In This Issue
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Insuring Seasonal Employees
The article explores the possibilities of offering temporary and seasonal health plans to workers as added incentive for taking resort jobs.
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Stop. Pause. Renew…Then Go Do Your Best!
Hector has good advice for managers and workers as they prepare for a new season. Passion for the work translates well to…
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Watch the Competition Plan Ahead
Janet’s opinion piece points out the cruise and golf industry’s smart marketing and timely advertising to get vacationers to take to the…
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1920-John Mathewson-2000, An Appreciation by David Rowan
This remembrance of John Mathewson quotes some colleagues who remembered an honorable man who was a tireless snowmaking pioneer, designer and salesman.
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NSAA’s Model For Growth: What It Is, and What It Is Not
This speak out is an explanation of the Model for Growth presented in Orlando at the annual NSAA Convention and describes the…
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NSAA’s Model For Growth: What It Is, and What It Is Not
This speak out is an explanation of the Model for Growth presented in Orlando at the annual NSAA Convention and describes the…
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Fall Consumer Ski Show Schedule
the dates and locations for the 2000 fall shows aimed at consumers.
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The End Page
Winter Sports Hits the Motherlode of National Attention (Advertising: Thule and Planetpoint.com); And a Snowshoe, W.V. ski instructor makes the People Magazine…
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Blue Pages
OK Corral-style stand off in Alberta (feds imposing skier-number limits on Canadian National Forest Land); Other No-growth confrontations (Wachusett Mountain, Mass. and…
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SAM Idea Files
Mad River Glen, Vt., uses pig-warming mats to keep lift ops’ feet warm; Mountain Meadows, Vt. uses a changeable trail map sign…
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Construction Site
Ski Plattekill, N.Y., installs a used Hall double; Mt Buller, Australia, builds hotel complex; Killington, Vt., increase snowmaking with a new water…
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Letters
Don’t Bite the Hand That Feeds You is a letter that supports John Jacobs letter in July 2000 that points to small…
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Web Portals
The article describes the use of Web portals (gateway sites) as links to drive visits on the Web to individual resort Websites.…
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cover shot
Nathan Bilow’s cover shot illustrates a feature article, “Converting to the Core” by Chris Brink and Maggie Loring. The feature begins on…
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Giving Beginners a Lift
Paoli Peaks, Ind., moved a used Hall lift and reengineered it to create a hydraulic drive to service a beginner hill. The…
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New Nordic Training Center Aims to Become the Athlete’s Choice
This article appears as a sidebar to one on revitalizing the 1960 nordic Olympic trails. This article describes a U.S. Biathlon Association…
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A Blast from the Past–XC Style
The article describes a plan to reclaim the and revitalize the 1960 Olympic nordic trails on Lake Tahoe. The low-key approach will…
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Make Room for Kids
Casner’s piece shows that careful planning when remodeling or building new child-care facilities will make the little ones happy. And that, he…
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Converting to the Core
This article explores the American Skiing Co.’s recipe for converting first-time skiers and snowboarders into life-long fans. It’s a combination of physical…
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Testing…1,2,3…Testing
The article describes methods to use to test lift evacuation plans. National Ski Patrol regional director Mary Davis’s insight shows resorts how…
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Into the Glades
Whistler/Blackcomb found that gladed trails increased options for guests, improved accessibility and also improved skier and snowboarder safety.
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Think Small to Sell Big
This article explores how successful retail and rental operations earn extra income from selling basic accessories by stocking deep and using smart…
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There is Certainly Room to Grow
Farwell’s piece accompanys Jim Springs piece on page 39. Farwell explains that good financial balancing and smart operational strategies leads to growth…
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Enigmas of Growth-or Sniffing for Glue
This article explores the problems facing the industry in terms of participant levels. It also points out that certain small segments of…
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Industry Reports
Sugarbush completes and Vail pursues land exchanges; Canada/U.S. to co-host Olympics?; Intrawest to build village in France; Burke goes to auction; Goggle…
