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March 1990

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Water Worries In Vermont

Ancient legal doctrines are affecting modern needs for snowmaking's essential ingredient and ski areas are attempting to cope.  ...

Camaraderie Comes With Safety

At vail, they instituted a four-pronged safety program to bring back past attitudes and feelings about skiing. ...

Industry Marketing

A review and a preview ...

Snowmaking Is 40 Years Old

We know how important snowmaking is. In the beginning, it seemed to be a modest, but promising idea at best.  ...

The Russians Were Here

Killington hosted a group of Russian students in an effort to bring skiing into the international peace process.  ...

When Avalanches Are Made By Machines

Snow fractures can occur from the combination of underlying snow on steep slopes and the machine-made product on top.  ...

The Guns Of Denderite

At last it can be told: What was the dendrite doing all those years, what came out of the secret research and where will it go from here? ...

Outwitting Lines And Labor

With the base lodge reconstruction at Mt. Snow, the inadequate food service was converted into a fast and profitable operation.  ...

Overcoming Enviromental Obstacles

Each year different concerned groups get into the approval process. Here are ways to handle changing situations.  ...

The Indoor Sport Of Skiing

In England and Japan, new technologies are being used to make it possible to ski on real snow all year round.  ...

Lights Up/Costs Down

Hidden Valley proves that less light may be more in terms of energy and cost savings. A night-light case history.  ...