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International
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Industry Report
Steamboat Ownership Dispute Continues The saga of the failed sale two years ago of Steamboat Ski Resort to Triple Peaks LLC, an investor group…
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Finding the Best Bargain in the World
by Patrick Thorne, Snow Hunter Ltd. A study of lift ticket pricing at over 500 ski areas in 30 countries worldwide reveals that prices…
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Adding Some International Flavor
For many years, Mt. Bachelor Human Resources Director Pat Gerhart had considered hiring employees from other countries. “We had Americans who came to Bachelor…
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Industry Report
Snow Summit To Purchase Big Bear After years of speculation, Snow Summit Corporation has executed an agreement with Booth Creek Ski Holdings, Inc., to…
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A China Ski Forum
Based on an interview with Walter Elander, Principal SE Group As China’s trade doors open up, are we seeing the first steps in that…
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The View From Down Under
On 13 November, 1999, I stepped onto United Airlines flight 69 out of Sydney bound for Los Angeles, uncertain of what the next six…
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Ski News From Around the World
End of segregated skiing in Iran The BBC has reported that segregated skiing in Iran may now be a thing of the past. The…
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Global News
New Ski Area for Syria? There is speculation that Israel’s only ski center may become Syria’s first ski center if the current political maneuverings…
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Looking Beyond Our Borders
As residents of a small flat island, British ski enthusiasts have had to venture overseas ever since they invented winter sports vacations in 1860.…
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Countdown to 2002
Its all over in Nagano: the medals bestowed, the ceremonies enacted, the legends created. But for those in charge of organizing the next Winter…
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On the Road to Nagano
If you made the trip to Norway, or even if you just watched on TV, you know that the Olympics in Lillehammer four years…
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Travel Takes A Super Highway
The Information Super Highway—”where the rubber meets the road” —will it be a smooth ride?…Is skiing value quantifiable?…How optimistic are the economists?…Where does skiing…
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Oitaf Congress In Barcelona Disappoints; “Heavy Metal Tour” Following Does Not.
In the first week of June, the 7th International OITAF Congress brought together tramway experts and authorities from 25 countries in Barcelona, Spain. No…
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Ski Historians Meet At Sun Valley
They came from as far as Norway and Australia, they ranged in age from mid-thirties to mid-eighties and they skied like demons. The occasion…
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Skiing 2000- A Global Perspective
I believe that skiing has a brighter future when viewed from a global perspective. Canadian skier visits have grown approximately 6.5 percent per annum…
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Ittab Explores Colorado Resorts
Colorado was the scene in August of the first-ever meeting in North America of the international organization of cableway supervisory authorities, known as ITTAB…