with an easier way to groom cross-country courses with a snowmobile.

Summer construction including: Snowbird, Utah: lifts, Whiteface Mtn, NY: new slope, snowmaking, and weir, Bridger Bowl, Mont.: lifts, Granite Peaks, Wis.:chairlifts, snowmaking, increased lighting, Sky Tavern, Nevada: lift, Wintergreen, Va.: new lift and 10-lane tubing hill.

A description of how pre-packaged mazes have helped some resorts earn cash during the summer.

This is a description of the most important tips to follow when putting grooming vehicles under wraps once the ski season has ended.

Mount Sunapee, N.H., built a skatepark in their parking lot, generating summer traffic, earning money and turning parents into real fans.