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A Future For Crushed Ice
The Japanese are applying new technology to an old idea with good results for a high price, investing huge sums of money to lay…
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Measuring Ski Area Value
Good, reliable data has been developed that will facilitate future area valuations. Article identifies four indicators of market value, establishes a valuation methodology which…
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The Silver Bullet Ski Express
Maine’s Sunday River reached into ski history for its latest “innovation” in people-movers when they purchased a train for winter service. Article details the…
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A Borrower Be
The look of a financial statement has a lot to do with how effectively a ski area can borrow money. Feature includes some advice,…
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A Spring Showcase Of New Products
Software (BSS), Engine power and hydraulic equipment (Prinoth), Portable Actuator (TurboCristal), Summer Seat Covers (Ski Area Supplies), Snow pedestals (HTM Hydrotech), Hands free video…
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58 Years Young: The New Caberfae Ski Area.
Caberfae, Mich., never died–it just faded away temporarily. Now, reborn and revitalized with new peaks, trails, lifts and amenities, this Michigan area is again…
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Restrooms And Toilets- Making Them Better
Too often, restrooms and toilets are taken for granted at ski resorts when, as important customer services, they can significantly reflect on the bottom…
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A Toilet On The Mountain
Sugarbush, Vt., needed an inexpensive and environmentally safe toilet at mid-mountain.The use of Clivus Multrum recycling toilets proved to be less expensive than costly…
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Tougher Training Terrain
At Attitash, New Hampshire, ski school director Tom Chasse designed a terrain garden with bumps, curves and obstacles for intermediate and advanced skiers to…
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Searching For Supermodels
In December, 1993, Killington, Vt., hosted a fashion model search for the Elite modeling agency, which was looking to tap into the healthy and…
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A Sarajevo From Another Time
Linda Goodspeed reflects on past and present stays in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. A look back at the writer’s experience of the Olympic years in light…
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The Rest Of The Story
Discusses the merits of small customer response cards in orientation packages. The return is effective, low-cost feedback.
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Computer Users: Computers As Time Wasters
Offers advice on following topics: unnecessary expansion of work, unauthorized computer use, loss of data, viruses, waiting, learning/ training, lack of standardization, overkill /…
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Feeding The Hungry Skier: Food Poison
Article outlines the risks of E. Coli bacteria in food service, citing guidelines and appropriate measures to ensure a safe environment.
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Snowboarding- Controversy Or Hype?
An attempt to distinguish perceived from actual on-hill conflict between snowboarders and skiers. Includes testimonials from several ski resorts.
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Bill Berry– Two Personal Recollections.
Two obituaries paying tribute to the life and accomplishments of I. William Berry, the venerable ski writer who died in February, 1994.
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Feeling Good About NSAA
Editorial looks at the state of affairs at NSAA 15 months after reorganization. Kudos are given to the NSAA leadership, particularly chairman Chris Diamond…
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NSAA’s New Leader
Gary McCoy of Mammoth Mountain, California, becomes the 15th elected head of NSAA.