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Mountain Ops

  • Yellow Flag Management

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  • Management Styles

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  • Mountain Out Of A Computer

    Len Bugel and Dave Tybutski describe a new management tool which aids in an area’s critical decision-making. 

  • Restaurant Operations

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  • Computers

    We start an extended series of articles by computer specialist, Andy Borno, on the applications, present and future, of computers in ski area operations. 

  • Forest Service Outlooks

    Bob Gatty interviews Roy Feuchter, Director of Recreation Management for the Forest Service, and a key man for the ski resort industry. 

  • Ski School

    We introduce a new column on all aspects of ski school management which will be written by Michael D. Cobb. He’s full of ideas!

  • Skills Needed For Area Management

    Dr. Robert Christie-Mill of Michigan State University reports on a study made to determine what our industry perceives as the essential skills needed to…

  • Blue Mountain– A Hill Made Of Gold

    Latest in our Profiles in Profits series, this fascinating study on an Ontario operation and its computers, efficiency and smart money management is by…

  • Energy Savers

    Ideas on how to cut your fuel use in snowmaking and vehicle operations.