In This Issue
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Nastar– Making It Work
As the NASTAR story continues to grow, those of us involved with the development of the program have been aware of one…
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The Gorge Gets Going
The honorary president of Great Gorge ski area is a St. Bernard named Otto. Well, not really. That is, he’s not really…
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Snowmaking To Highligh Midwinter Meet
The NSAA Midwinter Meeting has always been an excuse to play a little mid-season hookey, see old friends, talk out common problems…
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Lift Evacuation– Learning The Ropes
Representatives from virtually every phase of aerial lift operation attended a two-day lift evacuation seminar at Stowe, Vt., this fall. What resulted…
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And Now…Bull Wheel Loading
For several years now chairlift configurations that permit skiers to unload at the bull wheel of the upper terminal have been in…
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Selling New England Skiers New England
“The biggest opportunity for Eastern ski resorts lies in developing package plans and in creative regional promotion. These steps are necessary if…
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Food Service
The topic of employee meals is one subject where it can be said that there is no one right answer. Area policies…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
