In This Issue
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A Financial Snapshot of Small Areas
Small ski areas on the East Coast and in Canada provide a glimpse into operations-driven business. “Benchmarking is the process of…
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Are You Snow White or Faux Green?
A new system to test your productivity and energy use during snowmaking can lead to big savings. The snowmaking process has…
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The Talent Within
Training terrain park staff to become future leaders can be a no-brainer. Disney should build terrain parks. Then we all could…
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Racing Into Diversity
Pats Peak embraces all markets, which is good for the bottom line. The story was buzzing along from skier to skier…
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Idea Files :: November 2010
A bamboo holder, a liftline gate and a high-powered mower are the latest great ideas to come from resorts. MOOVING THROUGH…
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Speak-Out :: Humans Were Not Meant To Hibernate
Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month. When your industry attracts only 3.5 percent of the U.S. population, there is plenty of…
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Industry Reports :: November 2010
PEAK RESORTS TO ACQUIRE WILDCAT… OBITUARY… AWARDS… PEOPLE… SUPPLIER NEWS PEAK RESORTS TO ACQUIRE WILDCAT At presstime, Peak Resorts entered into…
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Waking Up Sleeping Giant
Community and state funds have relaunched this small-town, non-profit area. If you’re going to reopen and expand a small, local ski…
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Hedging Bets
Resorts used deals and pass promotions to lock in business for this season. In the East, the Farmer’s Almanac is calling for…
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The Energy Squeeze
Areas that seek ways to cut energy costs are finding them almost everywhere they look. When Arapahoe Basin set a goal of…
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Mountain Spy :: November 2010
Mountain Spy Liz Eren tackles customer service as a mother in this edition. Question: My son came home from school and was…
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Blue Pages :: November 2010
Perspective and Views WINTER WEATHER FORECASTS: THE LONG VIEW Well, the long-range winter weather forecasts are in, and they have…
