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SAM · The Digital Edition

July 1993

19 articles

In This Issue

  • To Lease Or Not To Lease, That Is The Question

    Leasing, as an alternative to buying, has some surprising advantages and is worth considering in the current tax environment. A financial approach…

  • Our Future Is Kids

    A return to the basics of keeping kids skiing. Demographic information indicates that 47 percent of skiers started skiing before the age…

  • Needed: Evironmental Action Blueprint.

    An outline of what should be done to ensure a program that is designed not to fight protectionist environmentalists but to grow…

  • Priorities For NSAA

    Area managers agree that environmental issues should be a top priority. They agree that environmental issues are where they need the most…

  • Computer Products

    New products include: hand-held point-of-service computer (Data General), Uninterruptible power system (Lortech Power Systems), Electronic transaction system, (Raycom systems).

  • Software Overkill

    Touches on the theme of software being too large and clumsy for today’s quick little computers. Author suggests methods for creating space…

  • Buzz Words Highlight Travel Symposium

    A report from the 18th Annual Ski Travel Symposium from Vail, Colorado. Of interest is the changing demographics of skiing and the…

  • Cross Country As Outdoor Entertainment

    Sunday River, Maine, played host to the Cross Country Ski Areas Association Continental Conference. Les Otten gave the keynote address that set…

  • PNSAA And Cwsaa Share Variety

    The Pacific Northwest Ski Areas Association (PNSAA) and the Canada West Ski Areas Association (CWSAA) met in Idaho for a joint session…

  • NSAA Reborn With An Upbeat Mood And A New Look

    A report on the NSAA national convention in San Diego, Calif. Topics covered were: ethics, environment, the passing of bylaws for the…