In This Issue
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New Products
Chair seat cleaning machine by H Ski Products; ID Badges by Data Link Information Solutions; Winter Playgrounds by Azimut Creation.
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The Second Ski Industry Computer Software Catalog
In September 1988, Ski Area Management published the “First Ski Industry Computer Software Catalog.” Since that time there have been many changes…
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We Have Everything to Gain
The following article is an edited version of USIA President David Ingemie’s Annual Meeting speech at the 1992 National Convention & Ski…
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Ski Industry Focus
The Forest Service has confirmed reports Aspen Highlands, with 3,186 permit-acres and the greatest vertical drop in Colorado, is for sale. Reported…
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Ski Reports
USIA Board reorganizes area operations in association; moderates dues increase In the wake of the discontent expressed by several members at the…
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Memo from the Publisher
My place of work is wherever my business travels take me — at least that is the line I will insist on…
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Letters
Sir:
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The Important, But Difficult, Future Of Usia
Face it, the fate of our industry association hangs in the balance, its survivability in question. It is not negative or disloyal…
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Nsga And Asd Count 1991 Skiers
As we reported in May SAM, both national sports participation reports — National Sporting Goods Ass’n. (NSGA) and American Sports Data (ASD)…
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Targeting The Elusive, Unfaithful Skier Market
The ski industry decided to find out about the meanderings of what it suspected was an unfaithful consumer base. The unsuspecting targets…
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Convention ’92
Riddle: What is 118 hours long but fits into a 36-hour time slot? Answer: the 32 information-packed seminars, workshops, panel sessions and…
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Music’s Coming To The Mountains
Music and the mountains. It seems like such a natural combination — and it is. Ski resorts have the facilities, the parking,…
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Madison Avenue Invades Hunter
Hunter Mountain, N.Y., has long played host to special groups of skiers — chefs, nurses, firemen, to name a few — so…
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Pick Your Price And Your Place
For years the ski industry has been hearing that the cost of skiing is getting too high. Ski areas have responded with…
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Getting And Keeping Senior Skiers
Attracting, restoring and preserving older skiers has been a constant theme of ski industry marketing and promotion. But little has been done…
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Catching Amusement Trends
A trend in the amusement business is participatory attractions where the customer controls his destiny within the attraction. With this innovation, the…
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Designing And Analyzing Lift Parts For Metal Fatigue
President, Pol-X West, Inc. Fatigue failure analysis combines engineering and science: science is attempting to tell us why the fatigue failures happen,…
