In This Issue
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A-Basin Sale Is Dundeed
A wry look at Vail’s recent sale–mandated by the Department of Justice–of Arapahoe Basin, Colo., to Dundee Realty for four million dollars.
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Relevance Of Design Standards
Applying design standards for nordic and freestyle jumping competitions to terrain parks and terrain features at ski resorts is comparing apples and…
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Tubing Needs Legal Attention
Tubing is pushing the liability security envelope developed over the past 40 years by the ski industry. Though uphill safety requirements are…
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Supplier Directory
Names, addresses and key contacts for suppliers of products and services to the ski industry.
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1998 Directory Of Products And Services
A listing of products and services and their suppliers within the ski industry.
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Boss From Hell
A tongue-in-cheek look at what happens to ski areas that get big and go public, like “Whale.”
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Conducting Transactions Online
An explanation of how ski areas can set up shop on the Internet without racking up huge bills for hardware and software.…
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Skiing As Entertainment
During a trip to Korea, the author gets a whole new perspective on skiing as entertainment.
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Undefined, But It Brings People
A look at the explosive growth in the numbers of tubing areas and a summary of a panel discussion of tubing at…
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Terrain Park Safely Defended
An examination of the first major court case in the United States involving the design of snowboard terrain parks, which ended in…
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Mountain High Holds Forest Fire At Bay
A firsthand account of how Mountain High Resort, Calif., ended a hectic summer by enduring a catastrophic forest fire.
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Ski Area Coffee Break
It may seem like a small thing, but good coffee and specialty coffee drinks can show guests a ski area’s concern for…
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Pre-Season Preparation For Boarders
Studies from the SIA Snowboard Studies show that snowboarders are a dominant force in the early season. Here are some tips to…
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Norm Sayler Runs Donner Ski Ranch The Old-Fashioned Way
An excerpt from Robert Frohlich’s new book, Mountain Dreamers: Visionaries of Sierra Nevada Skiing. Photos by Carolyn Caddes.
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What’s New?
Products include: Bio-stake (North American Green), the Powdermaker hand groomer, Prospeed professional sports radar (Decatur Electronics), the Carving Arena (Reliable Racing), RideScanner…
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Boarding Gains Continue
A survey of U.S. ski areas conducted by RRC Associates for NSAA and Transworld SNOWboarding Business examines the continuing gains in snowboarding…
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Miller Buys Snow Country
The New York Times sold off its tennis, ski and boating magazines–including Snow Country–to California-based Miller Publishing Group.
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No Discount For Some Socal Areas
Three out of the four major Southern California ski areas are streamlining ticket prices and throwing out many discounts, but the biggest…
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Sam Idea Files
Creative ideas from ski areas include: Christmas tree fences from Powder Ridge, Minn., rubber walkways from Buttermilk Ski Area, Colo., and an…
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Footloose And Debt Free
A SAM “Profile in Profit,” Ski Apache, N.M., has the highest lift capacity in the state, over 200,000 annual skier visits and…
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Construction Site
Lifts are more powerful, buildings are bigger, snowmaking increases. . .but some construction techniques are regressing. Projects covered include: Lake Louise, Alberta;…
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The Ultimate Flush
Sewage treatment was a growing problem at Sugarloaf/USA, Me., until they discovered Snowfluent, a process developed by Delta Engineering that uses snowmaking…
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Consumer For A Day
An industry insider decided to find out what it was like to choose a destination for a family vacation from brochures ordered…
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What’s In A Winning Rental Operation?
Wachusett Mountain, Mass., believing renters are their most important customers, leaves nothing to chance to keep them happy and the rental shop…
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The Next Big Thing?
Some trends come and go while some turn into industry standards. Here’s a look at a few of the recent alternative activities…
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An Inch In Space Saves Down Time
Doppelmayr provided Stratton, Vt., with a solution to prevent ice buildup from stopping their new six-passenger lift: an inch of clearance between…
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Ski Industry Consolidation Or Financing 90s Style
This expert says the ski industry’s mode of consolidation is not the classic type seen in other industries, but a new way…
