In This Issue
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The Private Ski Area: A Marxist View
Is there any reason to believe that private clubs will be more successful businesses than public resorts? “I don’t want to belong…
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Video Marketing: This Season’s Hottest Trend
With high-speed internet becoming more accessible than ever before, video viewing is a great way to connect with customers. YouTube is practically…
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Pipe Dreams
Ductile iron is a great way to combat pipe erosion. Over the past 40 years, most snowmaking systems have employed steel pipe…
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Getting a Grip, Part 2
The second part in a two-part series on the history of detachable grips. From the late 1880s through the 1950s, inventors created…
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Construction Site :: September 2007
Lift installations across the country are accessing new terrain, easing congestion and making the mountain experience that much better: Schweitzer Mountain, ID;…
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Speak Out :: “Different Approaches to Diversity,” and “15, No 16 under 30”
Rick Kahl discusses “Different Approaches to Diversity.” And Chris Westover, Assistant Mountain Manager at Snowbasin Mountain Resort, lets us know we missed…
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Industry Reports :: September 2007
FINAL SKIER VISITS DOWN… SALE OF CANYONS IN DISPUTE… CNL ON THE MOVE… HIDDEN VALLEY SOLD… ALPINE MEADOWS SOLD… RUSSIA TO HOST…
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Cheers!
Successful bar promotions are all about the buzz-the PR, that is. There was a time in ski country when running a successful…
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Playing Politics
Like it or not, politics plays a major role in all companies. Here’s how to turn it to everyone’s advantage. It’s politics.…
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Retrofitting the Ranch
New lift technology adds life to old lifts. In 2005, when Marshall and Janet Tuttle bought Donner Ski Ranch, they sought to…
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The Watchful Leader
Observe your employees closely, and they will show you the best ways to motivate and lead them. Do you enjoy watching people…
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Better Late Than Early
Labrador Mountain, N.Y., proves that it’s more important to be good than first. Labrador Mountain may not be the first to put…
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Executive Class
How do you learn to become a top CEO in the ski business? Practice, practice, practice. It’s a hard enough challenge in…
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Make Better Snow for Less Money
If the nozzles on your snowguns are damaged or degraded, they are just spitting away your profits. One of the most critical…
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Mountain Spy :: September 2007
For this edition of Mountain Spy, our 007 Liz Eren quierd areas in regions where the weather was less than cooperative last…
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Blue Pages :: September 2007
NEW GUIDELINES FOR TERRAIN PARKS… MAY I SEE YOUR PASSPORT, PLEASE?… INTRAWEST PUTS RESORT CHIEFS IN CHARGE… RIGHT TIME FOR REITS… INTO…
