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Charles Beebe-A True Pioneer
Beebe, who died in February 2000 at 91, was a ski area founder who participated on the original B77 Committee that started work on…
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Cuck Lewis-Remembering a Leader
This remembrance of Chuck Lewis, a successful skiing renaissance man, touched on his many talents and the fact he was both the subject of…
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Late Starts, Great Finishes
This regional roundup looks at the 1999-2000 season from coast to coast.
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Blue Pages
Subjects, by subhead: Criminal Charges in Skiing Death (Nathan Hall case in Colorado re: Vail employess crashing into and killing Alan Cobb); World Cup…
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SAM Idea Files
Handmade kiddie waterslides at Wild Mountain, Minn.; Apple picker ladders as rescue ladders at Shanty Creek, Mich.; Sprayable concrete to resist erosion trouble at…
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Construction Site
Two projects are featured: A snowmaking pond built by Brodie Mountain, Mass. and various improvements made at Snowbasin, Utah, in anticipation of the 2002…
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Letters tot he editor
Letter taking exception with an End Page piece (January 2000) on a multiple-lift tower at Les Menuires, FRance. And a letter clarifying two photos…
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Seth Says: On-line Auction of Ski Lessons
Seth interviews his friend Slats Grabski in this tongue-in-cheek look at how auctioning lift tickets and lesson on-line could lead to some big profits.
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Turnaround: Pisten Bully versus Lift Tower
This is a description of the repair of a lift tower at Brodie Mountain, Mass. a twisted, open-frame tower was pulled back into alignment…
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Who Visited This Season?
This article summarizes the National Skier/Boarder Opinion Survey for the 1999-2000 season. It indicates trends, dissects demographics, addresses the marketing that attracted guests and…