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January 1987

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XC Design Symposium

XC design symposium is progressive and upbeat.  ...

George Gillett Speaks His Mind

George Gillett speaks his mine.  ...

Applying Psychology To Accidents

Applying psychology to accidents.  ...

X-Country Connection-- The Perfect Track

Setting the "Perfect" Track.  ...

The New Tax Law-- Material Participation

A timely examination of some of the worst consequences of the new law-before the final regulations are on paper.  ...

Grand Scale Redevelopment

How can $10 million worth of goodies be squeezed into a space smaller than a city block? They are doing it at Aspen.  ...

Contrarian Development Approach

At Shawnee, real estate came first, but the mountain and skiing proved to be a profit center on its own.  ...

1985-86 Economic Analysis

The results looked good, but the bottom line reinforced a downward trend.  ...

Catering To Kids

There's money to be made in ski schools for children, but it's not like adult ski schools. The operation is tricky and subtle.  ...

Converting Dinosaurs

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Lifts 1986-- More Power

More and more power.  ...

Sugarbowl Builds A Lift For Deep Snows

Lifts have unique problems in places where the snow drifts to 100 feet or more. Lift Engineering solved this one. ...

Capturing Linear Functions

Skiers move through the Wachusett base lodge following their needs. It works-almost too well.  ...