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March 2007

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  • Moms Wanna Rock, Too

    If you think that terrain parks are only for the kids, think again. Young mothers are showing an interest, but they need somewhere to play. “Yikes, I thought as my mother whizzed by, Popping an ollie on her very first try.She pulled off a spin so high in the air,It knocked all the curl right out of her hair.”From “Skateboard Mom,” a Penguin Putnam book by Barbara Odanaka Change the skateboard to a snowboard and you’ve covered a common fantasy that a lot of today’s younger moms have about their time at your resort. The white-booted, furry-bomber-hat-wearing woman cutting out early because she’s the tired-and-it’s-time-to-start-dinner mom is a rapidly-disappearing breed. In...

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Grooming Vehicles 2007

Both Prinoth and PistenBully introduce new machines and a third manufacturer is poised to it the market.

The Next Steps

With global warming looming large, what can ski resorts do to stem the tide beyond the traditional conservation programs?

Moms Wanna Rock, Too

If you think that terrain parks are only for the kids, think again. Young mothers are showing an interest, but they need somewhere to play.

Looking for Signs

Mountain resorts by their very nature are large spaces. Getting people to move around in them is a challenge, and that's where good signage comes in.

2007 SIA Show: Top 25 Products and Trends

Want to know what will be hot on the slopes next season? We cruised the SIA Show in Las Vegas to find out.

The Top Recruits

SAM kicked off its first annual Recruit of the Year contest and here is a look at some of the impressive winners.

Speak Out :: March 2007

Tom Winter talks about The Death of the Locals' Bar. We say Hats Off to the USST. And Rick Kahl calls for a Convergence by Conservation.

Blue Pages :: March 2007

ASC SELLS MOUNT SNOW, ATTITASH, KILLINGTON AND PICO RESORTS... A PUBLIC FORTRESS... CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF HOT DOGGING... THE SELLING OF SKIING, 2007... CHICKS WHO RIP... THE LITTLE COMPANY THAT COULD... WHERE WERE YOU WHEN WE NEEDED YOU?... GLOBAL WARMING? BAH, HUMBUG!... SHORTSWINGS

Industry Reports :: March 2007

Intrawest Buys Steamboat... Haystack Put on Ice... Brighton Sold... Revelstok on the Rise... PSIA/AASI and NSP Split... Ski, Skiing and TWS Sold to Swedish Group... People... Supplier News...

Saved Before the Tax Bell Tolled

A last-minute tax bill extended key tax breaks, but they are not reflected in the 2006 IRS publications. What can you do?

Gaining Efficiency

Pats Peak added software controls to its snowmaking pumps, boosting efficiency and increasing reliability, for relatively little cost.

Weather Trumps All

One thing's for sure about this winter: there's nothing normal about it anywhere.

Mountain Spy :: March 2007

For this edition of Mountain Spy, our 007 Liz Eren got on the horn to find out how ski resorts handle phone clls about their terrain parks. In a year when many areas are struggling with snow, the answers were interesting...and all over the place.

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