In This Issue
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1980 Directory Of Products And Suppliers
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Marketplace– The Black Skier Market
Last winter, the largest organized ski group on any single mountain at one time was the Flatland Ski Association, convening for their…
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Restaurant Operations
Seasonal hiring, especially in a ski area, has inherent problems. How you plan ahead to solve those problems can, to a large…
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The Rental Shop
When I visit a ski area I like to see how problems indigenous to the industry are solved. After a quick glance…
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Look-Back
30 Years Ago in Ski Industry Magazine Those interested in providing a rope ski tow or tows at Cayuse Pass in Mt.…
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X-Country Skiing
Marking and Mapping Trails A critical, often-overlooked aspect of trail preparation and maintenance is marking. Marking is a necessity for skier safety,…
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1980s A Look Ahead
There will be a significant surge in the development of Canadian ski resorts. The Federal and Provincial governments in Canada are beginning…
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Weather For The 1980s
Meteorological craziness. That best describes the last three winters in the United States. In the winter of 1976-77 unprecedented snow fell as…
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A Giant For The 1980s
If you were asked to name one ski resort as the biggest in the East, 25 years from now, which one would…
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A Gondola For The 1980s
Sunshine Village, in Alberta’s Banff National Park, has taken a giant step toward its goal of doubling capacity to 6,600 skiers/day by…
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Ski Roundtop,Pa
A combination of old-fashioned hustle and modern business methods has produced a 17 percent average net income growth through the past six…
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Bobbie, The Pmk 75 And I
We have been in possession of the Kundig PMK 75 for three years. In this time I have come to have a…
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Ultrasonic Testing
HellOOOO . . . Helloooo, Hellooo, Helloo. This familiar “sonic” echo has been conducted by most of us at one time or…
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Letters
Dear Sir:
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Speak Out
In the course of a very serious discussion of all aspects of tramway engineering and operation, Snowbird’s Bob Ficker pontificated:
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Report
In a move that took the ski world by surprise, the southern Vermont giant, Stratton Mountain, bought its venerable and successful neighbor,…
