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Deducting Today’s Expenses THis Year
The author, a tax consultant, explains what expenses can be immediately deducted and which ones have to wait. It all depends on your method…
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Central Park Snow Fest
This is a short piece on the NYC Parks and Rec Winter Festival involving Tubbs, BEWI, CCSAA and snowmakers from Killington, Ascutney and Smugglers’…
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Setting an Eco Agenda
This is a collection of impressions written by various people involved in NSAA’s development of its environmental charter, bringing together ski-industry people, the government…
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Backshop Gear 2000
This roundup of the latest offerings for the backshop shows consolidated and fine-tuned machines for the 2000-2001 season.
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Outfitting Your Crew
The latest in ski resort uniforms from outerwear manufacturers with specific uniform programs.
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How Wired Are You?
Slavko Stanchak writes about the ways in which technology has crept into snowmaking operations in this two-part series on mountain ops automation.
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Intimations of Change in Insurance Market
This feature piece explores the possibility that the relatively stable insurance market of the past 37 years is about to change. Mergers and acquisitions…
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Industry Reports–various headlines
The Numbers Game–examining mid-season skier numbers of big resort groups; CPSC Urges Helmet Use; Vermont Areas Launch Environmental Website; CSCUSA Gives 20K to Avalanch…
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Rental Mania in the Millennium; I Want My SAMMY
Two pieces: The first introducing our Rental Equipment Roundup and our role at SIA (showcases); the second soliciting SAMMY Award nominations.
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Learning to Control Our Environmental Destiny
A fuel oil spill at Whistler/ Blackcomb was a wakeup call to management to institute environmental protections at the resort. By jumping in and…