In This Issue
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A Funitel for Squaw Valley
This article profiles the construction of Squaw Valley’s new funitel, opened in December of 1998. It is the biggest lift in North…
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1998 LiftsÑA Year of Records
The annual Lift Construction Survey revealed capacities that soared through the roof, new gondolas and North America’s largest lift as 64 new…
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One Year Countdown to the Millennium Bug
This expert, VP of information systems for F.W. Webb Company, says there will be some problems with computer programs and other electronic…
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1999 Rental Roundup: XC and Snowshoeing Gear
This article features rental and demo cross-country and snowshoeing equipment for the 99-00 ski season.
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How Do You Handle A Heart Attack
This article explores the life-saving possibilities using automated external defibrillators, which might go a long way to improving the odds of a…
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Goodby Bavarian
This article asks and answers the question: Will mountain buildings succumb to the trends that appear cutting edge, yet result in high…
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The Scoop on Fans
This is a roundup of the available fan-type snowmaking guns on the market.
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Art Meets High-Tech
This article explores the construction of the Yantrak and Otis pseudo-funicular at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles.
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Are Ski Resorts the New Eco-Enemies?
As the recreation industry eclipses extractive industries as the primary users of national forest land and as the USFS shifts its focus…