In This Issue
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1978 Directory Of Products And Suppliers
A vital, cross-referenced listing that will be referred to constantly during the coming year.
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Chair Grip Update
Since the first article on chair grips appeared in the Spring 1977 issue of SAM, I am pleased to report that I…
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Alcoholism On Your Payroll
Think about it! It’s three a.m. and your $32,000 snow groomer is being jockeyed down the slopes by a beer-drinking cowboy. The…
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6 Industry Crystal Balls
As an accompaniment to Steve Bradley’s seriocomic fantasy beginning on Page 38, we asked a number of professionals in our field to…
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1976-77 Economic Survey
A record 127 ski areas participated in the ninth annual Economic Analysis of North American Ski Areas representing ski areas with 50.8…
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2001-A Ski Fantasy
“949. . . . .950. . . 951. . . Aha! Another tooth particle. . . 952. . .953. It was the…
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Lifts 1977
As an index of industry health and growth, new lift construction has its limitations. For instance, a great deal of the lift…
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Appraising Appraisals
The business of buying, selling, refinancing and merging ski areas is increasing as a normal part of the evolution and maturation of…
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NSAA Newsletter
The Future of Skiing Several years of court action has prevented Disney from developing skiing facilities at Mineral King, Calif. Developers of…
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New Role for USSA
Amazing things are happening over at U.S. Ski Association. By its own choice, and with a mandate from its membership, it is…
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NSAA Convention and Trade Show 1978
We’ve got a lot of work to do at our annual Convention and Trade Show. So we’ve set up a new convention…
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The Missing SAM Cover
The cover of the Fall issue of SAM evoked—or perhaps provoked—more response than anything we have done in the past five years.
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Report
After several years of flirtation, the directors of the Aspen Skiing Corp. reached agreement on the sale of Aspen stock to a…
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New Products
Marline Industries, 3224 East Willow St., Long Beach, CA 90806, is introducing its line of carving machines for carved wood signs to…
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Speak Out
“The Future of Skiing” The scene was without precedent: a joint meeting of the SIA and NSAA boards of directors—the ultimate clout…
