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The Story Of A Seven-Day Lift
Who said it can’t be done? At Wintergreen, four men put up a lift in seven working days. A fascinating day-by-day chronology of the…
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The 1983-84 Economic Study
SAM”s annual report on the state of the ski industry has two new authors: C. R. Goeldner and Thor Groswold. For most of the…
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A No-Fault Accident Locating System
This brand new way of pin-pointing ski accidents on the slopes almost eliminates one of the nagging variables in making reports. By Robert G.…
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Wind– A Judgement Call?
How much wind is too much? Lew Cuyler asked ski area authorities and found that standards and measurement procedures are limired and highly variable.
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Purpa And Power
Ski areas may not only be able to save money by generating their own power, they may be able to make money as well.…
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A Gondola As A Lifeline
It seemed an expensive way to bring skiers to the resort, but the gondola finally paid off in skier days and a long season…