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  • Year-Round Passes

    March 2020

    Year-Round Passes

    Season pass sales are being heavily impacted by COVID-19, one product resorts are looking at are year-round passes.

  • Move Over, Adrenaline

    March 2018

    Move Over, Adrenaline

    Cross Country Mountain biking looks to be one of the first potential summer operations to be able to open amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Check out this article from March 2018.

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For the past 50 years SAM Magazine has been reporting on, creating a platform for, and participating in the mountain resort industry. Over the years we have gathered a wealth of information which is now available through our online search. Whether it's an article from 1985 on snowmaking or a piece on terrain park signage from 2004, you will find it here.

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July 1985

Classic Cushing The New Tax Proposal USSA-USST Make Up Brand Revisited NSAA Convention Snow Reporting Needs A New Look B77 Standard Commentary-- Braking Req. Press Kits-- Too Much, Too Many, Too Late Bass Scales Everest Going Public Relations Ski School-- Attitudes Direct Marketing-Response-Mai...

May 1985

X-Country Connection, Search & Rescue Rental Shop-- When To Retire Bindings Wind-- A Tramway Derailment Real Estate And Skiing New Tax Law-Coming Down The Pike Second Homes Still Going Strong The Vermonters Are Restless The Doppelmayr Dream Machine Moving To Monocables Keystone's Avant Garde Gondola ...

March 1985

Skier Death Prompts Legislation On-Line-- Computer Control Of Avalanches Rental Shop, Setting Rental Rates Ski School, Is Certification Worthwhile? Purpa And Power A Gondola As A Lifeline Cash Handling Should You Concession Or Run In-House? Ski France-- Competition And Character Ski France-- Growth And I...

January 1985

Industry Conference Brand Presentation Pacs Pack Power For Colo. Ski Country Vernon Valley Operators Accused Of Fraud Snowmaker Strategy Discussed At Stratton The Word Is Communicate Mt. Shasta-- Rebirth And Redevelopment Bigger, More Efficient Lifts Lifts 1984 The Story Of A Seven-Day Lift The 1983...

November 1984

Care & Training Of Slope Main. Crews Rental Shop-- On Hill Helper How The Japanese Ski History As A Marketing Tool Feeding The Hungry Skier Challenging Conventions And Competitors Research Reports Internal Theft - The Hidden Crippler USSA/USRSA Quit Their Tiff Mount Allan-- Facilities,Financing ...

September 1984

Marketplace-- Beginners Management-- Hiring Employees Season Passes-- More Than Up-Front Cash Ski School-- Instructor Pay Research Reports-- The Midwest B77 Standard Commentary X-Country Skiing-- Rentals Arrests Increase For Closed Trail Skiing Canada-- Skiing As A National Policy Mount Allan - Planned B...

July 1984

Skiers Come First At Travel Symposium XC Monitor Six Regions Eye Future Olympics No Snow At Marco, Attendance Good Vehicles/Implements For Cross Country Emile Allais Returns Press-- The Lazy List Hunter's People Racing Plan The Names Game In-House Video Comes Of Age 1984 Roundup Of Snowmaking Machin...

May 1984

The Tiller Revolution Vintage Snow Creep Aaa Ski Area Into Mnt. Empire Resort Micro Computers For Ski Areas Lift Evacuation-- No Place For Ojt The Image Is The Index Litigation And Liability Ski Reports Some Interesting New Lift Technology Bugs Make Snow Keeping Safe-- Deaths Our Man In Sa...

March 1984

XC Monitor On-Line-- Accident Information Consultant's Corner Keeping Safe 4 Areas 4 Sale Hungry Skier Marketplace Christmas In Meribel B-77 Standard Commentary The Case For Standardized Signs The Case For Status Quo Control And Communication Wiring The Telemark Trend A Tale Of Two Wo...

January 1984

Night Lights-New Look, New Code Ski Reports Research Reports Proposed Night Light Recommendation Research Reports A Brilliant Idea B-77 The 1982/83 Economic Study Keeping Safe A Better Maintenance Building X-Country Connection Lift Fatigue Marketplace New Lifts In 1983 Ski Busine...

November 1983

Salute To Woodstock 1934-1984 Report From Europe Consultant's Corner-- Data Collection An Olympic Move-- Sparrowhawk To Allan Keeping Safe-- People Traps Managing-- Training NSAA Task Force Reports To Bod USSA And USRSA Continue Fiercely X-Country Connection Research Reports-- The Southern Skier Mpo...

