In This Issue
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Industry Reports :: January 2014
TAOS TO BE SOLD… GOOD NEWS FOR WEST AND WHALEBACK… PEOPLE… SUPPLIER NEWS TAOS TO BE SOLD In mid-December, Taos Ski Valley,…
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Sochi, The Prequel
Russia’s Winter Games has deep North American roots. Sochi, Russia, won the bidding for the Olympic Games in July 2007. But the…
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Idea Files
A brake pump, a loading guide, and the winner of the Best Idea File of 2013. EXTEND-O-HANDLE “This was a brainchild of…
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Blue Pages :: January 2014
CANYONS AVY SUIT HOLDS MANY LESSONS… SNOWMAKING WITH BALLS… HEAVENLY ADOPTS NEW ZIPLINE RULES… INTRAWEST FILES FOR $100 MILLION IPO… AND SHOWS…
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Mountain Spy :: January 2014
In this month’s Mountain Spy, we tackle what is becoming a controversial subject–uphill traffic. But this is a test of customer service.…
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Remote Control of Lifts
Modern communications have made remote operation of lifts much easier. But that’s no excuse for taking it for granted. Operating a chairlift…
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Little Areas That Could
There’s a lot happening at four smaller Maine hills. As the 2013-14 season begins, four Maine ski areas—Mt. Abram, Bigrock, Black and…
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Top PR Peeves
Advice and perspective from the field. Mostly, I enjoy my interaction with ski PR people, the kings of ski spin. I worked…
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Summer: What Price is Right?
Flexibility is the key to pricing summer activities. For as long as ski resorts have been offering skiing, they are still learning…
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Lifts 2013—Meh
Recovery seems to be slow in the lift-building business. But there are bright spots. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A PDF OF THE…
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Construction Site :: January 2014
Resorts worked on everything from summer operations to new learning areas. HERMITAGE CLUB, VERMONT This past spring the Hermitage Club in Vermont…
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New Vision for Night Lights
When Steamboat decided to offer night riding, the resort found a system that is low impact and maximum fun. When the lifts…
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Collective Alliances
As resorts come together to sell combined season passes, are customers responding? I’m head over heels with marketing, but time and time…
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Speakout :: Remembering Henrik Bull
Henrik Bull remembered. It is with great sadness that we say good-bye to architect Henrik H. Bull, who died on December 3,…
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Speakout :: Where Are All The Moguls?
Twenty years ago you could hardly find a ski area that wasn’t littered with moguls. They were everywhere. But by the mid-’90s,…
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Rental Gear 2014
Manufacturers on both the Alpine and snowboard sides continue to find ways to make the rental process easier and guests happier. The…
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IAAPA 2013
SAM gathers some great new products and ideas from the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions annual trade show. SAM visited…
