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Why people X-C ski...X-C business was erratic... More on the southern skier.  ...

Why people X-C ski...X-C business was erratic... More on the southern skier.  ...

• Lifts

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• Safety

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• Marketing

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• Resort Development

How the new recommendation on slope lighting was put together and what is means to ski areas. An important update by LeRoy W. Schultz and Donald L. Umbricht.  ...

• Resort Development

Essential reading for all areas with night skiing. The report as approved by NSAA and submitted to the EIS Board.  ...

• Resort Development

A new lighting system was developed by the Puget Sound Power Company and Ski Acres. It resulted in dramatic savings in money and energy. By Arthur G Collin.  ...

Overall, skier visits were down slightly reports ted Farwell. Is it the weather or a trend?  ...

Almost everything a maintenance crew could ask for is included in this Butternut Basin structure. Pictures and text by Lew Cuyler.  ...

• Lift Maintenance

A complex interation of factors can cause failure in the system and components. From a speech by David K. Matlock at the Vail Safety Seminar.  ...

• Lifts

SAM continues to report this important index of ski area investments.  ...

• Marketing

A group of top marketing experts explores the identity of the ski area industry and looks at directions for the failure. Part II of a panel discussion on marketing.  ...

At Mammoth Mountain a new system of planting grass was developed with spectacular success. By Pam Murphy.  ...

• Marketing

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