In This Issue
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Less Recreation, More Preservation?
The November cover is a humourous rendition of two Canada lynxs posting a no-skier sign in their territory–it refers to the U.S.…
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OSHA Clarifies Lift-Tower Climbing
This article outlines new regulations as a result of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s clarified position on fall protection for climbers…
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A Very Special Section
The memo outlines the section in the Novemebr issue dealing with the U.S. Forest Service’s Alternative D, the relationship between the Forest…
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Parents Ski Free?/Will the 1999 Outdoor Retail Summer Market Leave a Meaningful Mark? Erwin Wieland Retires; Doug Waugh, Alex Lowe Die
Turner’s piece says to heck with children-ski-free programs, gain more publicity by offering a parents-ski-free package: no kid, no ride; Roger Lohr…
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Stop the Music, I Want to Get Off
John’s take asks, what’s so wrong about serenity and quiet? John speaks to the ways various ski areas use music on the…
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Pre-Season Bookings
Linda provides a look into pre-season bookings for the 1999-2000 season across the continent.
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End Page
Rotating wire rop spool with suspended ATV; leveling a lift tower with various-length bolts; Snowmaking web page by a proud father; Funny…
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Blue Pages
Skiing and Clinton’s Enviro Legacy (Roadless Initiative); Moshe Alamaro and His Urban Iceberg (making snow mounds for New England water sources); K2…
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Idea Files
Snowmobile flasher on sleds at Seven Springs, Pa.; a plug saver for stop gate connections at Rocking Horse Ranch, N.Y. and using…
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Construction Site
Projects, mostly new lift construction, at Snowshoe, W.V.; Alpine Valley, Wisc.; Jay Peak, Vt.; Jackson Hole, Wyo.; Deer Valley, Utah; Welch Village,…
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Letters
A letter from Dick Tillson, president of Ski Hawaii, on our “Helicopter Rescue Options” story in September, 1999, and Alfred Auer whose…
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Seth Says: How Not to Use E-mail
Seth’s humourous account of a fictitious, multi-message e-mail correspondence between a customer and resort illustrates the point that ski resorts need to…
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Finding the Best Teen Workers
The article points out a number of steps and procedures resort managers can take to ferret out and capture the most motivated…
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The Future of Booking Rooms Starts with a Click
This article explores the trend toward real-time online bookings and some of the ways in which ski resorts can take advantage of…
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Industry Reports, multiple titles
Mountain Creek Lodge Destroyed by Fire; Whitetail Purchase Completed; Lookout Pass Sold; Vail Expansion to Open this Season; Major New Sponsorships for…
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Skiing With Style: Sugar Bowl 60 Years
This is a book review of “Skiing with Style” by Robert Frohlich with S.E. Humphries. It’s a celebration of the people and…
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Alcohol-Server Training Reduces Risk
With a sidebar on the Top 10 tips for safe service, this piece talks about proper training and how it will lead…
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Heads Up: New National Safety Call to Action
A story about the NSAA’s recent kickoff of its Safety Initiative 2000 to help ski areas educate guests about the Your Responsibility…
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Two Legal Sides to the Fence
This article outlines two legal cases involving skiers who were injured as a result of collisions with fences. The author analyzes the…
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Innovation Returns to Breckenridge
This article details the construction of the country’s first double-loading six-passenger lift. It happened to replace the world’s first high-speed quad on…
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Tubes, Skibikes and the Zorb, What’s Next?
A roundup of the alternative sliding equipment (not skis or snowboards) available for rent at ski areas. Includes a list of manufacturers…
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Against All Odds in New Jersey
When Intrawest took over the former Vernon Valley/Great Gorge, N.J., and turned it into Mountain Creek, the first team to arrive found…
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Methow Valley: A Profile in Profit
This piece, about Washington’s Methow Valley, now a cross-country paradise, explains how a popular summer resort area increased year-round profits by developing…
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Forest Service Plan would Limit Colorado Skiing
This article (part of a special section on environmental matters facing skiing) explains the impacts of the forest service’s preferred Alternative D…
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Vail’s Category III Project: A Case Study
This piece (Part of a special section on the environment) details Vail’s journey through the planning and approval process for the Cat…
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The Lynx: Coming to a Ski Area Near You?
Best’s piece explores the issues behind the elusive Canada lynx, which if designated as endangered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service…
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Growth Issues: Crossroads in Colorado
This commentary opens a special section exploring the question of expansion vs. conservation as demonstrated by a series of events in Colorado.…
