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  • Industry Reports
    Helmet law narrowly defeated, Vail and ASC first-quarter numbers, Bolton Valley files for Chapter 11, Ingrid Polletin dies, Tenney finally sold, Pape vs Powdr just beginning, Berthoud goes with Snowcat, Big White purchases Silver Star, CSCUSA program to help smaller areas, NSP launches safety program, sales of skis and snowboards up, Cross Country Skier creates poll, Obituaries, People.
  • A China Ski Forum
    An international gathering furthers China's emergence in the ski world.
  • Finding Elbow Room
    If your slopes are looking a little crowded these days, maybe it's time to take another look at how you are figuring density and capacity. (Part II of "Half Empty or Half Full")
  • Lifts 2001-Down, But With Some Bright Spots
    New lift construction survey for 2001. While the East and Southeast bounded back and the Mountain states inched ahead, the picture was not so pretty in the Pacific or Midwest. (Includes charts and graphs.)
  • A Golden Anniversary for Dodge Ridge
    From a matchbook drawing to an 815-acre full-fledged ski resort, Dodge Ridge is one of the industry's great success stories.
  • Dare to Compare
    A refresher course in comparing snowmaking equipment to make sure you get the most white for your green.
  • Cheap and Deep
    A young Colorado developer has set out to deliver inexpensive, environmentally-sensitive and uncrowded skiing and snowboarding at Silverton Mountain Ski Area.
  • Construction Site
    Summer construction including: Snowbird, Utah: lifts, Whiteface Mtn, NY: new slope, snowmaking, and weir, Bridger Bowl, Mont.: lifts, Granite Peaks, Wis.:chairlifts, snowmaking, increased lighting, Sky Tavern, Nevada: lift, Wintergreen, Va.: new lift and 10-lane tubing hill.
  • Keeping Guests Happy and Healthy
    A program at Snowbird has every department keeping an eye on the health of skiers and snowboarders.
  • Getting Into School
    A few very successful programs are introducing school kids to the joys of cross-country skiing, however, more programs need to be created in order to ensure a future for the sport.
  • Smaller is Sometimes Better
    Last season, three areas boasted double-digit increases in skier visits- and it wasn't necessarily the snow. Here's how they did it.
  • It's All in the Preparation
    How do you train 500 people in four days who are going to work in 25 different shops, selling 93 different brands?? Here's a look at Whistler/Blackcomb's, B.C., success with Website training for employees.
  • When You Don't Have a Secretary
    Yes, it means more paperwork. But keeping accurate service records saves time, money, and aggravation. Here's why.
  • Facts, Figures & Rules of Thumb
    Here's a new formula to give operators a handle on the number of snowboarders vs skiers on their hills.
  • SAM Idea Files
    Sunburst Ski Resort, Wis., creates a clean fire by replacing their outside wood log pit into a gas replica. Brian Head, Utah, installs cable handrail as a safety feature for their lift maintenance department. Fort Wainwright's Birch Hill Ski, Snowboard and Snowtube area, Alaska, where a snow-tubing park was built in one day.
  • Blue Pages
    Staff report: Mother Nature at her Ironic Best/Worst, Corporate Benefits-Vail Style, Olympic Bribery Cases Dismissed, Release Forms For Juniors in Doubt, Sport Illustrated Blasts Utah "Snow Job", Rental Ops Getting Fine Tuned, Forest Service Responsive to Leisure.
  • The End Page
    Scenes From the Mountains: a look at some interesting signs and a few pictures from Snow Economics' mound of July snow at Seven Springs, Pa.
  • Speak Out
    Let the Games Begin- a SAM editorial on the winter Olympics, and An Open Letter to Jim Spring- written by David Rowan about some numbers for the Outdoor Industry Assoc. with a reply from Jim Spring.