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Intrawest: A Rental Profile
Intrawest is revising its rental shops for better margins and service through the use of “Pods” where customers sit and shop personnel bring gear…
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Greening the Sundeck
This is a profile of the economically-built and ecologically sound design of Aspen’s new summit lodge, the Sundeck. From deconstructing the old building (grinding…
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1998-1999 Economic Analysis
The economic analysis for the previous season showed profitability to be down in the Rockies and up everywhere else. Wide variations in snowfall and…
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Industry Reports
Gillett steps down and takes Targhee with him; Mammoth to operate Gotcha Glacier; New Resort for B.C. (Kicking Horse); No more free skiing at…
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Stowe-Glades Not a Priority
VP of mountain ops at Stowe, Rod Kessler, writes about his resort’s decision not to open gladed skiing. It is a counter-point to a…
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Gladed Terrain: Should We or Shouldn’t We?
Jay Peak’s President on their policy of opening gladed terrain–in fact all terrain between boundaries–to skiers. It is countered by Rod Kessler of Stowe,…
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The Way We Weren’t
Vermont Ski Areas Association President Candace Moot says goodbye to the industry she has been involved with for more than two decades. Her observations…
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What Snow is Not
David’s take on the term “product” as it has crept into the vocabulary as a synonym for snow. He objects to the usage as…
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Wrap-up of Safety Awareness Week
The article is an overview of what happened regionally during the NSAA’a Safety Awareness Week of January 15-22.
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The End Page
Taking Aim at Insurance is the umbrella headline for three items: a cartoon about poorly placed warning signs; an item about a humourous, yet…