January 24, 1997 Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation As Charlie Mayfield, vice president of Marketing for Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation (SSRC) in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, looked out of bis office and saw the lines at the ticket windows on a warm, sunny day in March 1993, he smiled to himself. SSRCwas having its best year ever and had maintained its position as one of the premier North American ski resorts. SSRCwas not, however, immune to the difficulties faced by the ski industry. First,
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Theses/Dissertations/Professional Papers/Capstones 5-1-2007 Manager retention and the Steamboat Ski Resort Michael D. Gumbiner University of Nevada, Las Vegas Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/thesesdissertations Part of the Hospitality Administration and Management Commons, and the Work, Economy and Organizations Commons Repository Citation Gumbiner, Michael D., "Manager retention and the Steamboat Ski Resort" (2007). UNLV Theses/Dissertations/Professional Papers/ Capstones
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| Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation | Analysis | [Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document. Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document.] | Strengths * Very good brand image as one of the premier ski resorts in North America * Strong marketing with innovative ideas which later become norms in the ski industry * Very good infrastructure
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like to take this opportunity to thank for all the guidance throughout this project. This proposal contains plenty of information and ideas that we thought are suitable for the company’s strategy. The preferred option for investment, namely Aurora Resorts in Scandinavia Peninsula, has been offered for the consideration of the board and a detailed plan for implementation has attached. We will be looking forward to discuss the plan after you had reviewed our proposal. As always, please do not hesitate
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Drowling Mountain Resort Situation Drowling Mountain is a community resort, situated 45minutes away from Syracuse, New York, one of the larger cities in New York, with a population of 145,170 people in 2010. Drowling Mountain was also located near some surrounding communities in Onondaga County, which has a population of 321,830 people. Drowling Mountain offers snow related activities such as snowboarding and skiing, along with operating a full service chalet, which has equipment rentals, food
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Strengths * Very good brand image as one of the premier ski resorts in North America * Strong marketing with innovative ideas which later become norms in the ski industry * Very good infrastructure in their ski resort in terms of skiing activities even when compared to rivals * Good backing of parent company who wants SSRC to become ‘number one’ * Good deals struck with airlines | Weaknesses * Inferior quality lodging arrangements * Could not target upscale corporations due to lower
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Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSC: MTN) June 22, 2014 Securities Analysis Vail Resorts, Inc. (MTN) Company Background (Life Cycle Analysis) Vail Resorts, Inc. is a Premium Luxury Resort company that resides around the mountains and their product would be the great outdoors. The outdoors activity is what brings people to the resort. Their mission statement is “Experience of a Life Time”. Vail Resorts, Inc. considers themselves to have 5 different stakeholders, first is the guest, second
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SKI RESORTS IN THE USA CASE STUDY Table of Contents: 1. Abstract…………………………………………………………………..3 2. Question 1: What are the most important changes in the environment that have contributed to the drop in revenues?..................................................4 3. Question 2: Why is management a more important success factor for ski resorts now, compared to 20-30 years ago?................................................5 4. Question 3: How is competitive environment
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Law blogLaw Blog Analysis Case #1: Fleury vs. Intrawest Winter Park Operations; court of appeals of Colorado, case was decided on February 13, 2014. Facts: Christopher H. Norris was killed by an avalanche while skiing at Winter Park Resort. Wife and Salynda E Fleury sued the defendant, Intrawest Winter Park Operations. Ruling was that an avalanche is an inherent danger or risk of skiing and therefore Intrawest cannot be liable for Norris’s death. Rationale: Intrawest cannot be forced with any
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SKI RESORTS IN THE USA CASE STUDY [pic] TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1. Abstract……………………………………………………………………...3 3. Question 1…………………….……………………………………………4-6 4. Question 2……………….…………………………………………………6-8 5. Question 3…………………….……………………………………………8-9 6. Question 4….…………………………………….…………………..……9-10 7. Conclution…..………….………………………………………………….…10 8. References……..………………………………………………………….11-12 Abstract This case study focuses
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