March 1989

FEATURED STORY
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Bradley Packer 35 Years Later
An invention that changed the course of modern skiing was celebrated at SilverCreek by honoring the man who created it. ...

The McKinsey plan is to realize 3.5 million new skiers and $1.4 billion additional revenue by spending $97 million over the next five years on a marketing program. Here's how it will work. ...

An invention that changed the course of modern skiing was celebrated at SilverCreek by honoring the man who created it. ...

As winching vehicles become more popular, crews are discovering new ways to use them and tips on how to ge more out of them. ...
The best and most logical source for more skiers is to be found among people who participate in other sports. Just match their characteristics. ...
Numerous environmental barriers made expansion seem practically impossible at Ski Inclive, until innovative techniques were employed. ...
After several years of downward trends, there were improvements all around. ...
Attention to customers, employees and the Forest Service has produced happy results at Showdown and that makes for bottom-line profits. ...
A collection of inventive devices that work well for ski areas. ...
To bring the message about safety to skiers, the National Ski Patrol enlisted American Express as a sponsor. ...
"I pray there is no reincarnation. Nothing could equal the journey I've had. Anything else would be a boring encore." — Ernie Blake. ...
A look at the Coalition to Save Belleayre, an organization currently numbering more than 2,000 metro New and Long Island skiers and Catskill area businessmen. Formed to fight an attempt by the state to close down the ski area, it is now battling for continued funding to rejuvenate Belleayre's outdated facilities. ...
They call it Hunter Mountain Shiobara — "Snowmaking Capital of Japan." For two women from New York, it was a month-long adventure of a lifetime. Here are excepts from their diaries. ...
A National Children's Symposium was held at Copper Mountain, Colo., in January. About 80 participants studies a new teaching manual, "Child-Centered Skiing: The AmericanTeaching System for Children." ...
Ernie Blake 1913-1989... Ski Undistry Crossroads: Merger and Marketing... ...
NSAA/SIA Merger Plan Faces SIA Vote This Month...Forest Service Finalizing New Permit Provisions... Important Jury Case Won in Wisconsin... Forest Service Invites Bids for Sequoia Resort... Mt. Shasta Battle Still Runs Hot... Ski and Travel Symposium... People... ...
Last summer Stuart Campbell, the president of the Midwest Ski Areas Association, asked me to conduct a seminar on liability insurance at the MSAA fall meeting. In preparation for this, I asked some of the midwest area operators for background information. ...
Etiquette and Semantics... Poconos Promotions ...
When it comes to ordering new lifts or grooming machines, or when starting a new mountain restaurant, ski area executives understand the necessity for long lead times. ...
Accused of being an elitist. ...
Revised edition update. ...
John Fry's perspective and views. ...
A device that can quantify snow quality using calorimetry can now be added to flow meters and sensors of ambient conditions. ...
The l988-l989 ski season will certainly merit being call "The Season of the Snowmaker." ...