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CONTENTS

SPRING 2018 Features

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PG. 16
HOW THE NEW TAX LAW WILL DRAMATICALLY
IMPROVE THE SKI BUSINESS

BY DAVE BYRD
For many ski areas and suppliers, lower corporate tax rates translate into more capital to invest in infrastructure, programs, and employees.
Here are some of the key changes in the tax code that you need to know, along with insights on how they can benefit your operation.

PG. 28 PG. 38 PG. 46

EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION: #METOO: SKI INDUSTRY NSAA ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
A BEFORE & AFTER SNAPSHOT CONSIDERATIONS IN A POST RESULTS: BREAKDOWN OF THE
OF SKI INDUSTRY WAGES & WEINSTEIN WORLD 2016–17 SEASON
COMPETITIVE POSITIONING BY L AUR A MORIART Y BY DAVE BELIN
BY L AUR A MORIART Y AND SCOT T SMITH Sexual harassment claims continue to The final report on ski areas’ financial
A lower corporate tax burden and lower dominate the headlines, pointing to the need performance for the 2016-17 season shows
unemployment rates are creating considerable for all businesses to adopt a no-tolerance policy unsurprising variability among NSAA’s six
wage pressures on resorts. How do we compare toward inappropriate sexual conduct and other geographic snowsports regions, but with a
with other recreation industries? Are we unwanted behaviors, including verbal abuse, strong performance overall. Here are some
balancing wage growth with economic growth bullying, and discrimination. Here are ways to summary highlights from the past fiscal year.
and, importantly, how do we manage employee help keep the culture healthy—both on and off
expectations? the clock.