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Resorts make plans to make snow link removed*
The Denver Post August 24, 2002.  As ranchers liquidate cattle herds, crops wither and cities crack down on water use, resort officials say they'll be able to make enough snow to open in November because they've stocked up on water.

Sun puts kibosh on ski season
Deseret News April 9, 2002.  The feeling is the total number of skier days will be down by as much as 25 percent. People came to Utah during the Olympics to watch, not to ski.

Cold cash: Ski resorts profit on cheap U.S. land link removed*
The Mercury News (San Jose, California) April 7, 2002.  In 1998, the most recent complete figures available from the U.S. Forest Service, the 136 ski resorts operating on national forest land had gross revenues of $874 million yet paid just $19.9 million, or 2.28 percent, to the government.

Another Link in the Chain? link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune December 16, 2001.  In 1990, the idea of linking the central Wasatch's seven ski areas came up in Salt Lake County planning circles and was rejected.

Ski Areas Get Low Environmental Ratings link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune November 2, 2001.  Utah ski resorts may boast of having the greatest snow on earth, but few of them can claim sterling environmental records, says a coalition of green-minded skiers.

ROLLY & WELLS: Non-Utahns Ski Cheaper, Thanks to Us link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune July 30, 2001.  Utah taxpayers are helping to fund the marketing and advertising of a program that lets out-of-staters use our ski slopes for $20-a-day less than Utahns at Wasatch Mountain resorts.

Resorts Report Skier Record link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune May 25, 2001.  Utah's ski industry reported a record volume of skier visits this season, thanks to early season snow, pre-Olympic publicity and a staggering investment in infrastructure and terrain expansions in recent years.

Alta Council Member Proposes Lodge for Skiers link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune March 15, 2001.  Town Council member Joanne Shrontz hopes to build a luxury 64-room skier lodge near Albion Basin, the environmentally delicate ski bowl at the head of Little Cottonwood Canyon, making` it the town's first new hotel in 40 years.

Machines Let Resorts Please Skiers When Nature Won't link removed*
The New York Times (free registration required) February 8, 2001.  ...Fake snow has become so popular among some resort owners that they sometimes look at nature as getting in the way, especially when it keeps skiers from getting to the mountain.

Environment Groups' Ratings Rile Ski Industry link removed*
The New York Times (free registration required) December 3, 2000.  The mistrust between environmentalists and the ski resort industry, which is sometimes rancorous, grew substantially this week when a coalition of environmental groups issued a report that graded 51 resorts in 10 Western states for their environmental policies.

Eco-Groups Rate the Slopes link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune November 30, 2000.  Three Utah ski resorts are among the worst in the West at protecting the environment, according to a new report released Wednesday by a coalition of conservation groups.

Ski Areas Seek Year-Round Revenue and Longer Seasons link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune November 21, 2000.  Ski Utah plans to publish a summer holiday planner for the first time next year.

Skiers not that thrilled for Games link removed*
Deseret News June 30, 2000.  Fear of crowds and higher prices will keep them away

Ski Resorts Marketing Summer Fun, Year-round activities becoming the norm in mountainous areas link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune June 17, 2000.  "Resorts have come to realize that they can't make it financially with just four months of work per year," said Shawn Stinson, director of communications at the Park City Visitor Bureau.

Environmental groups call ski resort charter a snow job
Deseret News June 16, 2000.  Some environmental groups say a new plan by national ski resorts to help protect nature is merely a snow job. They say the ski industry failed to address resort expansion in a set of new environmental guidelines it unveiled Wednesday.

Ski Resorts Sign Manifesto for The Environment link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune June 15, 2000.  An organization representing the nation's ski resorts unveiled a plan Wednesday to make the industry environmentally friendly. But critics point out that ski resorts are spending millions of dollars on real estate development and expansion into National Forest lands, hurting the environment in the process.

Skier totals make downhill run
Deseret News June 13, 2000.  Utah figures are off 5% for the 1999-2000 season

Ski Visits On Slide Statewide link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune April 6, 2000.  It is among the best of times to be a Utah skier but among the worst to be a ski resort operator.

Plan Would Limit Colorado Ski Areas link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune February 24, 2000.  A proposal to restrict ski area growth and off-road vehicle use in the busiest national forest in the Rockies would create a "tree museum" accessible only to the hardiest athletes, critics told a Senate panel Wednesday.

'Let's Grow This Business,' Says Ski Boss link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune December 21, 1999.  Alpine skiing and snowboarding have flat-lined for the past 13 years. Last year, nearly 54 million visits were logged at U.S. ski resorts, the same as in the 1986-87 season.

Vail Angry Over EPA Decision link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune October 29, 1999.  Town officials and business owners are angry about an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decision they say will send 1,500 logging trucks through the resort town's narrow streets in the next several summers.

Resort to Repair, Protect Wetlands link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune October 23, 1999.  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ordered Vail Resorts to restore and protect a half-acre wetlands parcel that was illegally filled during the construction of a dirt logging road.

Archives Preserve Utah Ski History link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune October 18, 1999.  The University of Utah Marriott Library maintains an archive of the Utah ski industry.

Vail Ski Resort Expansion Faces More Environmental Legal Troubles link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune September 1, 1999.  The nation's largest ski resort is up to its neck in legal troubles for carving a dirt logging road across a bog.

A golf course planned for a national forest has landed in the rough
High Country News August 31, 1999.  The Forest Service withdrew permission to expand Snowcreek Golf Course onto national forest land.

Resort Leaders Discuss Ways to Fill the Slopes link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune July 1, 1999.  Growth in Utah's ski industry has been flat for the last five years.

Talking, Not Fighting link removed*
Ski Area Management May, 1999.  A Vail conference showed that ski areas and hard-line environmentalists now agree on the value of staying out of court.

It's Time for Utahns to Get Sensible About Development of New Ski Facilities link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune April 11, 1999.  Opinion by Gale Dick and Gavin Noyes.

Ski Resorts Must Attract More Skiers link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune April 4, 1999.  Utah ski resorts which have invested heavily in new facilities must attract substantially more out-of-state skiers to recoup their investments.

Forest Service's Cozy Relationship with Ski Industry link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune December 6, 1997.  

Ski Industry Looks Beyond Baby Boomers for Growth link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune January 7, 1997.  

their numbers dwindle But ski areas EXPAND link removed*
Mountain Times Weekly January, 1997.  

Expanding Ski Resort Footprint: Fewer Native Animals, More Weeds link removed*
Mountain Times Weekly January, 1997.  

Utah, Colorado Ski Resorts Battle For Big Bucks... link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune December 8, 1996.  

Has the Skiing Boom Faded? link removed*
Private Eye Weekly November 28, 1996.  

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