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Changes Coming in Wire Rope Standard
This is a table of the proposed new standards submitted to the ASTM by the Wire Rope Technical Board for review.
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The End Page
Vail Trail’s inquiring photog asked “What is a Funicular?” and got some funny responses; A summer sign leads chair riders to syat on for…
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Blue Pages
Buying and Selling: Gillett purchases Seven Springs, Pa., Mount Abram, Maine, sold and rumors of others; Canadian Resorts Revel in Dollar Gap; Choppy Seas…
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Idea File
Timberline, W.V. uses scrap rebar to fashion a hanger for excess wire rope; Labrador Mountain, N.Y. uses PVC pipe to create footrests on chairs;…
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Construction Site
Snowbasin lifts, terrain and snowmaking; Sunday River quad, snowmaking and ticket concourse; Crystal Mountain, Wash., six-pack; Mount Washington, B.C., quad; Copper Mountain lifts, snowmaking…
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What’s New?
Opening glass wall system from Nnana Wall Systems, Inc; Truck-mounted sidewalk sweeper from TrynEx International; electronically controlled window tint from Technology Solutions; heated portable…
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Hot-Selling Helmets Still Provoke Controversy
Iseult’s article profiles the rising sales of helmets despite the wrangling over standards. She also explores the possibility of state mandates based on recommendations…
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Industry Reports
IBM drops Olympic sponsorship for 2002; Papers selected for presentation at OITAF ’99; Olympian Ned Gillette killed in Pakistan; $57 million marketing initiative revised;…
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Cost vs. Time: Which is the Key Restraint?
The debate over whether skiers are staying away because of time or cost is reviewed by two authors. Mike Shirley, pointing to his decision…
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Season Pass Sales Success
A simple plan eliminating an assortment of discount plans and reducing the season pass price at Bogus Basin, Idaho, from $550 to $199 for…