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                EARLY WINTER 2018                                                                           Features




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              PG. 16
              2017–18 NATIONAL DEMOGRAPHIC STUDY:
              The Short-Term Dynamics & Long-Term Trends

              that Illuminate the Participant Profile

              BY DAVE BELIN
              While the aging trend among the visitor base continues, with a corresponding decrease in the proportion of adult singles,
              other groups are showing long-term growth, including couples without kids and empty nesters. Here’s where you’ll find
              all the relevant insights on last season’s visitor profile.


              PG. 34                                                 PG. 42
              Introducing The Beavers & The Steep Gullies:           Direct Drive Makes Its Way to North America:
              Arapahoe Basin’s Sensitive Approach to                 New Technology Eliminates the Chairlift Gear Box,
              Expansion Brings Phenomenal Terrain In Bounds          Waste Oil & A Lot of Decibels

              BY COLIN BANE                                          BY TROY HAWKS
              For decades skiers and riders have enjoyed the prime snow   Winter Park Resort and Copper Mountain Resort are
              conditions and terrain in a huge zone just beyond Arapahoe   investing in chairlift technology not seen elsewhere in the
              Basin’s boundaries. Now, at long last, it’s officially part of the   US. Direct drive, used in Europe for more than a decade,
              ski area. The story of how A-Basin accomplished this feat    addresses certain mechanical, financial, and environmental
              is a lesson in patience, smart strategy, and the willingness    issues with conventional technology. Is this the beginning
              to compromise.                                         of a new era?
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