http://industryreport.mountainnews.com/ en Copyright 2009 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 05:39:00 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Aspen Skiing Co., told The Industry Report.]]> http://industryreport.mountainnews.com/2009/09/destination_outlook_a_socially.shtml http://industryreport.mountainnews.com/2009/09/destination_outlook_a_socially.shtml Mon, 21 Sep 2009 05:39:00 -0800 Jiminy Peak in the Berkshires of Massachusetts, told The IR, "I truly believe the depth of this recession is going to be more impactful to our industry this year than last." Jiminy is a CNL-owned resort.]]> http://industryreport.mountainnews.com/2009/09/drive_to_outlook_half_full_or.shtml http://industryreport.mountainnews.com/2009/09/drive_to_outlook_half_full_or.shtml Mon, 21 Sep 2009 05:37:24 -0800 Economic forces affect the mountain sports industry almost as much as the weather. The world economy is showing some signs of recovering from what has been a tsunami of a recession. The weather? That's another story. http://industryreport.mountainnews.com/2009/09/economic_outlook_cloudy_but_pe.shtml http://industryreport.mountainnews.com/2009/09/economic_outlook_cloudy_but_pe.shtml Mon, 21 Sep 2009 05:36:08 -0800 Ouch.

The U.S. National Weather Service long-range forecasts through February have this to say about the various regions of the United States:The Northeast and California have an equal chance for above-normal, normal, and below-normal temperatures and precipitation. The Pacific Northwest and Northern Rockies should look for above-normal temperatures and below-normal precipitation. ]]> http://industryreport.mountainnews.com/2009/09/weather_outlook_oh_my.shtml http://industryreport.mountainnews.com/2009/09/weather_outlook_oh_my.shtml Mon, 21 Sep 2009 05:35:12 -0800
OnTheSnow.com carried a pop-up online survey last week. Arguably, most visitors to the site in September are seeking early season information and inspiration. Their answers to the survey clearly show one thing: They're bullish.]]> http://industryreport.mountainnews.com/2009/09/onthesnowcom_visitors_outlook.shtml http://industryreport.mountainnews.com/2009/09/onthesnowcom_visitors_outlook.shtml Mon, 21 Sep 2009 05:33:07 -0800 The wrinkle in the season may be H1N1, or the so-called Swine Flu. How soon it plays out, how widespread it gets or, perhaps, the timing of its peak, will determine if it becomes the joker in our season's deck. A peak of this easily transmitted flu among school-age population the last two weeks in December, for example, could send the global mountain resort industry to the ER. http://industryreport.mountainnews.com/2009/09/the_wildcard_will_swine_flu_ke.shtml http://industryreport.mountainnews.com/2009/09/the_wildcard_will_swine_flu_ke.shtml Mon, 21 Sep 2009 05:31:49 -0800 Industry Report helpful. Our editorial team for this issue was led by Mountain News Executive Editor Roger Leo. It included Mountain News Editor-in-Chief Craig Altschul; Mountain News Managing Editor Peggi Simmons; IR European Editor Patrick Thorne; Mountain News Content Producer Wes Westfall; and guest consultant John Clifford of J.W. Clifford Marketing. ]]> http://industryreport.mountainnews.com/2009/09/the_new_industry_report.shtml http://industryreport.mountainnews.com/2009/09/the_new_industry_report.shtml Mon, 21 Sep 2009 05:30:33 -0800 http://industryreport.mountainnews.com/2009/08/sponsor_reach_uk_skiers_riders.shtml http://industryreport.mountainnews.com/2009/08/sponsor_reach_uk_skiers_riders.shtml Mon, 24 Aug 2009 04:45:57 -0800
All this combined makes for a unique destination that effortlessly blends a working city dripping with history, heritage, and winter sports.

"Innsbruck is probably the only place where skiers and snowboarders will walk side by side with business people in the morning and neither will receive a strange look," International Marketing Manager Nicholas Boekdrukker from Innsbruck Tourism told The Industry Report.]]> http://industryreport.mountainnews.com/2009/08/innsbruck_selling_a_safari_in.shtml http://industryreport.mountainnews.com/2009/08/innsbruck_selling_a_safari_in.shtml Mon, 24 Aug 2009 04:35:46 -0800
The result was a reported average drop in July bookings of 13 percent, and drop in July revenues of 11 percent, compared with a year ago, with the impact falling unevenly across the spectrum of destinations.

Looming out there is the big question of what will winter bring, and what strategy will yield economic success?]]> http://industryreport.mountainnews.com/2009/08/the_good_old_summer_time_that.shtml http://industryreport.mountainnews.com/2009/08/the_good_old_summer_time_that.shtml Mon, 24 Aug 2009 04:26:59 -0800 The Industry Report provides you with solid coverage of mountain resort industry issues. A wise prophet (don't ask us who) once said, the time for change is when things are rolling along. So, this is the final issue of The Industry Report as you know it.

The "new" IR makes its debut Sept. 24. Look for it on the third Monday of each month from that point on.]]> http://industryreport.mountainnews.com/2009/08/the_industry_report_out_with_t_1.shtml http://industryreport.mountainnews.com/2009/08/the_industry_report_out_with_t_1.shtml Mon, 24 Aug 2009 02:55:31 -0800 Waterville Valley in New Hampshire in 1969 to his new role as Chief Marketing Officer at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in the Tetons of Wyoming. Carey, 62, has enjoyed a career in skiing that has been a corollary to Marshall McLuhan's famous phrase: "The medium is the message."]]> http://industryreport.mountainnews.com/2009/08/chip_carey_article.shtml http://industryreport.mountainnews.com/2009/08/chip_carey_article.shtml Mon, 10 Aug 2009 06:04:00 -0800 Slovakia. It's not likely on top of most people's list of "must ski" destinations, but the European republic is the only new country to make it into the brochures of Britain's leading tour operators this winter. Slovakia is the eastern half of what was Czechoslovakia, famous for its Prague Spring under the old Soviet regime in the 1960s. http://industryreport.mountainnews.com/2009/08/slovakia_added_to_uk_tour_offe.shtml http://industryreport.mountainnews.com/2009/08/slovakia_added_to_uk_tour_offe.shtml Mon, 10 Aug 2009 06:03:00 -0800 (source: Nielsen Net Ratings, January 2009) will launch the 2009-2010 winter season Monday, Sept. 7. Editor-In-Chief Craig Altschul reports OnTheSnow will publish 13 international editions in eight languages: Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, and Swedish.]]> http://industryreport.mountainnews.com/2009/08/is_it_ski_season_yet_you_bet.shtml http://industryreport.mountainnews.com/2009/08/is_it_ski_season_yet_you_bet.shtml Mon, 10 Aug 2009 06:02:00 -0800 What is it about mountains that lures people back, summer and winter, year after year? Maybe it's that modern life involves few challenges and much complexity. Forays into the mountains reduce life to a simpler level, and give us a chance to test ourselves against an unyielding standard. http://industryreport.mountainnews.com/2009/08/halfmoon_lake_article.shtml http://industryreport.mountainnews.com/2009/08/halfmoon_lake_article.shtml Mon, 10 Aug 2009 06:01:00 -0800