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  • LIFTS 2013€”MEH
    Recovery seems to be slow in the lift-building business. But there are bright spots.
  • IAAPA 2013
    SAM gathers some great new products and ideas from the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions annual trade show.

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  • RENTAL GEAR 2014
    Manufacturers on both the Alpine and snowboard sides continue to find ways to make the rental process easier and guests happier.

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  • COLLECTIVE ALLIANCES
    As resorts come together to sell combined season passes, are customers responding?
  • NEW VISION FOR NIGHT LIGHTS
    When Steamboat decided to offer night riding, the resort found a system that is low impact and maximum fun.
  • CONSTRUCTION SITE
    Resorts worked on everything from summer operations to new learning areas.

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  • IDEA FILES
    A brake pump, a loading guide, and the winner of the Best Idea File of 2013.
  • ON THE ROAD
    DENVER EXPO November 2013... BEWI LUNCHEON November 2013... SKI VT AND SKI NH RECEPTIONS November 2013
  • SPEAKOUT :: WHERE ARE ALL THE MOGULS?
    Twenty years ago you could hardly find a ski area that wasn€™t littered with moguls. They were everywhere. But by the mid-€™90s, moguls were on the way to extinction...

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  • SPEAKOUT :: REMEMBERING HENRIK BULL
    Henrik Bull remembered.

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  • INDUSTRY REPORTS
    TAOS TO BE SOLD... GOOD NEWS FOR WEST AND WHALEBACK... PEOPLE... SUPPLIER NEWS
  • SUMMER: WHAT PRICE IS RIGHT?
    Flexibility is the key to pricing summer activities.
  • TOP PR PEEVES
    Advice and perspective from the field.
  • LITTLE AREAS THAT COULD
    There's a lot happening at four smaller Maine hills.
  • REMOTE CONTROL OF LIFTS
    Modern communications have made remote operation of lifts much easier. But that's no excuse for taking it for granted.
  • SOCHI, THE PREQUEL
    Russia's Winter Games has deep North American roots.
  • MOUNTAIN SPY
    In this month's Mountain Spy, we tackle what is becoming a controversial subject--uphill traffic. But this is a test of customer service. Whether the answer is "yes" or "no," it still pays to deliver information with a friendly attitude.

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  • BLUE PAGES
    CANYONS AVY SUIT HOLDS MANY LESSONS... SNOWMAKING WITH BALLS... HEAVENLY ADOPTS NEW ZIPLINE RULES... INTRAWEST FILES FOR $100 MILLION IPO... AND SHOWS INTEREST IN CRESTED BUTTE?... MUCH ADO ABOUT TOKING