In This Issue
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Cost vs. Time: Which is the Key Restraint?
The debate over whether skiers are staying away because of time or cost is reviewed by two authors. Mike Shirley, pointing to…
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SAM Flirts with the Millions & Saddlin’ Up for Texas
Davids first subject is SAM’s partnership with Resort Sports Network to deliver SAM’s breaking news from its Website to RSN subscribers: possibly…
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Remembering Dick Bird
This is an obituary of Richard “Dick” Bird, who retired from the U.S. Forest Service in 1994. He died Aug. 1, 1998…
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Opening Our Eyes to Global Warming
David’s piece is a call to industry insiders to keep open minds with regard to the news of global warming. A 1986…
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Sore Sites for the Eyes
Ken’s piece explains that most resort Websites are stagnant and lags far behind other businesses as well as other types of resorts.…
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Consumer Show Strategies
Linda’s article describes how resorts are banding together at consumer shows to save money and make bigger impacts with skiers. The concentration…
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Changes Coming in Wire Rope Standard
This is a table of the proposed new standards submitted to the ASTM by the Wire Rope Technical Board for review.
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The End Page
Vail Trail’s inquiring photog asked “What is a Funicular?” and got some funny responses; A summer sign leads chair riders to syat…
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Blue Pages
Buying and Selling: Gillett purchases Seven Springs, Pa., Mount Abram, Maine, sold and rumors of others; Canadian Resorts Revel in Dollar Gap;…
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Idea File
Timberline, W.V. uses scrap rebar to fashion a hanger for excess wire rope; Labrador Mountain, N.Y. uses PVC pipe to create footrests…