In This Issue
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1973-74– A Season Of Extremes
This past year saw all sorts of records set, from all-time highs in snow accumulation in the northwest, to all-time lows in…
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Master Planning Explained
The illustration on the cover of this issue of Ski Area Management is a graphic interpretation of Sno-engineering’s approach to the Master…
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Converting To Bullwheel Loading
BENEFITS The two major benefits of using bullwheel loading over the conventional system of loading, ahead of the drive or return terminal,…
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What Mixes With Skiing
H.C. Caldwell, of California Products, on “Do snow and tennis mix?” You bet they do, and in ever-increasing numbers around the country,…
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Ski Area Capacity
Vail Associates, Inc. announced recently that future design limitations at Vail would set “design day operating capacity” at 11,000 skiers. In their…
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Planning Your Way Through Expansion
Construction efficiency at Copper Mountain in Frisco, Colorado, is probably the virtuoso act of the ski industry. It took just 13 months…
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Bindings
Obviously most ski area rental shops can’t invest in an annual truck load of brand new ski bindings. But almost every year…
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Ms To The Management
You won’t see any chintz curtains in the base lodges or doilies at the ski school desk, but if you’ve been following…
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Tree Management At Ski Areas
Development plans for a winter sports area should have provisions for managing the uncut forest remaining between the cleared trails. The initial…
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Q & A On Grooming
Q. On slope grooming Over the past three years, the ski industry has witnessed the rapid growth of G.L.M. Rental and retail…
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The Snow Makers
The biggest equipment news is bound to be in the field of snowmaking. The dreadful realities of what can happen in the…
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Idea File
Editor’s Note: This is the third edition of Nils Ericksen’s Idea File. Its success depends on your, our readers, sharing your ideas…
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Report
Eastern areas seek financial relief In an extraordinary “summit meeting” in Boston on April 2, leaders of the eastern ski area industry…
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New Products
Haverly Systems Inc., 78 Broadway, Denville, N.J., 07834, is marketing a management information system they call SAMI — an acronym for “ski…
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Speak Out
The Winds of Change We don’t yet have the perspective of history, but it is probable that the past year has seen…
