In This Issue
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Remembering
In remembrance of Bill Tanler, Jack Rudd, Rene Borner and Ralph Crowley, Sr.
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Skal, Jerry
A fond farewell and many thanks to Jerry Groswold, stepping down after 22 years as CEO of Winter Park, Colo.
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Viking Brings Smiles To Lift Lines
Frank the Friendly Viking serves as a goodwill ambassador at Norway Mountain, Mich. He helps juggle equipment in the parking lot, plays…
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Olympic Valley Heroes
In an unusual turn of events for a typically adversarial relationship, Squaw Valley Ski Corp. were hailed as heroes by the local…
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Hail To The (New) Chief!
Weldom to Mike Dombeck, the new Forest Service Chief, and his chief of staff, Francis Pandolfi.
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Shaped Skis– Two Sam Views
I. A Revolution That Failed? II. Blowing An Opportunity? Two SAM editors examine the shaped-ski trend from two different perspectives.
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Get Ready For The Snowplayers
Ski areas around the country are diversifying their on-snow offerings into activities such as snow tubing, sledding, ice skating and showshoeing.
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Bringing Snowmaking To The Public
After embarking on a $4.5 million snowmaking expansion, Smuggler’s Notch, Vt., created the Family Snowmaking Learning Center to allow guests a peek…
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Where Still More Children Are
A notable addition to the junior programs listed in SAM, January 1997, that are introducing kids to winter sports. John Mohan runs…
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Reaching Kids Through Snowboarding
Four areas in Washington state–Snoqualmie, Crystal Mountain, Stevens Pass and Timberline–have been participating in a program called the Service Board that uses…
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Mvp: Lewis Mead, Attitash Bear Peak, N.H.
First in a series recognizing exceptional employees who make a difference, regardless of their title or where they fall on the organizational…
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20 Years Ago In Sam
A fantastic winter in the East and a tale of woe in the West. Fear of a permanent energy shortage hung over…
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The Shaping Of Industry Marketing
Following the initiatives of NSAA’s Future of the Industry Summit in Charleston, the broad framework of a marketing plan for reaching the…
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Freeze–New Ski Culture
A review of The Skiing Company’s new magazine, freeze, “the magazine for freeskiers who are into big air, sick lines and all-mountain…
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Plug That Leak!
Using a non-disruptive process from Insituform Technologies, Purgatory, Colo., avoided the digging necessary to repair underground pipeline at a leaking reservoir. In…
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Construction Site
Lodges, lifts of all sorts and miles of snowmaking are in the works at: Vail, Colo.; Big White, Kelowna, B.C.; Burke Mountain,…
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From Badlands To Good Skiing
A small Canadian community near Calgary wanted a ski area, but the terrain available did not lend itself to good slopes. With…
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What’s New?
Trash compactor (Orwak), Impakt! maintenance software (TecWorks), Aquatic pool matting (Martin Nicholls), miniature golf courses (Lomma), Boulder Buster (BDS, Inc.), bio-enzyme treatment…
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Dc Drives: Inspection, Cleaning, Lubrication And Overhauls
The third of three articles (the first two ran in May and September 1996) on preventive maintenance for ski lift DC drive…
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Lift-Loading Made Easy
An adjustable loading ramp made loading Stratton’s six-passenger, high-speed lift fast and efficient. Stratton’s lift department developed the ramp using small gradient…
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When The Colonel Came To Town
As executive director of the Canada West Ski Areas Association since 1979, Jimmie Spencer has brought a unique blend of military correctness,…
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On The Road To New Profits
Snowtubing at Jack Frost and Big Boulder, Penn., has taken on a life of its own as a relatively small investment brings…
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And Then The Rains Came . . . And Came
Part one details the extent of the damage faced by California’s Lake Tahoe region in a January without mercy, delivering floods, mudslides…
