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Giving Beginners a Lift
Paoli Peaks, Ind., moved a used Hall lift and reengineered it to create a hydraulic drive to service a beginner hill. The result is…
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New Nordic Training Center Aims to Become the Athlete’s Choice
This article appears as a sidebar to one on revitalizing the 1960 nordic Olympic trails. This article describes a U.S. Biathlon Association plan to…
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A Blast from the Past–XC Style
The article describes a plan to reclaim the and revitalize the 1960 Olympic nordic trails on Lake Tahoe. The low-key approach will not create…
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Make Room for Kids
Casner’s piece shows that careful planning when remodeling or building new child-care facilities will make the little ones happy. And that, he says, is…
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Testing…1,2,3…Testing
The article describes methods to use to test lift evacuation plans. National Ski Patrol regional director Mary Davis’s insight shows resorts how the entire…
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Into the Glades
Whistler/Blackcomb found that gladed trails increased options for guests, improved accessibility and also improved skier and snowboarder safety.
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Think Small to Sell Big
This article explores how successful retail and rental operations earn extra income from selling basic accessories by stocking deep and using smart pricing.
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There is Certainly Room to Grow
Farwell’s piece accompanys Jim Springs piece on page 39. Farwell explains that good financial balancing and smart operational strategies leads to growth in the…
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Enigmas of Growth-or Sniffing for Glue
This article explores the problems facing the industry in terms of participant levels. It also points out that certain small segments of skiing and…
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Industry Reports
Sugarbush completes and Vail pursues land exchanges; Canada/U.S. to co-host Olympics?; Intrawest to build village in France; Burke goes to auction; Goggle thieves contact…