In This Issue
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Significant New Insights On The U.S. Skier Market
A look at the first part in a two-part series of market research programs being conducted by the Leisure Trends/ Gallup organization.…
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Mammoth Installs Snowmaking
How Dave and Gary McCoy were able to complete a major snowmaking system, covering over 200 acres, in under five months and…
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Nibblers: Cutting Capacity With Control
Cutting steel sheet stock becomes manageable and precise when the correct nibbler is selected from a variety of machines available. Reviews each…
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Planning For An Uncertain Tomorrow
Problems, opportunities and challenges can be anticipated through strategic business planning. It requires, time, discipline and commitment by top management. An outline…
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Whistler’s Quads And Bubbles
A review by the designer and manufacturer of the new Bubble enclosed detachable quads at Whistler, B.C. Includes a look at the…
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Lifts 1991
A review of lift construction in1991. Unfortunately, another record low season was set with only 48 new installations. Includes tables of new…
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Swap: Land Exchanges Are Changing Western Areas
A look into two land exchanges that were engineered by the Western Land Group. The swaps involved privately-owned pristine land for USFS-owned…
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Ski Equipment: Barrier To Market Growth?
A controversial editorial on the technological level of equipment and how it affects the novice consumer asking whether the complexity of today’s…
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Are We Giving Away The Store?
A critique of the numerous operations outside the ski industry that are selling discounted packages to ski consumers. Don McKay, general manager…
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The Americans With Disabilities Act
It’s been called an “Emancipation Proclamation” for the disabled, but because of its fuzzy compliance wording it’s also been called a manager’s…
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Summer Business
A look at the business of summer sports and activities at ski areas. Depending on the region, summer business varies from non-existent…
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On-Line: Ski Profit For Rental Shops
A complete review of a software system known as Ski-Profit, marketed by Sports Select for ski area rental shops. The program was…
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Keeping Safe: Snowmobiles
A look at the use of snowmobiles in ski resorts and how better to manage the inherent risks . The author describes…
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New Products
Signage log by Mountain Management Services, high traffic ski surfaces by Tenax, snow quality analysis from Snow Sensors Unlimited, erosion control by…
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Lift Basics: Gear Ratios
“Gearheads.” That’s what some people call those of us who are always tinkering on our cars or trucks; adding suspension lifters, swapping…
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The Marketplace: Globalization Of American Skiing
More has caused the recent growth of the international skiing market to the United States than simply poor European snow conditions, a…
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In-House Network Tv- A New Kind Of Messenger
Ski-V is a different kind of closed circuit broadcasting network made up of state-of-the-art hardware plus easy-to-use software. The new television system,…
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Asia’s Answer- Part 2
Affluence and burgeoning populations of young people are creating a leisure market in the Pacific Rim countries that resembles the robust 1970’s…
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Swap: Three Wilderness Parcels For Highway Frontage
In July of 1991, the Purgatory-Durango Ski Resort in Colorado exchanged three isolated parcels of pristine mountain land with a total size…
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Carrier Use Monitoring
Maintenance Manager, Sunshine Village, Banff, Alberta A lot has been said in recent years about the value of relating ski lift carrier…
