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« Previous Story | The Industry Report Home Page | Next Story » November 27, 2006 No More January 'Thaw' - Down Time Is Filling UpThose lazy, hazy days of, er, January, are gradually filling up. With skiers and snowboarders. The early weeks of each new year have brought holiday hangovers to resorts trying to meet projected visitor numbers for decades. The weather is either at its coldest or - more often in the Northeast - finds a way to thaw out for a week or more. The Martin Luther King holiday has helped considerably if the weather cooperates. ...continue reading »"Hot Dog" - The Sequel?Seldom does a movie come along that so clearly defines a sport. For surfing fans it was "Endless Summer," which sent gremlins and hodads alike into the surfshops for appropriate attire and spawned a new dialect - "surf speak." What "Summer" did for surfing, "Hot Dog, The Movie" did for skiing. ...continue reading »Resort Stragglers Fall One By OneName your curse: declining ticket sales, receding snow levels, intrusive governmental bureaucracies - they're all bad. Any one of them can sink a ski area. Together, they'll drag you down faster than river water in your hip waders. ...continue reading »Ski Quote Of The Week...continue reading »November 13, 2006 Latest Trend In Ski Travel: "Procreation Vacations"You kids today. Why, back when compact discs were something you got after one couloir jump too many, we didn't need any help locating and - ahem - consumating our relationships with the opposite sex. But one ski area is catering to couples in search of the perfect time - and place - to mate. ...continue reading »Too Busy To Get A Life? Make Time, Fella...Fed up with the modern vacation amounting to a long weekend or even two weeks a year? OK, take a week in Colorado for Christmas. Then, let's take the whole family to Kitzbuhel for our President's Week. Maybe we close out the season with some spring snow at Mammoth or heli-skiing in the Bugaboos. Sounds good to me. How about you? ...continue reading »Utah Real Estate Sales Outpace Aspen, Sun ValleyWith its dramatic rock outcroppings, destination ski areas, and still affordable land values, Utah is fast becoming the go-to state for luxury accomodations and resort developments hoping to become the next Aspen or Sun Valley. ...continue reading »Ski Quote Of The Week...continue reading »November 02, 2006 Intrawest Founder Houssian Retires, Wasilov Steps Up
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