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• People

This article profiles John Rutter, Keystone's COO and NSAA'a latest Chair. Rutter explains his priorities in regrowing the skiing market through youth and families, and by increasing current participation among snow sliders. The article is accompanied by a sidebar by David Rowan listing the previous NSAA meeting dates and places as well as chairs e...

• Marketing

Bob's article explains the pitfalls and opportunities in marketing using the Internet, a slew of new consumer magazines and inexpensive cable television programming. The article also goes through the 'hows' of effective marketing in the brave new media world. ...

Abby Rand critiques the ski resort offerings on the Internet for planning a ski vacation. She discovered that the ski travel trade is not ready for the big time. ...

This is a roundup of all the rental snowshoes and cross-country equipment for the 1998-1999 season. ...

• Snowmaking

Understanding snow and making grooming implements work on it requires study, experimentation and intuition. Chris' article discusses, in detail, how each piece of a groomer's fleet works on different snow conditions and offres advantages and disadvantages to using each. ...

This article describes a number of techniques used by foresters and loggers that can be effectively applied to cutting trails. An accompanying article by Buckingham describes new types of logging equipment. ...

This article takes at a look at the latest offerings in grooming vehicles. A table gives all the technical details to each model. ...

This article revisits the ski slope lighting standard developed by the NSAA's night lighting committee in 1984-1985. This is an updated explanation of the standard, which is still being used as more areas make use of night hours with current technology; also describes current trends in lighting. ...

• Miscellaneous

SIA Attempts to Force Trade Show Agreement; Ski Maine Hosts Fifth-Grade Passport Confab; Field of Bidders Narrows for Cannon, Mt. SUnapee; Resorts Gear Up for a Lift-Building Summer; Linde Named NSAA Director of Marketing; New Name, New Bucks to Transform N.J. Resort; Obits, People and Personnel; Restructuring and Relocation of Kassbohrer; Supplier...

• Conferences / Trade Shows

Heidi's article gives a brief preview of the 8th International Congress for Transportation by Wire Rope that took place concurrently with the NSAA annual convention in San FRancisco May 22-27, 1999. ...

• Marketing

Pat's piece describes the Bell Atlantic marketing ploy to raise awareness and money for USA Luge. Six eastern ski resorts took part in the event, whcih allows mere mortals the chance to ride a luge in competition somewhat tamer than the Olympic sport. The event is also intended to attract newcomers to participating resorts to try the sport. ...

• Retail

Seth Says less is more. Fewer trade shows and redirecting $$ saved by attending fewer events into smart marketing can help drive the induistry forward. ...

• Environment

The article explains the importance of ski resort operators becoming involved in multi-year wetland planning processes well before starting any projects as a result of the new Clean Water Act Intitiative. The plan attempts to protect the health of an entire watershed over time rather than consider individual impacts on specific wetlands. Involvemen...

• International

The article describes the lessons learned by some SLOC members at the Nagano games as preparation begins for the Olympics at Salt Lake City-region ski venues. ...

David's article outlines the factors that make up the complicated picture of SIA's trade show troubles. The article explains why buy-sell cycles are causing trouble and hurting retail equipment numbers. ...

This sidebar, accompanying a profile of John Rutter, named chair of NSAA at the Marco Island convention in 1998, lists the dates and places of each annual NSAA convention. It also lists the chairs elected to the board and comments on the worst and best locations for the convention. ...

Linda's article reviews the snow conditions around the country and Canada for the 1997-98 ski season as they related to El Nino. El Nino, it turned out, helped all regions except for the southernmost areas. ...

• Environment

Stan's remarks are a comment on a separate article in the same issue on page 60 about Watershed Management. Stan's comments support the notion that long-range planning and consultation with environmental authorities will eliminate surprises and keep projects moving ahead without compromising their goals. ...

• People

Robert's comments undersore the fact that irresponsibility and unsafe skiing led to Kennedy's tragic accident. The accident was tragic but gave skiing a blackeye it doesn't deserve. ...

• Miscellaneous

Boot Dryer at Caberfae Peaks, MIch.; Easy chair hauler at Whitetail, Pa.; Poles for parking at Killington, Vt. ...

• Miscellaneous

ASC, Vail Resorts and Booth Creek pledge to help fund landmarl media campaign; Aspen Gets Lion's Share of environmental awards; Resort Real Estate Boom; European Markets Opening Up; Inventory of Skiers and Boarders Inconclusive;The Art of the Leveraged Equipment Purchase; Vail Category III EXpansion Finally Approved. ...

• Miscellaneous
• Environment
• Public Relations / Publicity

Five items:1) Road & Track's semi tongue-in-cheek vehicle review of the Kassbohrer Pisten Bully 3002) A transcript of the Brundage Mountain telephone answering system complete with an extension to hear dogs bark3) Suburban snowmaking man Jonathan Sweeney's Fairfield County, Conn. business (he'll come to your house and make snow for parties, etc....