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  • Blue Pages

    Seeing Double at Sun Valley [Snowbasin to become Sun Valley, Utah?]; Earl Miller Pursues his [Snowboarding Death] Cover Up; From NSAA to USFS: Pointed…

  • SAM Idea Files

    Shawnee Mtn, Pa., used bone-yard materials to build a bullwheel support for its handletow; Steps cut into snowbanks leading from parking lots at Diamond…

  • Construction Site

    Improvements chronicled at: Ascutney Mt., Vt.; Powder Mountain, Utah; Crested Butte, Colo.; Schweitzer Mountain Resort, Idaho; Jack Frost Mountain, Pa.; Nub’s Nob, Mich.; and…

  • What

    Various items, here listed by type of product and/or co: American Lockers; Eurotherm DC Drive; Northeastern Log Homes small unit; Niedner Ltd. lightweight suction…

  • Rules of Thumb

    Dale’s primer on rigging haul ropes explains the minimum specs required for using gear on haul ropes of different diameters. He also explains the…

  • Rules of Thumb

    Dale’s primer on rigging haul ropes explains the minimum specs required for using gear on haul ropes of different diameters. He also explains the…

  • Seth Says: Salomon’s Marketing Revolutions

    Seth explores Salomon’s marketing effects over the last 30 years and how they have acoounted for four revolutions in the ski business. The epitomy…

  • No Need to Treat Baby Boomers With Kid Gloves

    This reprint of a piece from The Pro Rider explains that 40-somethings and their elders looking to learn snowboarding are active and want to…

  • Prepare and Deliver an Effective Speech

    This is an article that describes the dos and don’ts of public speaking, whether at a conference or at a press conference. It includes…

  • Childcare for Ski Area Employees

    This article explores a small trend in offering employees good rates on separate child care at resorts. It’s another benefit, as seen by some…