In This Issue
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Speak-Out
We Remember: Everett Kircher, Contraction- The Ski Industry Answer?, and Diversity Gone Awry.
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Suprisingly Good Start
Good snow for some, great MLK weekend for most, may cancel out the negatives of recession and air-travel phobia.
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Blue Pages
California Resorts To Sue USFS?, Major New Resort For Idaho?, Important Musical Chairs in D.C., Canada Lynx Issues Again, Victimized By Success?,…
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SAM Idea Files
Winter Park, Colo., installs a sled lift for their summertime alpine slide operation, Ski Roundtop, Pa., rented an unused parking lot to…
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What’s New?
New products: storage solution, wilderness flares, Ear Mitts, wrist altimeter, snowboard/boot dryer, radio hipster pack, two-way radio, Super Dragon 2002, mini golf…
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It Really Does Take A Village
Community pride in high school ski champions helped inspire a town to donate cash and labor to bring a new lift and…
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A Better Way of Doing Business
LLCs are becoming a popular way of doing business in today’s increasingly complex business world. With limited exposure and fewer taxes, it’s…
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Breaking the Chain
Every incident, every near miss and every minor accident at a ski area could portend more serious things to come. Here’s a…
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Value Deals On Snow
A new, simplified pricing program at Cranmore Mountain has meant shorter lines, happier customers and more skier visits.
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Industry Reports
Two Colorado Resorts Get New Operators, ADA Defined More Narrowly, Retail Numbers Slide at the End of the Year, A New Website…
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Hunting For Treasure
With compasses and clues, people all over the world are participating in hunting games in increasing numbers. Here’s a look at how…
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The Fan Club
In the never-ending quest for making good-quality snow, here’s what ski resorts can look forward to in the evolving fan gun market.
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Mixing Art with Skis
Using nature as a backdrop, an art park at Crystal Mountain is lending some culture to the north woods and attracting visitors…
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Adrenaline Junkies
From racing up mountains to tying knots, the emerging adventure racing scene provides thrills and challenges for all levels. And ski resorts…
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2000-2001 Economic Analysis
It was a great year for the record books especially compares to the less-than stellar 1999-2000 season. Great snow and a good…
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Killer Snow
Twenty years ago, a devastating avalanche took the lives of seven people at Alpine Meadows resort. Here’s what happened.
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And Then There Were Two
Will the shrinking supplier market spell big problems in the future? See what the suppliers have to say.
