In This Issue
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Keeping Track
by John Kemple, Summit-at-Snowqualmie Ski Patrol Decades ago, my father, manager of a large engineering operation, was a stickler for detail. To…
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A New Season Brings New Things
It’s the day after the blackout in the Northeast and Midwest as we write this and we were one of the fortunate…
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Job Market Looks Favorable
The nation’s still-struggling job market is making this a banner recruiting year for ski areas in many parts of the country. At…
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Blue Pages
TEACHING REVOLUTION IN PIPE AND PARK Two revolutions, in fact, are changing the instruction landscape this year. First, ski and snowboard instruction…
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SAM Idea Files
Tubing for Tots Anyone who has a tubing hill knows just how popular, and profitable, these areas can be. The problem is…
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Construction Site
Ski Snowstar, Illinois Ski Snowstar Winter Sports Park is completing a four-year effort to upgrade its facilities and “provide as much customer…
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An Offer Nobody Can Refuse
by Jim Spring, President, Leisure Trends Group Ask a skier or rider why he or she does not ski or ride more…
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Caught in the Net
Most mountain resort staffs now include at least one person whose job includes oversight of the resort’s electronic marketing efforts. Resorts drop…
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Industry Reports
Wachusett Wins… Sort Of After years of court battles, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court handed down a favorable ruling on Wachusett Mountain’s…
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At Your Own Risk
by Thomas P. Aicher, Esq., Cleary Shahi Associates, P.C. The doctrine of inherent risk has been at the heart of ski area…
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An Oasis in the Mountains
As the industry looks at bringing new people into the sport and keeping the converts converted, more and more manufacturers are teaming…
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Success by Design
Last summer Mount Sunapee, New Hampshire, wanted to make its beginner terrain more user-friendly. It shaved five feet off the top of…
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The Future is Wireless
Wi-Fi (wireless) devices are poised to transform internal communications for winter resorts. This technology allows the “unwired” use of laptops and PDAs,…
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Adding Some International Flavor
For many years, Mt. Bachelor Human Resources Director Pat Gerhart had considered hiring employees from other countries. “We had Americans who came…
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Worst-Case Senario
It’s 9:30 in the morning and you stop for coffee. Like most ski area folks, you’ve been up for hours, making sure…
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From the Top Down
What does it take for the Growth Initiative to be successful? The ski and snowboard school and the rental shop play a…