September 1983

USSA To The Barricades Keeping Safe-- Small Area Safety On-Line-- Computer User Survey Canadian Money X-Country Connection The Tale Of Meadow Momma And Motel Man The Marketplace Human Factors In Lift Engineering Feeding The Hungry Skier Book Reviews Sno-Engineering At A Quarter Century Polishin...

July 1983

A Productivity Improvement System NSAA Meets In Reno USSA-- Another Reincarnation Pampering Hydrostats Issues Drainage Control Is A Design Basic On-Line-- Computers In The Maint. Shop High-Domes Study Safety Weird Weather Consumer Ski Show Schedule Keeping Safe Research Reports Managing ...

May 1983

Issues-- Ski Team Development Season Roundup Nordic Report Marketplace B-77-- Changes In The Code New Areas Letter From Sarajevo Consultant's Corner-- Raising Money Discount Tickets USSA-- On The Brink Again Sia Show Report Corcoran At The Helm 1983 Vehicle Roundup Name That Machine ...

March 1983

Ski Lift Gear Reducers Keeping Safe-- Snowmaking X-Country Skiing Issues Snow-Covered Playing Field Ski School On-Line-- Computer Users Group The Sad Saga Of Bousquet's Washington Report Carving On Plastic Buying What Is Affordable And Adaptable Computer Lift Analysis Out-Guessing Avalanch...

January 1983

Pickets Protest Taos Pollution Keeping Safe On-Line-- Assesing Computer Needs Ski Buisiness Week Report Colorado Economic Impact 1981/82 Economic Study Hydraulic Drives-- How They Function In X-C Biggest May Be Best A Letter From France Computer Design Graphics Lift Accidents Selling America ...

November 1982

X-Country Skiing Marketplace Changing Cross Country Market What The Figures Mean Merger Madness Fast Tracks Rental Flow Better Maze Management Good Design Pays Off Lift Controls Night Snow Ctec 1983 Directory Of Products And Services Supplier Directory...

September 1982

Early Snowmaking Marketplace Forest Service Policies Court B77 X-Country Skiing Our Record Racing Season First Snows Utah Interconnect Vail Tramway Seminar A Funicular In Your Future? Lift Maintenance Systems Mt. Reba Ski School Workshops Woof Rescue...

July 1982

New Look For B77 Man From Montserrat Saga Of Roundtop Audio/Visual At Aspen Nurseries Without Tears Zero Base Gauge Alignment Athalon Snow Trails Zoneplanning Recent Legislation...

May 1982

Rig For Splicing Caught In An Avalanche Reliable Racing Supply Lift Tower Maintenance Keeping The Lifts Running Cross Country Snow Making...

March 1982

Rig For Splicing Caught In An Avalanche Reliable Racing Supply Lift Tower Maintenance Keeping The Lifts Running Cross Country Snow Making...

January 1982

X-Country Market Segmentation Detachable Quad At Breckenridge Hall Ski-Lift Co Lifts 1981 Club Med Is Coming Growing Grass Without Soil 1980-81 Economic Study Lost Valley, Maine Controlling Lifts With Computers Timesharing Condos...

November 1981

The Alta Enigma Mastering A Master Plan Aligning With Lasers Innovative Building At Winter Park Winterizing Diesel Equipment Ten Top Motivators Practice Of Grooming 1982 Directory Of Products And Services Supplier Directory...

September 1981

Forest Service Deregulates 20 Years Law And Liability Break In Your New Haul Rope Ski Instruction Minimum Medical Standards Des Lauriers On Ski Usa Western Water Safety Gate Design Drugs At Ski Resorts Lift Capacity Touring Center Success...

July 1981

Learning From Europe Working With The Travel Industry The Pines Stringing Rope Chair Hanging Nordic Liability Nordic Brainstorming Horse Sense Energy Conservation Replacing A Bullwheel...

May 1981

Psia At 20 Season Roundup Interview With Chuck Lewis Red Lodge The Maintenance Payoff Is Your Chairlift Wild? NSAA At 20 Knowing The Winds Filling The Management Gap Greek Peak's Computer Snowmaking Breakthrough Sought Computerized Snow Reports Vehicle Roundup Twin Triple...

