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Getting the Best Out of Your Teen Workers
Part II of a two-parter on getting and keeping teen workers. Tips on rewarding and incentives for for good job performance. The article goes…
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Restoring Safety and Civility to the Slopes
Two pieces on separate programs aiming to keep guests safe and inform them about Your Responsibility Code: Stwoe’s Triple A Program–awareness, attitude and accountability,…
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Mereg Zones and Base-Area Planning
This article and a diagram explain the concept of developing merge zones to meet the changing needs of guests. The concept follows the model…
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Going Automatic
A case study of Wisp Four Season Resort, Maryland, and the history of their independently developed automated snowmaking system and how it saved money,…
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1999 Lifts–A Modest Downturn
David’s annual analysis of lift construction in North America shows a drop in new lifts over the previous year’s sizzling pace. Charts accompany the…
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Looking Beyond Our Borders
This piece explains why the British ski market is showing a growing interest in North American resorts rather than the traditional European destinations. Also…
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A Look into the Future of the Industry
David Barry, Tom Fortune, Karl Kapuscinski, Stacy Gardner, Rory Strunk and Guy Desrosiers, all former SAMMY Award winners, take a look at the future…
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Helmets Vie for Position
Roundup of rental helmets available for 2000-2001 that appears in a special pullout handbook for gear buyers.
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Cross-Country Skis In-Track and Out; Snowshoes
A roundup of rental gear appearing in a special pullout handbook for equipment buyers for the 2000-2001 season. A sidebar by Jonathan Wiesel on…