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October 31, 2005

Gas Prices, War Have Little Impact On Early Resort Bookings

There may be more powder on grandma's Bundt cake than on some mountains but that hasn't hurt the ski travel industry, which reports an average 25 percent increase in early bookings at resorts from Aspen to Zermatt over this time last year. ...continue reading »

Southwest Air Service Great for Colorado Resorts, Says Jensen

Southwest Airlines' decision to renew service to Denver International Airport with a total of 13 daily nonstop flights to Las Vegas, Chicago-Midway and Phoenix starting January 3 is "a significant event" for Colorado mountain resorts, Bill Jensen, chief operating officer of Vail Mountain told The Industry Report. ...continue reading »

Loaner Apparel: "Concierge, Bring Me A Men's 44 Long"

No pants? No problem. Teton Mountain Lodge's "Gear Closet" was so successful last summer that the luxury hotel and condominium property is stocking up on jackets, pants, gloves and goggles that will be available without charge to guests this winter. ...continue reading »

Miller Video Time As Bode Inks Deal For Wireless Game

Fans of Bode Miller will soon be able to play video games featuring the World Cup racing champ on their cell phones. ...continue reading »

October 17, 2005

Responsibility Code: Keep it Cool and Simple, says Research

If Dave Buller has his way, patrollers, instructors and perhaps even celebrities would be on the front lines in reminding skiers and riders about safety on the slopes. The current safety responsibility code posted at most resorts is "bland and boring," and "most people tune it out," he says. ...continue reading »

Experts and the Almanac - What Will Winter Bring?

Forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have collected all their data, run their computer models and come up with this prediction for the first three months of the coming winter: ...continue reading »

If You've Got Champagne Taste On A Beer Budget...

Just because you could not pony up $365-million for Mammoth Mountain in California doesn't mean you can't take aim at buying a ski area. You just have to lower your sights. ...continue reading »

Berry Asks "Is Your Resort Toilet Trained?"

What is most important to those who give a resort high marks in customer satisfaction?

Toilets, says Michael Berry, chief of the National Ski Areas Association. ...continue reading »

October 03, 2005

Mountain Managers Wrap Their Heads Around Disaster

"We live in the midst of alarms; anxiety beclouds the future; we expect some new disaster with each newspaper we read." - Abraham Lincoln

Talk about your nightmare jobs. ...continue reading »

Moseley Soars, Crowd Roars, Icer Scores - Neighbors Glower

After all the politics and protest, hoo-rah and hype, a Nevada ski wax company's plan to turn one of San Francisco's steepest and most photographed streets into a trick ramp went off with nary a hitch Thursday. ...continue reading »

USSA to Resorts - "Let's Partner Up"

Speaking at the Northeast Winter Sports Summit, held earlier in September at Bretton Woods, N.H., Tom Kelly, Vice President, Marketing Communications for the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association, made it clear that the Olympic group is aggressively promoting itself and would love some help. ...continue reading »

Early Season Numbers: Color Them Rosy With Question Marks

How are destination resort bookings shaping up for the winter?

Mark Uhlfelder, senior vice president of Ski.com, reports: "We're up hugely; at least 18 percent overall" vis a vis last season "and by some measures up 57 percent, looking at advance bookings but not deposits. Some of the bookings will fall through, to be sure, but most will not." ...continue reading »

China Syndrome: Prof Says Its Ski Hills Are Over 20 Years Old

In IR 9/5/05 we referred to a USA Today article mentioning Lu Jian as the man who in 1995 developed the first ski resort in that country." Prof. Curtis W. Bender, who teaches Ski Area Operations at Colorado Mountain College, writes:

"I had the pleasure of going to China with Bob Parker, retired VP of Vail, in the spring of 1986. We were with a delegation of ski industry experts trying to assist the Chinese government in development of modern skiing facilities. ...continue reading »