In This Issue
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The End Page
Scenes From the Mountains: a look at some interesting signs and a few pictures from Snow Economics’ mound of July snow at…
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Getting Into School
Have you ever been confronted by skiers who are 70 or older who feel that they should ski for free? Well, consider…
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Blue Pages
MOTHER NATURE AT HER IRONIC BEST/WORST In the countdown to Christmas there was irony to spare in the ski world. Remember, this…
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SAM Idea Files
A Clean Fire Last year, skiers returning home from Sunburst Ski Resort, Wis., reeked of smoke and parents found burnholes in their…
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Facts, Figures & Rules of Thumb
Ski area managers as a group are very adept at keeping a vast array of exact numbers at their fingertips. From snowmaking…
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When You Don’t Have a Secretary
It’s the heart of the season when snowmaking guns are pounding out snow, lifts are humming away and plows are moving the…
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It’s All in the Preparation
How do you train 500 people in four days who are going to work in 25 different retail shops, selling about 93…
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Smaller is Sometimes Better
A rising tide lifts all boats. But it won’t necessarily lift them all equally. Likewise, good snow last year was the key…
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Industry Reports
Helmet Law Narrowly Defeated A proposal to require New Jersey ski areas to provide children under the age of 14 with helmets…
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Keeping Guests Happy and Healthy
With a base area at 8,000 feet above sea level in the heart of the Wasatch Mountains, our ski patrol at Snowbird…
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Construction Site
Snowbird Construction crews at Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort, Utah, spent part of the summer installing a new Garaventa CTEC high-speed detachable…
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Cheap and Deep
Aaron Brill has built a little ski area. A simple little experts-only ski area. A simple little experts-only ski area with just…
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Dare to Compare
There is an ever-increasing need to develop simple methods of analyzing the true cost of operating various types of snowmaking equipment. Many…
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A Golden Anniversary for Dodge Ridge
In 1947, Earl Purdy was operating a profitable general store and gas station between the towns of Ripon and Manteca, California, called…
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Lifts 2001-Down, But With Some Bright Spots
What do you say about a lift construction year like 2001? Do you make happy by focusing on the one bright spot,…
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Finding Elbow Room
This is the second article of two explaining new formulas to determine density and capacity at ski areas and how they affect…
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A China Ski Forum
Based on an interview with Walter Elander, Principal SE Group As China’s trade doors open up, are we seeing the first steps…
