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Plug That Leak!
Using a non-disruptive process from Insituform Technologies, Purgatory, Colo., avoided the digging necessary to repair underground pipeline at a leaking reservoir. In one day,…
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Construction Site
Lodges, lifts of all sorts and miles of snowmaking are in the works at: Vail, Colo.; Big White, Kelowna, B.C.; Burke Mountain, Vt.; Solitude,…
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From Badlands To Good Skiing
A small Canadian community near Calgary wanted a ski area, but the terrain available did not lend itself to good slopes. With extensive cutting…
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What’s New?
Trash compactor (Orwak), Impakt! maintenance software (TecWorks), Aquatic pool matting (Martin Nicholls), miniature golf courses (Lomma), Boulder Buster (BDS, Inc.), bio-enzyme treatment for septic…
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Dc Drives: Inspection, Cleaning, Lubrication And Overhauls
The third of three articles (the first two ran in May and September 1996) on preventive maintenance for ski lift DC drive motors. This…
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Lift-Loading Made Easy
An adjustable loading ramp made loading Stratton’s six-passenger, high-speed lift fast and efficient. Stratton’s lift department developed the ramp using small gradient changes over…
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When The Colonel Came To Town
As executive director of the Canada West Ski Areas Association since 1979, Jimmie Spencer has brought a unique blend of military correctness, spirited fun…
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On The Road To New Profits
Snowtubing at Jack Frost and Big Boulder, Penn., has taken on a life of its own as a relatively small investment brings in high-margin…
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And Then The Rains Came . . . And Came
Part one details the extent of the damage faced by California’s Lake Tahoe region in a January without mercy, delivering floods, mudslides and avalanches.…
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The Shaping Of Industry Marketing
Following the initiatives of NSAA’s Future of the Industry Summit in Charleston, the broad framework of a marketing plan for reaching the youth market…