In This Issue
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Grooming Vehicle Round-Up :: May 2001
A round-up on grooming technology featuring the four new groomers on our cover. This article is not available online. Please contact…
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SAMMY Winners Picked
Announcing the winners of the annual leadership award: John Rice, GM at Sierra-at-Tahoe; Jack Turner, producer of Snow Monsters; Chip Perfect, VP/GM…
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The End Page
Going Hollywood: moviemaking takes over Wachusett Mountain, Mass. for a day; Pint Sized Groomers: tiny kids for a tiny machine; Our Reputation…
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Guess Who’s Coming to Ride?
A description of Aspen Mountain opening to snowboarders on April 1, 2001. About 2,500 snowboarders showed up on the historic day.
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Putting the Fleet Up for Summer
This is a description of the most important tips to follow when putting grooming vehicles under wraps once the ski season has…
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Way Back When in SAM
The big news in the ski world revolves around the Haskell Hearings in Washington. Colorado’s Democratic Senator, Floyd Haskell, had it in…
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Two Greats Pass On
Sverre Engen, last of the three Norwegian brothers, Alf, Sverre and Corey, who made so much ski history in the U.S., died…
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Remembering Dave McTaggart
The ski industry has often served as a magnet for quixotic, flamboyant, sometimes beloved, often roguish charmers. Few have surpassed David McTaggart,…
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Coming Full Circle
The following is an excerpted book review from the November 1985 issue of Ski Area Management magazine. Commentary can be found at…
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Just Cleaning Up at Aspen
The novelty of allowing snowboarding at Aspen lasted until about mid-afternoon on the day they opened the doors. After that, anyone who…
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Let’s Not Market Danger
The U.S. ski and Snowboard Team has earned a lot of honors this past season. It is poised to perform grandly, we…
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At Last…Snow
Near perfect winter weather across the continent, particularly in the East, may result in record ski seasons in both the United States…
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Blue Pages
Has the Les Otten Saga Ended? The press release, dated March 28, was short and business-like. The board of American Skiing Company…
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Idea Files
Idea #1: Mats for Motor Rooms Ski-lift motor room floors are often made of steel that can be slippery even when dry.…
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Construction Site
Wachusett Mountain The architect hired by David and Jeff Crowley to design the base lodge expansion at Wachusett Mountain Ski Area, Mass.,…
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Business Websites
Suggestions for sites to be featured here can be sent to [email protected]. We don’t guarantee that sites will exist by the time…
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Industry Reports
No Merger and No Otten at ASC The much-ballyhooed merger between American Skiing Company (ASC) and MeriStar Hotels and Resorts fell through…
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Who’s on the Slopes?
Skier visit numbers should be up, especially at areas that are an easy drive from metropolitan markets. “Getting there” expeditiously and without…
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Strength in Numbers
The Midwest Ski Areas Association (MSAA), comprised of some 90 ski and snowboard areas across 11 states and southern Ontario, began looking…
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More Than Just a Smile
Ski and snowboard resort managers are beginning to realize the importance of strong interpersonal communication skills in all employees, not just those…
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Making a Good First Impression
The rental shop is often where we lose potential core customers. While every ski and snowboard resort has very specific needs and…
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Are We Still in the Same Business?
I admit I was tempted. It seemed to have a lot of very desirable features. I mean, if you read this real…
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World Ropeways
The Germans have always loved order; they like precision, lists of things, the systematic history of things—not, it seems to me, always…
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Tell Guests to Get Lost
In the quest to find ways to enhance off-season revenue, some resorts have turned to a centuries-old form of entertainment. Many guests…
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Green and Profitable
Since its unveiling, the National Ski Areas Association’s (NSAA) environmental charter has frustrated resorts unsure of how to operate profitably while functioning…
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The Pride of the Patrol
A little-known ski resort in Northern Utah recently opened one of the most up-to-date ski patrol facilities in North America. Owned and…
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1999-2000 Economic Analysis
“Down” best describes the economic performance of the 1999-2000 ski season. Mother Nature was unkind to the ski industry as, for the…
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In the Aftermath of Fire
A bright orange glow in the Minnesota night sky prompted a neighbor to call Jim Richards on December 17, 1999. The Richards…
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Grooming Vehicles 2001
Groomers, take heart. There’s more of everything coming: engines with more power, tracks with more options, blades with more motion and a…
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Making the Model Work
To lend some meat to the theory and number crunching behind the National Ski Areas Association’s (NSAA) Model for Growth, a handbook…
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Are There Casualties of the Season Pass Wars in Colorado?
When Joe Fox heard about the orange traffic cones, he shrugged it off, as he had Colorado’s skiing price wars. “Just another…
