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THE PULSE
SNOW SURVIVOR
Dave Wilderotter,
owner of the North
Lake Tahoe specialty
retail icon Tahoe
Dave's, has weathered
the ups and downs of
the economy and
weather for four
decades.
CASE STUDY
Moments of Drought
How can shops survive a retail climate based on the
uncertainties of winter weather? by Devon O'Neil
DURING HIS FOUR-DECADE CAREER AS A SKI SHOP OWNER, DAVE WILDEROTTER, FOUND-
er and namesake of Tahoe Dave's specialty retail shops in North Lake Tahoe,
California, has come to a few conclusions about what makes for a successful
season-and how to predict it. First, there are three critical sales periods every
winter: the Christmas holidays, President's Day, and spring break.
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/ Winter 2016
"I've always operated under the assumption that if I get two out of three, I'm making
money," Wilderotter says. "If I get all three, I'm
laughing. If I only get one, I'm struggling. But
you'll always get one." He pauses to knock on
wood. "Because the storms are out there."
To wit, you may have heard it didn't snow
a lot in Tahoe last winter. The Sierra Nevada
range ended with its smallest April snowpack
in recorded history-just 6 percent of average. But you never would have guessed such
dire straits were afoot in December. Squaw
Valley Ski Resort measured fresh snowfall 37
days last season, and 15 of those days came in
Photographs by Carlo Nasisse
Outdoor Retailer - Winter 2016
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Outdoor Retailer - Winter 2016
Outdoor Retailer - Winter 2016
Contents
The Pulse
Nitty Gritty
Case Study
Global Perspective
Big Picture
Ideas
The Conversation
Mike Donohue
Andrea Westerlind
The Hotlist
The Tannery
Playchecks
Bread+Butter
Hardgoods
Baselayers
Insulators
Hot Sellers
The View
How I Got Here
The Rep Life
From the Road
Closer
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Outdoor Retailer - Winter 2016 - The Pulse
Outdoor Retailer - Winter 2016 - Nitty Gritty
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Outdoor Retailer - Winter 2016 - Case Study
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Outdoor Retailer - Winter 2016 - Global Perspective
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Outdoor Retailer - Winter 2016 - Big Picture
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Outdoor Retailer - Winter 2016 - Ideas
Outdoor Retailer - Winter 2016 - The Conversation
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Outdoor Retailer - Winter 2016 - Mike Donohue
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Outdoor Retailer - Winter 2016 - Andrea Westerlind
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Outdoor Retailer - Winter 2016 - The Hotlist
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Outdoor Retailer - Winter 2016 - The Tannery
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Outdoor Retailer - Winter 2016 - Playchecks
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Outdoor Retailer - Winter 2016 - 48
Outdoor Retailer - Winter 2016 - Bread+Butter
Outdoor Retailer - Winter 2016 - Hardgoods
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Outdoor Retailer - Winter 2016 - Baselayers
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Outdoor Retailer - Winter 2016 - Insulators
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Outdoor Retailer - Winter 2016 - Hot Sellers
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Outdoor Retailer - Winter 2016 - The View
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Outdoor Retailer - Winter 2016 - How I Got Here
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Outdoor Retailer - Winter 2016 - The Rep Life
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Outdoor Retailer - Winter 2016 - From the Road
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Outdoor Retailer - Winter 2016 - Closer
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