Category: Magazine Archives

1381 reads Bob Heron, 1914-1999 The editor and three ropeway engineers reflect on the legacy left by Bob Heron, a lift designer who worked…

154 reads Rental Roundup 1999-2000: Snowboards-Coming On Strong Iseult’s roundup explores rental snowboard equipment for the 1999-2000 season. Industry Reports Headlines from this installment:…

120 reads Industry Reports Early Season statistics; arson at Camelback; NSAA chooses Leagas Delaney ad agency for marketing push; SIA to publish trade magazine;…

1405 reads Snow Monsters Join NSAA NSAA announces Jack Turner’s Snow Monsters program (video and snow creatures) have been made available to member resorts…

1327 reads Subtle but Important Shifts in Customers Jim’s National Skier/Boarder Opinion Survey shows a younger average age, but fewer of the big bloc…

129 reads SAMMY Awards are Launched This article is a recap of the innaugural SAMMY awards presented at the NSAA annual meeting on Marco…

128 reads Edit Export Clone Growing the Market Is Key This article profiles John Rutter, Keystone’s COO and NSAA’a latest Chair. Rutter explains his…

1386 reads Construction Site Ski area construction innovations in the works at: Mount Snow, Vt.; Waterville Valley, N.H.; Cascade Mountain, Wisc.; Crystal Mountain, Mich.;…

1264 reads Sam Idea Files Useful innovations from ski areas around the country, including: an automatic rope oiler from Raccoon Mountain Alpine Slide in…

104 reads The Ultimate Flush Sewage treatment was a growing problem at Sugarloaf/USA, Me., until they discovered Snowfluent, a process developed by Delta Engineering…