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November 2006

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  • The Art of the Park

    This year's trends in terrain parks are all about catering to beginners and keeping it simple. Where there is pride, there is sometimes ego, but there can also be greatness. The terrain park is a unique area of the mountain, a place where guests can truly see the talent of specially trained staff and the results of an investment in expensive equipment. It's an area to be proud of, so why would it ever be anything less than great? Of course, there are many answers to that question. Money, staff, expertise, management, equipment-they can all be reasons why a terrain park is a little less than its best. But talk to any of the top park managers in the country about what makes them proud of th...

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The Art of the Park

This year's trends in terrain parks are all about catering to beginners and keeping it simple.

Derailed

Freestylers are going back to nature with their rails and hits.

French Fries to Go, Please

As resorts across the continent get serious about the environment, what role can biodiesel play in daily operations?

Fan Guns-In the East?

When Peak Resorts purchased an eastern resort, the company decided to bring its successful Midwest snowmaking operations in. Did it work?

Construction Site :: November 2006

Resorts were busy this summer installing lifts, expanding terrain, and sprucing up base areas.

A Question of Balance

Which is more important to an area's operations: building real estate or improving the mountain product? It depends.

Speak Out :: November 2006

Joel Bourassa, Operations Manager of Tenney Mountain Resort, Plymouth, N.H., implores us to take on "A Snowmaking Challenge."  SAM talks differing strategies at Vail and Alpino in "Many Ways to Achieve Diversity." Bob Roberts, Executive Director of the California Ski Industry Association, remembers "Alex Cushing, A Man in Full."

Industry Reports :: November 2006

Vail Arsonits Plead Guilty... Norquay Sold... New Owner for Snow Ridge... New SmartStyle... Hemlock Reopens... Powder Ridge Closes... Obit... People... Supplier People... Supplier News...

Slats Goes Private

There's money to be made in them thar hills.

The Resort Builders

Longtime ski journalist and former SAM editor John Fry has recently published "The Story of Modern Skiing," a history of the sport in the U.S. This adapted and abridged excerpt shows how much has changed in the business-and how much has not.

The New PR Paradigm

Areas are adding tools-and dedicated employees-to increase guest communications via the web.

Mountain Spy :: November 2006

SAM goes undercover to learn about season pass options for the recent college grad. 

True Lies

As technology and the Web give customers greater access to weather conditions, snow reporters learn to both entertain and inform.

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