In This Issue
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Rental Shop
In-Season Quality Control. Sample your rental stock to make sure it remains up to snuff.
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Sugarbush Pioneers Large-Scale AC Drive
It used to be they were far to expensive and problematic, but AC drives have come a long way adn might be…
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Industry Report
Le Massif Sold…Court Upholds Skier Conviction…other industry news.
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The End Page
Snapshots from around the industry.
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Blue Pages
Daly Leaves Vail Resorts Andrew P. Daly left his position as president of Vail Resorts as of November 1. His departure is…
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Looking Ahead
The season pass wars are working—at least as far as boosting the early season numbers. Lured by lots of cheap tickets, skiers…
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Tilting at Skihills
First off, I apologize to the reader for rehashing stuff I have written before in these pages. Trouble is, old myths about…
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Being Heard
You’re finally ready to do that long-needed base lodge expansion. At the same time, you plan to develop two dozen condominiums in…
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How to Make Write-Offs Add Up
Under our tax system, rarely do deductions for individual components of an asset equal more than the sum of the whole. In…
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The Inspector’s Role in Ropeway Safety
Excerpted from a presentation at the OITAF-NACS Symposium, Alyeska, Alaska, September 2002. Each year, public transport ropeways in the U.S. and Canada…
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SAM Idea Files
Idea #1: Portable Potty The mountain crew at Mt. Hood SkiBowl, Ore., had the unpleasant job of moving a port-a-potty from the…
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Construction Site
Hoodoo, Oregon Three years ago, new owner Chuck Shepard set out to double Hoodoo’s skier and rider visits. He began advertising and…
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Better the Second Time Around
Recycling is one of the country’s most effective environmental initiatives, and many ski areas have been at the forefront of the action.…
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Moving Your Business On-line
Wanna peek into the future? Take a look at the new Whistler and Tremblant websites, and their Internet booking engine, Rezolution (they…
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Cutting it Up
Here’s the recipe for building the world’s most spectacular terrain park: Start with a pristine, snow-covered slope. Add four of the hottest…
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Sugarbush Pioneers Large-Scale AC Drive
Sugarbush Resort in Warren, Vermont, will have a new top-drive Poma detachable quad up and running this season at its Mount Ellen…
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Between a Helmet and a Hard Place
When Aspen mandated use of helmets by kids ages 12 and younger in its ski school programs last spring, it initiated a…
