Sun Valley marks 50 years of ski industry expansion
The Sun Valley celebration recalls Averell Harriman's 1938 railroad scheme to build America's first destination ski resort in Idaho. The piece traces Sun Valley's rise from a bold gamble to a national economic force with millions of skiers, iconic guests, and evolving industry trends toward snowmaking, consolidation, and growing lift capacity.
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Sun Valley
Idaho
Oly
Averell Harriman
Union Pacific Railroad
New York
Ketchum
High Desert
America
Rhode Island
Yagoo Valley
Maromoth Mountain
California
Colorado
Vermont
New Hampshire
Oregon
U.S
Harriman
Aspen
Alta
Salt Lake City
Sierra
Lake Placid
N.Y
Woodstock
United States
Europe
Hannagan
Don Fraser
Life Magazine
Sun Valley ‘Society
James Curran
Union Pacific
Gretchen Fraser
Don
Sumi Valley
Misette
Nappy Neaman
Winter Park
Denver
Craig Wakefield
Commerce Department
Carl Wilgus
Antienta
Onnad
Sarojak
Kathe Dillmann
National Ski Areas Association
Steve Lacey
Insurance costs push ski rates higher at Sun Valley
Insurance costs drive higher ski prices as liability premiums rise. Basic gear can cost 500 to 700 dollars, while lift tickets average 18 dollars with many resorts charging more this season. Some resorts have folded due to soaring insurance, including Iron Mountain near Lake Tahoe.
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Sun Valley
Idaho
Iron Mountain
Lake Tahoe
California
Squaw Valley
Calif
Hunter Mountain
New York
Orville Slutzky
Slutzky
National Ski Areas Association
NSAA
Kevdtane Obi
Colorado
Gary Stoll
Carson City
Nev
Kathe Dillmann
Kalington
Mt Snow
Vermont
Fire department hotel safety study sparks code gaps
Boston Fire Department surveyed hotel fire safety rules in ten major cities Avlanta Boston Chicago Dallas Houston Los Angeles New York San Francisco Tampa and Washington D.C. Findings show most codes lack flame resistance standards for upholstered furnishings or mattresses. Boston and Tampa regulate furnishing flame resistance. Boston covers all hotel furnishings. The study notes guest rooms cause a third of hotel fires and over half of injuries per NFPA.
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Toledo
Ohio
U.S
Boston Fire Department
Avlanta
Boston
Chicago
Dallas
Houston
Los Angeles
New York
San Francisco
Tampa
Washington, D.C
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp
National Fire Protection Association
Snowmaking firms fuel velvet slopes with Snomax aid
Sun Valley and other Western resorts use artificial snow to endure lean winters. Advanced Genetic Sciences markets Snomax a harmless bacterium that seeds frost to boost powder production. One box covers an acre with a foot of snow, enabling earlier, denser coverage and better trails on high traffic runs.
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Sun Valley
Idaho
Ski Patrol
Carl Wilgus
Oakland
Calif
Advanced Genetic Sciences Inc
Doug Sarojak
AGS
Lacey
Chessie plans revived route to Ellicott City tourism
Baltimore Mayor William Donald Schaefer described Chessie System and Terrence Parks plan to launch a tourist train between Baltimore and Ellicott City, linking the Mount Clare project in west Baltimore and the B&O Museum. The route aims to bring thousands of passengers for summer and Christmas travel, with an 3 4 hour stopover in Ellicott City.
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Ellicott City
Chessie System
Baltimore
William Donald Schaefer
Schaefer
Howard County Chamber of Commerce
Mount Clare
West
B&o
Terrence S Parks
Chattanooga
Tenn
Parks
Ellicott’s Mills
Peter Vanpel
Age Norse
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Austria
Union Pacific Territory
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Membence
Switzerland
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Steve Hannagan
Ak Wdbs
Uimulupshren Shuwtcio
Miami Beach
Florida
Clark Gable
Gary Cooper
Bing Crosby
Judy Garland
Norma Shearer
Claudette Colbert
Paris
Sonja Henie
Ernest Hemingway
Mt. Baldy
Fire Department
Dillmann
Chessie
TSP Eee
Trove! Consultants
Hawaii
St Thomas
St. John
Nassau
Freeport
Jamaica
Cancun
Cozumel
Acapulco
Ae da Mona
Vacation Video
Travel Co
Odowntown
N. Court ST
Nsultants, Inc
Monocacy Village
East ST
Flonda Circle
St Augustine
Fey Wrest
Epcol
Daytona Beach
Gatcens- Rey Largo
Fort Lauderdale
Southwest USA
S. Calif
el Paso
Pai Springs
San Lego
Yosemite
Taos N Mesa
South Central
USA
Corpus Christe King Ranch
Meuvo
Hawai
Helland
Mich
Windeill
Ottawa
Montreal
Rochester
Western Mesas & Campens
Bryce Canyon
Santa Fe
Vancouver
8.C. Iota Worth
Central USA
Yellowstone
Anchorage Farhaniks
Inside Passage Vane Information & Tour Books, Co
Wall Hanover
Lincoln
Elm Avenue
Hanover
Bam
Bay
N& Canyon Ee
Fupn
NES, Inc
Vite Spm
Brunewick Cowsay Travel
Seabee
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