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Industry Reports :: January 2006
Peak Resorts Moves East Again… Burke Sold to Ginn… Gondola to Connect Whistler and Blackcomb… Laurel Remains Closed… Cypress Sold… Windham Sold… People… Supplier…
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Emerging Markets
Slats is back and he’s analyzing the disappearance of the ski bum. Slats has his own corner of the bar, and he’s outlasted several…
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Industry Reports :: March 2006
Peek’n Peak Sold… Arizona Snowbowl Gets Nod for Snowmaking… Ecoterrorists Indicted… Tremblant Strike Hurts… Obituaries… People… Supplier News… Supplier People. Peek’n Peak SoldAfter being…
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A Curtain Call for Corcoran
There was laughter and tears as Waterville Valley friends and colleagues threw a farwell bash for Tom Corcoran.
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Color It Fun
Keep kids busy, teach them about safety, and make it fun with a new coloring book for winter resorts.
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More Than One Hole in Our Bucket
Yes, we must improve the first-time experience–but we also have to address youth, youth women and income issues, too.
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Sliding Into Summer
Is your area a natural for a water park? It’s all about location and innovation when it comes to these summer money-makers.
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Little Airport, Big Headaches
A fight to expand Mammoth’s airport is another example of how no-growth advocates can wreak havoc on mountain resorts.
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On the Fast Track
SolVista in Colorado has ditched the wedge in favor of getting first-timers direct to parallel. The results are impressive.
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Riding in the Fast Lane
Alpine slides and their low-skill, high-thrill successors are poised to make a comeback.
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Not to Me!
With fatal industrial accidents increasing in recent years, it’s time to realize that bad things can, in fact, happen to anyone.
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Construction Site
Ski areas kept busy this summer upgrading facilites, installing new lifts, and generally making life easier for customers.
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Chair or Gondola
The uphill travel experience will be kicked up a notch this winter at Mont Orford with the choice between chair or gondola-on the same…
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Accentuate the Positive
If you always treat your guests like your best friends, you will earn their loyalty-and improve you loss performance at the same time.
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What color is our parachute>
While usually we welcome the sight of white on our slopes, it’s time to welcome color. The minority market is growing fast.