In This Issue
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Mvp: Lewis Mead, Attitash Bear Peak, N.H.
First in a series recognizing exceptional employees who make a difference, regardless of their title or where they fall on the organizational…
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20 Years Ago In Sam
A fantastic winter in the East and a tale of woe in the West. Fear of a permanent energy shortage hung over…
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The Shaping Of Industry Marketing
Following the initiatives of NSAA’s Future of the Industry Summit in Charleston, the broad framework of a marketing plan for reaching the…
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Freeze–New Ski Culture
A review of The Skiing Company’s new magazine, freeze, “the magazine for freeskiers who are into big air, sick lines and all-mountain…
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Plug That Leak!
Using a non-disruptive process from Insituform Technologies, Purgatory, Colo., avoided the digging necessary to repair underground pipeline at a leaking reservoir. In…
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Construction Site
Lodges, lifts of all sorts and miles of snowmaking are in the works at: Vail, Colo.; Big White, Kelowna, B.C.; Burke Mountain,…
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From Badlands To Good Skiing
A small Canadian community near Calgary wanted a ski area, but the terrain available did not lend itself to good slopes. With…
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What’s New?
Trash compactor (Orwak), Impakt! maintenance software (TecWorks), Aquatic pool matting (Martin Nicholls), miniature golf courses (Lomma), Boulder Buster (BDS, Inc.), bio-enzyme treatment…
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Dc Drives: Inspection, Cleaning, Lubrication And Overhauls
The third of three articles (the first two ran in May and September 1996) on preventive maintenance for ski lift DC drive…
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Lift-Loading Made Easy
An adjustable loading ramp made loading Stratton’s six-passenger, high-speed lift fast and efficient. Stratton’s lift department developed the ramp using small gradient…