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Missing The Computer Boat
The Computer Fairs last fall were attended by too few ski area people. Most of those who took advantage of the eye-opening demonstrations were…
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Computers For Small Areas: Five Profitable Applications
In two previous SAM articles I outlined some basic guidelines for computer use at small areas and detailed our success with computers in marketing.…
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A Granola Head Fights Back
Dear Editor: Yes, I admit it, I’m a closet “granola head” and I’m coming out because I’m sick and tired of all the mainstream…
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Computers For Small Areas: Four Marketing Uses.
No doubt about it, computers can help small ski areas in conducting business and probably no other segment of the daily operation benefits as…
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Computers For Small Areas: Learning The Basics
Small ski areas that will be successful in the ’90s will be service-driven companies. They will provide increasingly higher levels of service in the…
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Computers For Small Areas: Avoiding The Pitfalls
This year is the tenth anniversary of the personal computer introduced by IBM in 1981. It’s amazing how, in 10 years, these office machines…
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The Second Ski Industry Computer Software Catalog
In September 1988, Ski Area Management published the “First Ski Industry Computer Software Catalog.” Since that time there have been many changes in computer…
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In-House Network Tv- A New Kind Of Messenger
Ski-V is a different kind of closed circuit broadcasting network made up of state-of-the-art hardware plus easy-to-use software. The new television system, which debuted…
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Vic-Vac Sells With Service
If Mickey Smith has his way, Victoria Vacations won’t be a secret for long. Smith, formerly majority owner and operator of Advance Reservations in…
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Saalbach Snubs Snowmaking
In June 1988, the FIS Congress in Istanbul selected Saalbach/Hinterglemm, Austria, as the 1991 World Championship site on the first ballot — the first…
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Recreational Racing
A decade has passed since eight hand-picked ski areas successfully navigated through the unknown waters of a recreational skiers’ racing program called NASTAR. The…
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Getting Covered
There are two reasons for a resort to hold a race or other competitive event: 1) the manager, a former racer, feels a sense…
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One Up On Nastar
There is nothing new, but there are always twists to make the old look new. For instance, many ski areas have taken the basic…
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Crossroads For Freestyle
If you were to enter today’s freestyle scene prepared to take everything at face value—as I did—you would enter an Alice-in-Wonderland world where everything…
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Pro Racing Makes It Big
Should I get a pro race at my area next season? How much does it cost? What hidden costs are there? What are the…
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Free-Style Competition
To get the real story of what is going on, SAM’s Contributing Editor, Barbara Wicks, interviewed Bob Theobold, one of the key people in…
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How To Succeed At Nastar By Really Tryin
When a Nastar area reports it’s turned $6,000 in race revenues and sent close to 2,900 through its gates, your first reaction is “Who’s…
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Nastar– Making It Work
As the NASTAR story continues to grow, those of us involved with the development of the program have been aware of one over-riding theme—keep…