March 1981

Bunny Bertram Butternut Basin A Better Idea Poma With A Capital P Vehicle Interiors Glulams Are Back 2 On Wire Rope Salute To Eastern Women's Demo Team Rarified Dining...

January 1981

Blue Mountain-- A Hill Made Of Gold NSAA Economic Study The Consumer Ski Shows Tony's 8th Wonder Hydraulic Shovels For Trails Scr Drives-Some Solutions Lifts 1980 Kids Laugh In Ski School Ropeway Seminar...

November 1980

Lift Maintenance No-cost ideas for lift maintenance. Rental Shop Marketplace Energy Ideas X-Country Skiing Ski School When Lift Accidents Happen Battling The Winds Blackhawk Ridge Ropeway Experts Convene A Food Philosophy That Makes Money Ski School Debate 1981 Directory Of Products And Ser...

September 1980

Washington Report Ski School X-Country Skiing Marketplace Paul Mccollister (A)Mazing Psychology Of Liftlines Pumping From Mountain Streams The Guilt Of Energy Consumption Black Mountain,Nh Monster Dual Quad Respect Your Wire Ropes Skills Needed For Area Management Rental Shop Snowmaki...

July 1980

Marketing Worldwide Rental Shop Marketplace Energy Ideas X-Country Skiing Ernie Blake Snowmaking Forest Service Outlooks Quick, Nimble And Cheap Newspapers Wire Break Investigation Letters On Snowmaking Inflation And Ski Areas Premating...

May 1980

30 Years Of Snowmaking Marketing In The '80s NSAA Trade Show Gondola Electronic Controls Rental Shop Olympic Lessons? The Hungry Skier Poor But Famous Marketplace The Winter That Was Energy Ideas Alignment Timberline Lodge Food Service Adequate Return Washington Report ...

March 1980

Marketplace X-Country Skiing The Rental Shop Vehicle Round-Up Economic Study Computers Crystal Mountain, Wa Hands Across The Ocean Caring For Kids Shaft Safety In Chairlift Gearboxes...

January 1980

Marketplace X-Country Skiing The Rental Shop Summer Money At Vernon Valley, NJ Summer Money At Ski Liberty, PA Summer Money At Sun Valley, ID Summer Money At Sugar Hills, MN The Real Estate Gamble Computers Rating Instructors Creating The Right Profiles Lifts 1979 Avalanche!...

November 1979

Marketplace-- The Black Skier Market Restaurant Operations The Rental Shop Look-Back X-Country Skiing 1980s A Look Ahead Weather For The 1980s A Giant For The 1980s A Gondola For The 1980s Ski Roundtop,Pa Bobbie, The Pmk 75 And I Ultrasonic Testing 1980 Directory Of Products And Suppliers...

September 1979

Schools For Ski Workers Feeding The Hungry Skier Issues Magnetic Particle Inspection Marketplace The Slow Road From Bankruptcy The Rental Shop Tweedledum & Tweeledee Contest X-Country Skiing Safety Through Ski Schools Restaurant Operations The Locals Win Lift Crew Training...

Summer 1979

NSAA Convention Washington Report The Market Place The Downeast Adventures Of Wendy & Dick Cross-Country Trail Grooming Looking For Trouble Boreal Ridge Breeze Rentals Mountain Out Of A Computer Load Testing Lift Crew Training Summer Maintenance...

Spring 1979

A Look Back Solar Ranch House Lift Maintenance The Junkman Cometh Non-Destructive Testing Joe Wachtel Night Into Day Yellow Flag Management Management Styles Phil Gravink Over-Snow Vehicles Finding Lost Skiers Jumbo Chairs Heritage Mountain...

Winter 1979

Skiers Past, Present & Potential Recreational Racing Capacity Yellow Flag Management Wintergreen Bomb Threats 1977-78 Economic Survey Lifts 1978 Something For The Bunny 1979 Directory Of Products And Suppliers...

Fall 1978

Wedding X-Country & Alpine Press Passes Bill Killebrew Takes Charge Rope Alignment Yellow Flag Management Sam At College Loveland Safety Control Circuits Construction '78 Ski School Marketing Alcoholism...

Summer 1978

Off-Season Maintenance Head Trips How Big The Market? Photogate Chairlift Deropements Snow Loads Profile In Profits...

Spring 1978

Off-Season Maintenance Pricing For Survival Wunderbar! Insurance Whither Whiteface Changing Times Re-Greening Ski Slopes Your Chairlift Purchase Aging Lifts READ MORE Problem Picker...

