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Idea Files
Tower ascending cable system from Snow Valley, Calif.; Emergency brake system developed at Wilmot Ski Area, Wis.; Recycled ski-tip coat rack at Toggenburg, N.Y.
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Letters
Jeff Theobald on snowboard benches, Cliff Wordall on the new marketing initiative,corrections re: March 1999 Idea Files piece on lifting frames and March 1999…
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Seth Says: E-Commerce is Coming
The article explores the proliferation of retailers on the Internet and what that will mean for retail sales in skiing and snowboarding.
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Facts, Figures and Rules of Thumb
Nils provides mathematical formulas to make the calculations needed for some lift projects easier. He provides estimates for calculating motor HP, wire rope grade,…
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Trends in Ski Resort Transportation-Two Views
This is a look at significant trends and advances in lift transportation that should spell the cutting edge of the technology over the next…
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OITAF Papers: A Preview
This report previews, in brief encapsulizations, the papers to be presented at the 8th International Congress for the Transportation by Rope in San Francisco…
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OITAF Congress and OITAF-NACS: The Early Years
This is a history of the journey that brought the OITAF International Congress to the U.S. It’s a peak inside the story of how…
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Winterizing Mount Washington
A description of the winterizing of the stately Mount Washington Hotel in New Hampshire so it can take in winter visitors to coincide with…
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The First Rope Tow
A new book by Louise Arbique and Marc Blais titled “Mont Tremblant” raises questions about the earlier claims that the first rope tows appeared…
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Binding Indemnification Programs
This article outlines how a rental shop should go about joining a manufacturer’s indemnification program to hedge against the possibility of future lawsuits. It…