January 2009
FEATURED STORY
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The Obama Factor
What should we expect from our new president? Here are a few likely scenarios. For some in the business of skiing, the ushering in of a left-leaning president and an allied Congress in Washington heralds a new dawn. For others, it portends doom. So the industry’s players are just like the rest of the country: awash in a wave of wondering, worrying and wishing.With weighty issues like war and economic collapse large on the country’s horizon, it is understandable that public lands policy didn’t play much of a role in the presidential campaign. That leaves plenty of room to wonder—or worry—how a President Barack Obama and a Democratically controlled Congress will impact the countr...
What should we expect from our new president? Here are a few likely scenarios.
While lift construction in 2008 was more or less average, the scale of some of the projects was far from it.
SAM took to the IAPPA tradeshow floor and gathered a crop of new ideas for summer fun in the mountains.
We take another look at some of the bright new minds this industry is fortunate to have attracted.
New base lodges, a gondola and expanded snowmaking are featured in this issue.
CNL BUYS TRIPLE PEAKS... SEVEN SPRINGS BUYS LAUREL MOUNTAIN... LOCKE RETURNS TO LAKE LOUISE... OBITUARIES... PEOPLE... SUPPLIER NEWS
NSAA's current chairman of the board, Rusty Gregory, looks to a changing future with optimism.
Mountain Spy Liz Eren owes this month’s idea to Jen Butson at Ski Vermont. For this question, Liz chose resorts near major metropolitan areas.
CNL TEES UP ANOTHER ONE... BUDDY, CAN YOU SPARE $300 MILLION?... ROUGH TIMES AT INTRAWEST, VAIL RESORTS... JUST WHAT DETROIT NEEDS... OKEMO MAKES LEARNING FREE... GARAGE SALE IN VAIL... SNOW REPORTS COME TO THE IPHONE... HOW GREEN IS YOUR SHUTTLE?... WHAT IS EVERYBODY WAITING FOR?