Winter 1978

Chair Grip Update Alcoholism On Your Payroll 6 Industry Crystal Balls 1976-77 Economic Survey 2001-A Ski Fantasy Lifts 1977 Appraising Appraisals 1978 Directory Of Products And Suppliers NSAA Newsletter...

Fall 1977

New York-Private Vs Public In Court Inflation Index Counterweights Need Watching Too The Freebie Hustle If I Were A Ski Area Operator Rope Tows Electromagnetic Testing Getting Covered Rigging Furry Invasion...

Summer 1977

1977 Haskell Bill In Court New Developments Photography Grooming Vehicle Evaluation Drygulching In New Hampshire Ski Promotions Newspapers...

Spring 1977

Energy Energy To Run Our Areas Grips Ski Area Rip-Off Pipe Wall Thickness What A Snowmaking Year Reseeding & Rehabilitating Jay Price...

Winter 1977

Wet Bulb Dry Bulb Fact Sheet 1975-76 Economic Survey Summer Slide Is The Way To Ride Conventions Tennis At Keystone Tennis Overkill? Art And Music Wire Rope Inspection Lifts 1976 1977 Directory Of Products And Suppliers...

Fall 1976

NSAA Newsletter Cross Country-- How To Make It Work Metropolitan X-Country Center The Vacation Skiers Why's Of Winter Weather Streamflow Wire Rope Inspections Whirlpools In The Snow Rumbling And Sliding One Up On Nastar A Naked Look At The Year-Round Resort Televising Snow...

Summer 1976

Crossroads For Freestyle Publish Or Perish? Newspapers Tension Drive Terminal Design Designing A Better Place To Eat...

Spring 1976

High Cost Of Capital Vs The Risks The Christie Saga The Stowe Carnival Wanted-- Two Used Chairlifts Early Start On Plastic Lubricating Wire Rope Testing Snowguns Controlled Maintenance Effective Brochures Inner Game I Win You Win...

Winter 1976

NSAA Insurance Computer NSAA Newsletter The Haskell Hearings The Darcy Dilemma Lifts 1975 1974-75 Economic Survey Poured Socket Connections...

Fall 1975

NSAA Newsletter Sherman Adams Preventative Maintenance Teaching Kids Area Communications Radio Advertising The Great Stock Raid...

Summer 1975

NSAA Newsletter Over-Snow Vehicles Research Media-Making Your Own Film Media-Newspapers Media-Publicity Photos Educating The Bosses Get All The Spiraling Out Of Rope Tows Remodel Or Replace ? Night-Time Cats Of Steamboat...

Winter 1975

NSAA Newsletter Cover Story-- Fire What Produces Profits Danger-- Load Test In Progress Lifts 1974 1975 Products, Services, And Suppliers Schools Can Mean Profits Economic Study Of Ski Areas From Expo To Vail In 10 Days Letter From France...

Fall 1974

Coke Puts On Skis Managing The Snowflake Emergency Operator Procedures Buying Insurance To Fit Two Way Radio The Aspen Skier-- 1974 What To Do If The President Comes Skiing...

Summer 1974

Media-- Ski Shows Media-- Ski Publications Media-- Newspapers Media-- Tv Media-- Press Passes Media-- Press Kits Killington Peak Restaurant Slope Grooming Gets New Look Save Electrically Fun Foods Ski School Economics Testing Snowguns...

Spring 1974

1973-74-- A Season Of Extremes Master Planning Explained Converting To Bullwheel Loading What Mixes With Skiing Ski Area Capacity Planning Your Way Through ExpANSIon Bindings Ms To The Management Tree Management At Ski Areas Q & A On Grooming The Snow Makers...

Winter 1974

Food Service Ski Industry Mobilizes Impact! 52 Ways To Get Skiers To Your Slopes Energy Savers 1973 Lift Survey Break-Even Statistics Sasa Trade Expo At Mont Gabriel Fertilize Your Snow 1974 Products, Services, & Suppliers...

Fall 1973

Special Report On The Media Media-- Radio Media-- Newspapers How About Dual Chairlifts ANSI Standards Illustrated 1 What Happened Last Winter Updating Your Lift Drives With Scr Paying The Supervisor ANSI Standards Illustrated 2 5-Year Tabulation Of Lift Installations...