November 2011
FEATURED STORY
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Mud Money
These aren't your mother's obstacle races. Military-inspired competitions are making a big mark at ski areas in the off-season. Mud season is a fact of life every spring for ski resorts across North America. Shops close, lodges are mostly vacant, and people, except maybe for maintenance workers in mud-coated boots, are scarce. So how did Vermont’s Mount Snow draw more than 14,000 people and sell out nearly every room in the valley May 7-8 during Mother’s Day weekend? Mud. Lots of sticky, gooey, sloppy, mud. Mount Snow hosted back-to-back days of Tough Mudder, an event that puts individuals and teams through a zany and very muddy 10- to 12-mile obstacle course with more than two doze...
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When it comes to snowmaking pipe, there are pros and cons to using steel or using ductile iron.
It's a brave new world out there in customer service thanks to new mobile devices that make it easier to cater to guests' needs like never before.
A special report on the ski areas that were hit by Tropical Storm Irene.
When designing your freestyle terrain, remember all those who might use it.
Do you have the signs that your area needs, and in all the right places?
A resort-wide focus on cutting energy costs led to big savings at Crested Butte.
Mountain Spy Liz Eren plays an eager young adult yearning to work and play in the mountains—remember those? We called them "ski bums." Unfortunately, many resorts aren't feeling that love or passion anymore. Perhaps we should get more "human" in the HR department.
CAN ANYONE CERTIFY TERRAIN PARKS?... TIME IS ON THEIR SIDE... ONTHESNOW BIDS TO BE ONE-STOP SOURCE... SNOCOUNTRY STEPS UP ITS GAME... SUMMER OPS BILL: THE GOOD GUYS WIN
ALPINE MEADOWS AND SQUAW VALLEY COMBINE... TWO N.Y. AREAS SOLD... WISP FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY... PRIVATE CLUBS OPEN AND CLOSE... OBITUARIES... PEOPLE... SUPPLIER NEWS
