SAM Coverage
A Staff Report
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Bring on the Numbers!
For industry bean counters, April brings more than showers: it brings the results of the annual participation surveys, such as those conducted by National…
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Construction Site
Ski Plattekill, N.Y. This small area’s new North Face Express is a 3,500-foot double chair operating at a rope speed of 500 feet per…
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Vegas, Baby!
From January 27-30, SnowSports Industries America (SIA) put on its annual show at the brand new Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nev.…
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Construction Site
Mt. Baker Management at Mt. Baker, Wash., recently began a four-year upgrade plan to convert all remaining six double lifts to fixed-grip quads. The…
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A Curtain Call for Corcoran
The extended Waterville Valley family gathered on the evening of April 6 for an evening of fond and funny reminiscences of the 36 years…
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Radio Frequency, The Present
While many resorts study the potential of Radio Frequency Identification (RF/ID), three ski areas are already up and running with SkiData’s RF/ID system: Snow…
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Radio Frequency, Future
The Smith family arrives at X resort, parks its car and heads for the lifts. Because the Smiths have signed up for DTL (Direct-toLift)…
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NSAA Moves To Revise Its Relationship With Asf
The board of directors of National Ski Areas Association (NSAA), meeting in Beaver Creek, Colo., on November 29, voted to make fundamental changes in…