It was August 2011 and Martin Cartier‚ senior board member of Drowling Mountain‚ was beginning to feel the pressure of Drowling Mountain Ski Resort’s 2010 general meeting that was coming up in two months. Drowling Mountain had historically been the ski resort of choice for the local residents of Syracuse‚ New York. However‚ the company had recorded losses for the past two years. At last year’s annual general meeting‚ Cartier explicitly stated that he would bring the company to sustainable operations
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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
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Drowling Mountain Case Analysis Peiji Wang Drowling Mountain Company description Drowling Mountain is a community ski resort near Syracuse‚ New York. It offers snow related activities such as snowboarding and skiing and full service such as restaurant and equipment rentals. It target on the 145‚170 population of Syracuse. Problem definition For the past two years‚ Drowling mountain have been facing losses that leading to liquidity problems. Also‚ the volume of customers visit is decreasing. The
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Principles of Management SKI RESORTS IN THE USA CASE STUDY Table of Contents: 1. Abstract…………………………………………………………………………………………..3 2. Question 1………………………………………………………………………………………4 3. Question 2………………………………………………………………………………………5 4. Question 3………………………………………………………………………………………7 5. Question 4………………………………………………………………………………………8 6. Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………………9 7. Reference list…………………………………………………………………………………10 Abstract The following paper
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Case Analysis MEMO Subject: Drowling Mountain –Analysis and Strategic Recommendation Drowling Mountain non-profit Ski Resort was the popular choice among Syracuse residents‚ New York. However‚ the company has experienced loess for the past two years. Due to the fact that too many competitors with lowers prices and current state of economic recession (appendix 1)‚ in addition‚ the company is debt heavy (appendix 2) to an extent that impacting its profitability. Based on those reasons‚ the company
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MEMORANDUM To: Manager of Snowy Ridge Ski Resort From: Kate Smith‚ Chief Accountant for Recreational Properties‚ Inc. Date: October 27‚ 2010 RE: Fair Value Assessment The subsequent valuations are consistent with the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards no. 157‚ defined as “the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.” Snowy Ridge Ski Resort was acquired on June‚ 30th‚ 20X0
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they created their service culture based on their disadvantages. They have their unique riding program which brought the turnover from $8‚000 to $15‚000 in three months of seasons. Their services made their customers enjoyed the time they spent in the ski private lessons to have fun and make they feel more confidence about themselves. They help their customers excess what their want which are goods or services that are not necessary but that customer’s desire or wish for. (Monroe County Women’s Disability
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inches were left on the ski mountain waiting for my friends and I. As the doors of the gondola close‚ an abundance of fog disrupted our vision. The doors opened once again after what felt like a lifetime. There we stood‚ looking down to the end of the run as we began to slowly make our way through the remarkably light powder. The snow was heavily up until a single patch of ice that was untouched from snow. We carefully skied through the ice until we spotted a single ski sticking out of the snow
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CHAPTER 5 Review Questions 2 – Organization culture can significantly influence the estimates. How the difference of culture appears on human beings can also be seen in an organization. In some organizations‚ padding estimates is normal and even encouraged in some cases. On the other hand‚ another organization which is sensitive on estimates can put much more effort to increase the accuracy of the project estimates. It is all about their approach to the project management. Some believe that it
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Drowling Mountain Case Analysis Overview: Drowling Mountain is a mountain resort that offers skiing‚ snowboard‚ and other snow activities in the state of New York. Located just 45 minutes away from Syracuse‚ New York. New York as a state has a total of 34 ski resorts. Drowling Mountains is a community centric resort‚ which clearly attempts to capture Syracuse’s population of 145‚170 people (2010). It also has the geographic location to be able to attract neighboring counties such as Onondaga
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