In This Issue
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Global News
A roundup of the latest in ski and snowboard news from around the world.
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Y2K
Our tongue-in-cheek nod to all the hype about year 2000 computer glitches and technological breakdowns: a non-compliant, blacked-out cover.
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Rental Mania in the Millennium; I Want My SAMMY
Two pieces: The first introducing our Rental Equipment Roundup and our role at SIA (showcases); the second soliciting SAMMY Award nominations.
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Learning to Control Our Environmental Destiny
A fuel oil spill at Whistler/ Blackcomb was a wakeup call to management to institute environmental protections at the resort. By jumping…
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Free Taos; Taos Replies
Two sides of the Taos snowboarding ban. One from Jack Wilson, a sponsored rider, and the other from Mickey Blake, GM of…
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The Good and the Ugly: Two Sides of the Same Circumstances
A staff report introduces the flap resulting from poor snow in Utah forcing a change in venue for World Cup opening races…
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Is Racing Coming Back?
What a variety of resorts have been doing to support a seeming resurgence in the interest in citizen racing, NASTAR, etc.
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The End Page
The most expensive millennium package at Sheraton Tamarron Resort in Durango, Colo.; French lift ingenuity; No liquor on lifts; Brighton Has Fun…
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Blue Pages
Weather: El Ninos and Las Ninas spelled Los Awful season; USOC–Humorless in Colorado Springs re: Brighton, Utah’s billboard campaign; An “Uphill Battle”…
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SAM Idea Files
Recycling old wire rope for use in guardrails at Mountain High, Calif; Old chair lift seats and a snowmobile trailer make a…