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Little Thoughts On Big Bucks
Probably like many of our readers, we are dazzled by the pyrotechnics on the ski area acquisition front. With $288 mill to buy a…
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NSAA’s First President Honored
David Judson, founding president of National Ski Areas Association, has been elected posthumously to the U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame. We applaud. It…
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We Need to Get Involved!
In the course of preparing our special focus on the Presidential Summit (pages 51 to 55) we reviewed the tape of our interview with…
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Who I Am; What I Am Not
In a June 24 editorial by Lois Friedland in the The Snow Industry Letter, I, among other women, was singled out as being part…
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What is—what should be—the image of skiing and boarding?
Allen Best, seasoned reporter for the Vail Valley Times, was struck by some attitudes on ski racing expressed by Messrs George Gillett and Adam…
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Convention Musings
NSAA’s 35th anniversary convention was a triumph. Everyone went away happy. Congratulations to the NSAA staff on a job superbly done! You could tell…
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NSAA Celebrates Its 35th
On Sunday, May 27, 1962, representatives of 22 ski areas from all parts of the country met at the Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, and by…
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Getting Kids: It Won’t Be Easy!
As NSAA comes together at the Broadmoor on the 35th anniversary of its founding there, it may be the right time for a little…
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Shaped Skis—Two SAM Views
by Janet Nelson The ski magazines claim it’s a revolution. Manufacturers say they are creating the weapons that will make it happen. Ski shops…
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Remembering
by David Rowan Bill Tanler’s was not a household name on the area side of the ski industry except for those who might remember…