In This Issue
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Proposed Night Light Recommendation
Essential reading for all areas with night skiing. The report as approved by NSAA and submitted to the EIS Board.
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Industry Pr Programs
This article is currently not available online. Please email donna@saminfo.com for a pdf copy of the article
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Vast Grass In One Pass
At Mammoth Mountain a new system of planting grass was developed with spectacular success. By Pam Murphy.
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The Changing Ski Industry
A group of top marketing experts explores the identity of the ski area industry and looks at directions for the failure. Part…
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New Lifts In 1983
SAM continues to report this important index of ski area investments.
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Lift Fatigue
A complex interation of factors can cause failure in the system and components. From a speech by David K. Matlock at the…
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A Better Maintenance Building
Almost everything a maintenance crew could ask for is included in this Butternut Basin structure. Pictures and text by Lew Cuyler.
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The 1982/83 Economic Study
Overall, skier visits were down slightly reports ted Farwell. Is it the weather or a trend?
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A Brilliant Idea
A new lighting system was developed by the Puget Sound Power Company and Ski Acres. It resulted in dramatic savings in money…
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Ski Reports
news and changes in the industry