In This Issue
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Designing The Architectural Project
Principal, Joseph P. Mattei & Associates In the evolution of an architectural project, the design phase follows the selection of an architect,…
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Hoist by her own petard
The March 22nd issue of the “Boston Globe” contained a long article headlined “A water war over snow making’s toll.” Needless to…
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Getting Involved with USIA
We have a short message to the 82 ski areas which allowed their USIA memberships to lapse this past season: Come back,…
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Ski Reports
W. David Judson — Founding president of National Ski Areas Association (NSAA), David Judson, died at his South Lyme, Conn., home on…
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Ski Industry Focus
SKI INDUSTRY BOUNCES OFF BOTTOM What’s the deepest recession experienced by the ski industry in the last 20 years? You might be…
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Conventional Wisdom
The 1992 Annual USIA National Convention takes place in Orlando, Florida, from June 1st through the 4th. As usual, the site is…
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Impacts Of Year Round Use
Recreation Planner, Carson National Forest, New Mexico Ski areas across the United States have been expanding from traditional winter activities to include…
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A Director’s Rx For Usia
Allow me a short paragraph to summarize my own background, an understanding of which may be helpful in evaluating my comments. I…
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Only Sex Sells Skiing
I’m tired of seeing the ski industry try to sell itself using happy family photos and meaningless mountain scenics. Safe and sanitized…
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David Judson, 1909-1992
In 1962, at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, a group of ski area owners and operators gathered from around the country to…
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Environmental Citizenship
“It’s getting to the point where you can’t even throw away a can of soda without looking around for a container to…
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Shun The Wum
It is mid-January, 1965; opening day at the brand new Paradise Basin Ski Area. A typical Rocky Mountain storm has dumped 18″…
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New Products
Highland improvements Snow Machines, Inc., has introduced some changes in one of its workhorses, the Highland Snowmaker. New for 1992 is a…
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Book Review: Bold Tracks
By Hal O’Leary152 pp. Evergreen, Colo.: Cordillera Press, Inc., Paper. $16.95. by Gwen AllardDirector, Disabled Program, Ski Windham, N.Y.and Director, PSIA Eastern…
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Measuring Instructor Quality
The first question a potential Japanese buyer may ask an American ski resort owner is: “Yoo-KEEshee-tsoo wah, DOH dehs KAH?” Loosely translated…
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Book Reviews: The Overworked American; Waiting For The Weekend
The Overworked American By Juliet B. Schor247 pp. New York: Basic Books, Div. Harper Collins. $21.00 by David Rowan Subtitle for Juliet…
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The Redefining Of U S I A
One of the most fundamental realities of a trade association — no, the most fundamental — is its dues structure. This is…
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Preparing Pizza
Many ski areas are preparing pizza, but often find that problems with consistency and merchandising limit the sales and profit potential. Yet,…
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The Case Of The Crazed Customers
It’s easy for ski area managers to support the good-customer-service formula: a smiling, friendly staff that treat skiers like guests. But what…
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The Perils Of George
Skiers at Colorado’s Vail and Beaver Creek resorts this season had no reason to suspect anything was amiss. However, the company that…
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Quality Assurance Program
In the face of ever-increasing competition for the leisure time and discretionary dollars of recreating Americans, the need to provide a consistent,…
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Landmark Legislation Introduced
A package of remarkable bills was introduced in Congress in April, including HR 4970 and HR 4971 in the House and S…
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Protecting Low Interest Rate Loans
Assistant Vice President, Bank of Boston Over the past six months, in an effort to stimulate the economy, the Federal Reserve has…
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Shop Compressors: Size Considerations
While mountain crews in most mountain shops are familiar with large compressors that are used to make snow, they probably know less…
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Tickets = Time
Over the years ski area operators have been very inventive in creating lift ticket products to offer guests. A review of the…
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Tower Power
Herman K. Dupre is going public; he has put his initials on his snowmaking system and his son-in-law, Charles Santry, heads up…
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Grooming Vehicles ’92
The Table Headings Here’s a rundown on what the column headings mean. Number of cylinders is self-explanatory. The horsepower developed is supposed…
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Pump Control Systems
When people in the ski industry discuss pump systems, they are talking about a matched set of mechanical and electrical components. These…
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The Business Of Buying Uniforms
When it comes to buying uniforms for employees, there’s one piece of advice ski area personnel and manufacturers agree on: start the…
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Putting Snowboarders In Their Own Place
Like many ski areas, Bear Mountain, Calif., was facing an increasing problem trying to mix Alpine skiers with snowboarders. It was becoming…
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Track Rope
We were much elated when, early last October, we were able to prove beyond a doubt, the true condition of the track…
