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2009-10 Pass Sales Off to Mixed Start
Results mostly match last season’s snowfall and enthusiasm levels. Ski resorts are doing their part to combat the worldwide economic recession, slashing season pass…
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Reinventing Summer
Revenue-generating summer attractions don’t have to break the bank. Summer has long been a season of quandary for ski resorts. Winter ends, revenues dry…
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Blue Pages :: July 2009
RESORTS BEAT BACK LEGAL CHALLENGES… UTAH LIQUOR LAWS BECOME NORMAL (ALMOST)… CROSSHARBOR GETS YELLOWSTONE CLUB… TAMARACK: NEW OWNERS SOON?… FELLOWSHIP OF THE MOTOR RINGS……
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Trippin’
In the never-ending search for visitors and market share, ski shop bus groups can be a valuable option for ski areas. “In this economic…
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With Energy, Less is More
Here’s how one resort cut down on its emissions while beefing up its bottom line. In the ski industry we tell ourselves we are…
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Industry Reports :: September 2009
SWAIN LEASED WITH PURCHASE AGREEMENT… YELLOWSTONE CLUB SALE FINALIZED… NEW YORK NUMBER 4 IN VISITS… FORMER TITUS MANAGER PLEADS GUILTY… TELLURIDE TO HOSE WORLD…
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Blue Pages :: Setpember 2009
BANKING ON EL NIÑO… FALLOUT FROM THE CREDIT CRISIS… WINTER PARK SKI TRAIN NOT DEAD YET… “DON’T MOVE FIREWOOD” CAMPAIGN EXPANDS… CHEER UP: YOU…
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Crisis Marketing
Guests this season can look forward to deals like never before as ski areas try to lure customers during hard economic times. Indications that…
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Energy Audits
Use this simple approach to start and expand an energy management program. We all have facilities that lose a lot of energy through poor…
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Industry Reports :: November 2009
LOVELAND FIRST TO OPEN… TWO NY AREAS TO REOPEN… MAINE AREAS TEAM UP… INTRAWEST TO RECOMMEND HELMETS… FORECLOSURE FOR MOONLIGHT… OBITUARIES… PEOPLE… SUPPLIER NEWS……
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Fearless Predictions
When we entered the new millennium, we asked a few experts to predict the future. Here we revisit these experts for an update. Indoor…
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China’s Evolution
Many believe that the ski industry in China is on the verge of exploding. It’s been a short 60 years since the founding of…
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Head for the Pass
Skiers and riders scooped up season’s passes in great numbers this year. In an effort to overcome a lingering recession and lock in skiers…
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Industry Reports :: January 2010
COPPER SOLD TO POWDR… MOONLIGHT FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY… RETAIL SALES (FINALLY) UP… TERRAIN PARK CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNDED… OBITUARIES… PEOPLE… SUPPLIER COPPER SOLD TO POWDRIntrawest…
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Keeping Up With the Joneses
Remember who your best customers are. There’s this family out there—Jane, Phil, and two kids Jonny, 15, and Sally, 13—who all love to ski…
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Blue Pages :: January 2010
BEHIND THE SNODGRASS EXPANSION DENIAL… TECHNOLOGY BOOSTS PASS FRAUD DETECTION… SHOULD ON-SNOW EMPLOYEES WEAR HELMETS?…MEET THE NEW BOSS, SAME AS THE OLD BOSS… DEW…
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Industry Reports :: March 2010
SKI MARKET DISSOLVED… STOWE SOLD… CANADIAN SKI COUNCIL WEIGHS IN ON HELMETS… POWDER RIDGE DEAL FALLS THROUGH… OBITUARIES… PEOPLE… SUPPLIER NEWS… CORRECTION Ski market…
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Demystifying Credit Card Fees
See how this area saved over $50,000 annually in credit card processing fees. In tough economic times, ski area operators all seek ways to…