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  • Industry Report :: July 2104

    CUMMING BUYS MAJORITY STAKE IN SNOWBIRD… VISIT TOTALS… ALPINE MOUNTAIN SOLD… MAJOR EVENTS COME TO U.S…. PEOPLE… SUPPLIER NEWS Cumming Buys majority stake in…

  • Right In Tune

    Rental gear can make or break a guest experience and requires year-round care. Given the profit contribution rental makes for many areas, the capital…

  • Is the Price Right?

    Alternatives to traditional ticket pricing might just be inevitable. Pricing strategies in any business can be like a form of sorcery. A little hocus-pocus…

  • Eco Tip :: Cleaning With Oxygen

    Savings all around with ozone laundry systems. Ozone laundry systems are not new, but advanced technologies have increased energy efficiencies and lowered production costs.…

  • Mountain Spy :: July 2014

    In this month’s Mountain Spy, we play eager guest. As winter wound down, Mountain Spy Liz Mettler called to see about what projects resorts…

  • Blue Pages :: July 2014

    WILL PARK CITY OPEN THIS SEASON?… FOREST SERVICE SETS SUMMER GUIDELINES… TRAIL RATING SYSTEM WON’T GO TO POT… LITTLE BROTHER MIGHT BE WATCHING… AIMING…

  • An Ounce of Prevention

    Conveyor lifts have fast become the workhorses at mountain resorts. Servicing them before the season will prevent downtime and headaches. With more and more…

  • Driving Employee Engagement

    Keeping employees motivated and enthusiastic will increase retention and add to your bottom line. The latest Gallup “State of the American Workplace” survey, released…

  • Rescue Me

    The National Ski Patrol has been through years of turmoil. Can it be saved? Say you’ve just met someone at a party, and they…

  • Picture This!

    As Disney and Vail have learned, offering guests the chance to share special moments at your resort can pay off big. For a summer…