In This Issue
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1981 Directory Of Products And Services
Listings limited to SAM advertisers of past year
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Lift Maintenance
I have visited several areas this past summer and fall. I made it a point to ask about some of the simple…
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Rental Shop
Where a rental shop operation is aimed at beginning skiers—you want to get them on the hill fast, teach them to ski…
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Marketplace
Did your candidate win? Are you satisfied that your interests will be adequately represented by the new crop of officeholders? Were you…
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Energy Ideas
Reducing heating costs in ski area buildings is dependent on several factors, one of which is control of the heat source—usually regulated…
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X-Country Skiing
Two years ago I asked an Alpine area operator if he was having problems with cross country downhill skiers. “No, the cross…
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Ski School
It’s an issue that management is never happy about, the instructor never satisfied with and puts the ski school director in the…
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When Lift Accidents Happen
When a serious ski lift accident occurs, you act. The ski patrol moves into motion providing first aid to the accident victims,…
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Battling The Winds
Blessed with 300 to 400 inches of snow each year, Sunshine Village in the Canadian Rockies would seem to have all the…
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Blackhawk Ridge
Blackhawk Ridge in south central Wisconsin has a long record of innovations. Owners and operators Larrie and Diana Isenring believe that it…
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Ropeway Experts Convene
Last year’s highly successful gathering of ropeway experts at Snowbird, UT. was given an encore in September at Sunshine Village, Alberta, with…
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A Food Philosophy That Makes Money
Would you believe that a ski area food service could practice the principles of classical gourmet cookery? Would you believe that it…
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Ski School Debate
How instuction methods can make or lose money for ski resorts Morten Lund The “progression” employed by a ski school is the…
