November 2010
FEATURED STORY
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The Talent Within
Training terrain park staff to become future leaders can be a no-brainer. Disney should build terrain parks. Then we all could go to seminars to learn how they are managed. Acronyms would evolve. Recognition pins would be floating around. Professional approaches to every situation imaginable would be in written form, to be memorized by every Cast Member, tested daily. The guest would know exactly what to expect, and would never have to make a decision about how to utilize a feature. Instead, we treat freestyle terrain as this free flowing creation that follows no industry-wide management guidelines. No standards, just best practices. That is because freestyle terrain should be j...
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Small ski areas on the East Coast and in Canada provide a glimpse into operations-driven business.
A new system to test your productivity and energy use during snowmaking can lead to big savings.
Training terrain park staff to become future leaders can be a no-brainer.
A bamboo holder, a liftline gate and a high-powered mower are the latest great ideas to come from resorts.
PEAK RESORTS TO ACQUIRE WILDCAT... OBITUARY... AWARDS... PEOPLE... SUPPLIER NEWS
Community and state funds have relaunched this small-town, non-profit area.
Areas that seek ways to cut energy costs are finding them almost everywhere they look.
Mountain Spy Liz Eren tackles customer service as a mother in this edition.
