In This Issue
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NSAA Agenda– 1975 Convention
Complete agenda for 1975 Convention
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Snow Simulator
In this age of sophisticated snowmaking systems, area operators often forget that large quantities of snow are lost due to poor trail…
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Report
The big overview on the season just finished — yes, we know that this issue publishes when a number of areas are…
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New Products
SEPCO sports lighting Long a leader in airport lighting, the SEPCO Lighting Div. of Connecticut International Corp. has recently expanded into sports…
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Speak-Out
A tip of the hat to Cal Conniff for his work on the regional trade shows in January. Also to the regional…
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Idea File
Editor’s note: this is the fifth edition of Nils Ericksen’s Idea File. Its success depends on you, our readers, sharing your ideas…
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Uniform Accounting
Endorsed in late March by the Economic Study Committee of NSAA is a proposal to develop a uniform system of accounts for…
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New York State Sued
Action is currently pending in United States District Court for the Northern District of New York that could have far-reaching effects in…
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Picking An Area
How does the skier, who is fortunate enough to have several ski areas from which to choose, make the final decision on…
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Package It!
Legend says those magic words — “package it” — are what made Coca Cola and Aunt Jemima. They have done pretty well…
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The Norton Phenomenon
The phenomenon of Bill Norton, perennial secretary of the Eastern Ski Areas Association, perennial officer of NSAA, was first explained to me…
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Ski-Roo-Bee-Doo
Never before had so many ski areas launched so many creative marketing programs. Confronted by discouraging skier growth statistics, threatened by recession,…
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The Rental Boom Is On
The ski rental business is up. In fact, at one area, Mt. Tom, Mass., it jumped 40 per cent from last year,…
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Slim Davis Looks Forward
“The days of shoe-stringing a ski area, like Dave McCoy did twenty Years ago at Mammoth, are finished.” “American skiing is being…
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Night Skiing
One month’s electric bill for Bristol Mountain ski area is just over $33,000. This may not be too spectacular when put against…
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Getting More B.T.U.’S
If you’re stuck with generating your own power, operating lifts with diesel or gas engines, or running snowmaking compressors, you can do…
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Digging Out
In master planning ski resorts, architects, engineers and landscape planners think mightily on the problems like building placement, roof and exterior walls,…
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Beyond The Bulldozer
When I was a kid growing up in Stowe, Vermont, probably the most delightful skiing was in the Slalom Glade alongside the…
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Glendinning Report
“Ski Industry Pilot Study and Recommended Marketing Effort” by Glendinning Associates It’s time we all put this matter of skier market growth…
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NSAA Newsletter
Association Fiscally Sound A year ago we promised you that NSAA would be operated efficiently and that your dues would be spent…
