In This Issue
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A Coming Of Age
After listening to a dozen speakers at Ski Magazine Week in Vail, Colorado, I have a dominant impression that the ski industry…
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Ski Reports
David Ingemie has announced the filling of two top spots in the USIA administration: vice president of operations, and vice president of…
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Ski Industry Focus
Stowe’s Mt. Mansfield Company has been 91% owned by giant AIG the company behind NSAA’s insurance plan. To consolidate all Mt. Mansfield…
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Speak Out
Craig Badami, killed in a helicopter crash at age 37, was, above all, a showman, a promoter extraordinaire. And it was our…
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Advertising Message
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Memo from the Publisher
From the cover right on through this January issue, the theme is the decade of the 1990s. Not a very original thing…
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Lifts 1989
Well, let’s face it, 1989 did not set records in lift construction in North America. Having said that, the flip side must…
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Yo-Yo Winch Grooming
Mt. Norquay near Banff in the Canadian Rockies, has long been famous for its super steep skiing and ferocious moguls. While this…
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Mountain To Rise From Ashes
Based on reporting by Gary Minich in the Decatur Herald & Review Macon County in Illinois is proud to be heartland corn…
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The Lure Of Chile
Chile is a country undergoing rapid, encouraging change. The rightist Pinochet government is about to hand over the reins to a civilian…
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The Cosmopolitan Future of America’s Ski Resorts
While the industry cranks up its multi-million dollar effort to “grow the sport” in the national market place, a less heralded effort…
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Seeking The Optimum Point
This past year, Pico Peak, the ski area my father and mother pioneered in Vermont in the mid 30’s, was sold to…
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Making The Customer Connection
An eight-stop tour around the country, as a seminar leader for the Institute of Ski Areas Studies, opened a window to the…
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Cross Country Comes Of Age
1980’s 1990’s Master Planning rare more frequent Design infrequent frequent Construction (earth moving) infrequent (mostly ski road adaptation and/or cutting) frequent Master…
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Forecasting the Ski Resort Economy
What will the decade of the 1990s hold for the owners and operators of ski resorts? Will there be major differences from…
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Growth Trends– Going Both Ways At Once
During the 1980’s, the buzz phrase in the ski industry was the “flat market.” If ski resort operators’ enthusiasm for a national…
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Gut Thoughts About The 90’s
No one can exactly predict future changes in the ski industry, but it is fairly easy to anticipate what forces will exercise…
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Punitive Damages
In recent years, ski resorts, like many industries, increasingly are facing punitive damage claims. Plaintiffs’ attorneys, seeking more creative ways to enhance…
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Snowmaking And Grooming Win The World Cup
Just when U.S. ski areas succeeded in garnering a series of World Cup opening races, the weather across the country performed a…
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Tough Times In Vermonts Mondo Condo
Jack Russell sums up his corner of the New England ski condominium market in two words. “It’s horrible,” said the Brookfield, Vt.…
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Mid-Term Grade For Ski It To Believe It
Grades for “Ski It To Believe It” will be posted in mid-March at the annual meeting of USIA when year two of…
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Psia Moves To Marketing
While attention and concern were riveted on both the NSAA/SIA merger and skiing’s new generic marketing plan, the board of directors of…
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Vail Awash With Awards, Seminars And Celebrities at 19th Ski Magazine Week
With about 300 participants, Ski Magazine Week was the best attended and most responsive in the 19-year history of the fixture, according…
