In This Issue
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Schools For Ski Workers
The lecturer was positive and reassuring about the value of figuring ROI, which he diagrammed on the chalk board in front of…
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New Products
A new air/water snow nozzle, the SS-1 Snowmaker, has been introduced by Larchmont Engineering and Irrigation, Inc., of 11 Larchmont Lane, Lexington,…
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Speak Out
These are the best of times for those of us who enjoy worrying. I mean, how can you top it? We’ve got…
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Report
Aspen Highlands has filed suit against Aspen Skiing Corporation (ASC) asking for $650,000 in damages under provisions of the Sherman Antitrust Act.
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Letters
Your editorial “Some Energy Thoughts” (Summer, 1979) contained some good points—particularly regarding the need for effective mass transit facilities to serve your…
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Safety Through Ski Schools
Heavenly Valley in California is very safety-conscious, and tries to make this a matter of area-wide awareness. Safety education is specially intense…
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Tweedledum & Tweeledee Contest
In the Winter ’79 issue of SAM I wrote an opinion piece entitled, “Some rude thoughts on ski movies.” It complained about…
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The Slow Road From Bankruptcy
In the 1975-76 season, Big Vanilla took in less than $200,000 in revenue, was open for only 65 consecutive days, and had…
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Magnetic Particle Inspection
In the last issue of SAM (Summer 79), we discussed the most basic of all NDT methods, Liquid Penetrant testing. Although comparatively…
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Feeding The Hungry Skier
Recently someone pointed out the difference in people’s basic attitudes toward leftover food. In Britain, for instance, these foods are called “carry-forwards.”…
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Lift Crew Training
In the last issue of Ski Area Management I described some considerations and planning tools you can use to develop a ski…
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The Locals Win
Vermonters, by nature, generally play their cards pretty close to their vest. They’re usually not given to loud guffaws and back-slapping, nor…
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Restaurant Operations
Now is the time to analyze your winter menu. The proverbial question of which items should be added to your current menu…
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X-Country Skiing
Reviewing the Old Preparing new trails and maintaining existing ones requires a phased approach which begins before the snow melts and continues…
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The Rental Shop
Large or small, old or new, east or west the heart of any rental operation is the people who operate it. All…
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Marketplace
Ships passing in the night. Here we are, in the midst of the energy crisis ocean. We “man the yardarms and run…
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Issues
Automatic application of emergency brakes One of the hottest topics this summer has been a provision of the addendum to the ANSI…
