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• Legal

The Editor covers the ski industry's White House briefing.  ...

• Marketing

Pam Conklin, one of the industry's most experienced and astutest marketing and publicity executives, will have a regular column in SAM. We welcome her! ...

• Ski Area Profiles

Mort Lund tells the true-life, tragi-comedy of Wendy Fruchty's rookie year as a ski area manager. ...

Nordic expert Bob Woodward provides a thorough rundown on the various trail grooming and track setting equiptment.  ...

• Lift Maintenance

Technical Editor Nils Ericksen covers another aspect of non-destructive testing: liquid dye penetrants.  ...

• Ski Area Profiles

Another in our series of profiles in profits by Bob Goligoski.  ...

• Rental

Charlie Meyers describes a dynamic rental equipment chain. ...

Len Bugel and Dave Tybutski describe a new management tool which aids in an area's critical decision-making.  ...

• Lifts

Chuck Dwyer tells why we shoud be taking a hard second look at procedures in this vital function.  ...

• Lifts

Starting a 2-part series by Chris Stoddard, on this very important subject.  ...

• Lift Maintenance

Some chores to do now, by "Smitty" Smith.  ...