SKI inc. : my journey through four decades in the ski-resort business, from the founding entrepreneurs to mega-companies

Diamond, Chris. (Author). Bigford, Andy, (editor.).

Record details

ISBN: 9780997978407
Physical Description: print
xiii, 16 leaves of plates, 186 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Steamboat Springs, CO : Ski Diamond Publishing, 2016.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes an index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction -- Welcome to the ski business : Killington in the late 1970s -- Mount Snow acquisition : a chance to lead -- Then along came Les : the buying binge -- Rise and fall : the charmian's role in the debacle -- Money well spent? : the spending spree -- Does one size fit all? : the Grand Summit hotels -- Welcome to Steamboat : how long will you be staying? -- Not so fast : planned sale to the Muellers -- Woodstone Consulting : putting the diamond in the right setting -- For sale again : how did that happen? -- Working with Intrawest : getting smaller, day by day -- NSAA's evolution : the early years -- NSAA 2.0 : from stepchild to industry leader -- So, do you really get to ski all the time? (and what do you do in the summer?) -- State of the industry : look how far we've come -- Dramatic change : putting the Inc. in ski resorts -- Why has Vail resorts been so successful? : and where are they headed? -- Future challenges : who will lead? -- A better resort model : stakeholder buy-in.