January 2008
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Lifts 2007 :: It Was a Good Year
Lift manufacturers were busy last year installing almost 25 percent more uphill transportation than the previous season. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A PDF OF THE ARTICLE. Rather than keep you in suspense, let’s cut right to the chase—there were a total of 41 chairlifts, gondolas and platters installed in 2007, representing a VTFH of 85,393, which is about a 25 percent increase over last year. Not too shabby. Not too shabby at all. (Note: VTFH measures the number of skiers who can be transported 1,000 feet vertically in one hour. It is arrived at by multiplying the vertical rise in feet by the capacity in people-per-hour and divided by 1,000.)Why the big jump? Well, there ...
With the latest technologies and building practices, staying green during construction is not as hard as it used to be--and the payback is much faster.
Lift manufacturers were busy last year installing almost 25 percent more uphill transportation than the previous season.
After the season ends, some areas are taking advantage of leftover snow by running terrain park camps.
Sure mountain biking and ski areas have been synonymous for years, but is there major growth ahead?
Want to know who is setting the trends in terrain park building? Check out these seven gurus.
Aspen/Snowmass started from scratch and created the ideal children's center.
Racing fence installations, new lodges, and new lifts give guests plenty to look forward to.
With new leadership, NSP is poised to become a more active partner with resorts.
For this edition of Mountain Spy, our 007 Liz Eren posed as a college journalist writing an article. She started her query with that information and said that she had a simple question to ask, giving the person on the other end of the line an immediate opportunity to transfer her, or not. Most did not, which worked in some instances, not in others.
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Online, the trusty old trail map can become the jumping-off point for a multi-media experience.
Able to see through snow with a single GPS, groomers at Alpe d'Huez make the most of what they've got.
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