July 2009

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Cat Women
When it comes to grooming operations, it's no longer a man's world. Female drivers are becoming increasingly visible at the controls of big groomers. This is not some quota-driven equality thing, either. While performance doesn't come down to gender alone, it seems that women have certain personality traits and skills that make them excel as cat drivers. What makes women such good groomers? "Being a groomer takes a little bit of an artist's mentality," says Chris Nyberg, currently president and GM of Killington Pico, who spent 20 of years as vice president for Bombardier and Prinoth. "The mountain is your tapestry and every night, you repaint it." It takes a certain natural talent, a co...

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