SAM Coverage
Author: Olivia
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Backyard To The Future
Bristol Mountain, New York, maintains the ultimate metropolitan feeder ski hill, answering a community need and creating skiers for the future. A look at…
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Top Or Bottom Drive
The important decision of whether to select a top or bottom drive lift involves many factors, including alignment, drive location, capacity, access and power…
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Impact Wrenches: Ratcheting Quick And Easy
Electric impact wrenches are handy tools for mountain use when pneumatic wrenches are not convenient or available. A review of six types of impact…
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Lessons Learned From Giving It Away
At Crested Butte, Colorado, management decided not to charge for lift tickets for the first three weeks of the season. In lieu of lift…
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Can Cads Keep Skiers Skiing
Inventor Walter Dandy claims his strange-looking device can keep skiers in action when knees would otherwise have persuaded them to hang up their skis.…
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Former Drexel Executives Gain Control Of Vail Associates
A look at the bankruptcy hearings for George Gillett. Among the major transactions is the assumption of control of 60 percent of Vail Associates…
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Computers For Small Areas: Learning The Basics
A look at how the current trends towards a service-based industry demand the efficiencies of computer technology, especially in a small ski area environment.…
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Computers For Small Areas: Avoiding The Pitfalls
A look into the basic uses and misuses of computers at the small ski area. A description of an area’s evolution into the computer…
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Seasonal And Year Round Employee Differences
Using the results of a study conducted at several Colorado ski areas on the needs and attitudes of seasonal vs. year-round employees, the author…
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New Products
High pressure washer by Alfred Marcher Ski. Snowboard racks by Air Dry Systems. Power control system by Var+Controls. Human maze by Amaze Venture, Inc.