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November 2011

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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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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.

Get Fit For Work

Fitness and nutrition play a big role in how your employees perform.

Steel Versus Iron

When it comes to snowmaking pipe, there are pros and cons to using steel or using ductile iron.

What's In Your Park VII?

Check out this year's entries.

Lot-to-Lift Made Easy

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.

Construction Site :: November 2011

A special report on the ski areas that were hit by Tropical Storm Irene.

Speak Out :: In the Wake of Irene

Surviving Irene

Positive Signs Pile Up

The tea leaves favor a big season ahead for most.

For the People

When designing your freestyle terrain, remember all those who might use it.

Ramping Up Retail

What resort shops can do to improve their sales.

In the Right Place

Do you have the signs that your area needs, and in all the right places?

Effort In = Costs Out

A resort-wide focus on cutting energy costs led to big savings at Crested Butte.

Eco-Tip :: Biodiesel Alternative

Turning Kitchen Oil Into Snowcat Fuel

Mountain Spy :: November 2011

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.


Blue Pages :: November 2011

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

Industry Reports :: November 2011

ALPINE MEADOWS AND SQUAW VALLEY COMBINE... TWO N.Y. AREAS SOLD... WISP FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY... PRIVATE CLUBS OPEN AND CLOSE... OBITUARIES... PEOPLE... SUPPLIER NEWS

 

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