In This Issue
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Congress Stimulates (the ski) Business
When President Bush signed a long-sought-after economic stimulus package on Saturday, March 9, 2002, ski resorts may have benefitted as much as…
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Against All Odds
Business at U.S. and Canadian ski resorts took a few steps backwards this winter after last year’s stellar season. But considering the…
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Blue Pages
ASC Sued Over Steamboat Renege The day: Tuesday, March 26; the place, a conference room at a New York law firm. This…
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SAM Idea Files
Idea #1: Two-Bullwheel Solution Dick Holbrook, mountain manager at Sunburst Ski Area, Wisc., was faced with a perplexing problem: After converting an…
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Construction Site
Mt. Baker Management at Mt. Baker, Wash., recently began a four-year upgrade plan to convert all remaining six double lifts to fixed-grip…
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The Helmet Issue
Colorado established a mark this winter that nobody wanted: By mid-March, a record 15 skiers had died on the state’s slopes. These…
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A Bear of a Market
Two hunters run out of bullets and find themselves chased by a bear. One stops to put on his running shoes. The…
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Making an Old Lift New Again
Angel Fire Ski Area in New Mexico had a big problem: We were tired of trying to satisfy our beginning and novice…
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Industry Reports
Vail Buys Heavenly; Triple Peaks Sues ASC In one fell swoop, American Skiing Company (ASC) sold Heavenly Ski Resort to Vail Resorts…
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A Curtain Call for Corcoran
The extended Waterville Valley family gathered on the evening of April 6 for an evening of fond and funny reminiscences of the…
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A New Welcome Mat
The skiers that choked the weekend lift lines and jammed the bar at Hunter Mountain Ski Bowl, N.Y., during the 1970s and…
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Grooming Vehicles 2002
If no news is good news, this is the best year ever for groomers. For the first time since we began our…
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Olympic Moments In Ski Area Operations
The first clue that Olympics organizers aimed to err on the side of operational overkill was a complaint from a cab driver.…
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The States of the Web
In the last few years, state-wide resort associations have added websites to the promotional tools they use. And as Americans increasingly turn…
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Gunning for Efficiency
The air/water snowgun market reflects the changes and concerns sweeping the ski industry. Ski area consolidation, labor issues, droughts, warm temperatures and…
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Maybe It’s Time to Rethink Racing
While the afterglow of the Olympics seems to have created a patriotic group hug among most Americans, it has also left a…
