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A Better Way of Doing Business
LLCs are becoming a popular way of doing business in today’s increasingly complex business world. With limited exposure and fewer taxes, it’s no wonder…
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Breaking the Chain
Every incident, every near miss and every minor accident at a ski area could portend more serious things to come. Here’s a look at…
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Value Deals On Snow
A new, simplified pricing program at Cranmore Mountain has meant shorter lines, happier customers and more skier visits.
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It Really Does Take A Village
Community pride in high school ski champions helped inspire a town to donate cash and labor to bring a new lift and new life…
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Hunting For Treasure
With compasses and clues, people all over the world are participating in hunting games in increasing numbers. Here’s a look at how a ski…
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The Fan Club
In the never-ending quest for making good-quality snow, here’s what ski resorts can look forward to in the evolving fan gun market.
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Mixing Art with Skis
Using nature as a backdrop, an art park at Crystal Mountain is lending some culture to the north woods and attracting visitors of all…
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Adrenaline Junkies
From racing up mountains to tying knots, the emerging adventure racing scene provides thrills and challenges for all levels. And ski resorts offer the…
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2000-2001 Economic Analysis
It was a great year for the record books especially compares to the less-than stellar 1999-2000 season. Great snow and a good economy helped…
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Killer Snow
Twenty years ago, a devastating avalanche took the lives of seven people at Alpine Meadows resort. Here’s what happened.
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Speak Out
Let the Games Begin- a SAM editorial on the winter Olympics, and An Open Letter to Jim Spring- written by David Rowan about some…
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The End Page
Scenes From the Mountains: a look at some interesting signs and a few pictures from Snow Economics’ mound of July snow at Seven Springs,…
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SAM Idea Files
Sunburst Ski Resort, Wis., creates a clean fire by replacing their outside wood log pit into a gas replica. Brian Head, Utah, installs cable…
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Facts, Figures & Rules of Thumb
Here’s a new formula to give operators a handle on the number of snowboarders vs skiers on their hills.
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When You Don’t Have a Secretary
Yes, it means more paperwork. But keeping accurate service records saves time, money, and aggravation. Here’s why.
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It’s All in the Preparation
How do you train 500 people in four days who are going to work in 25 different shops, selling 93 different brands?? Here’s a…
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Smaller is Sometimes Better
Last season, three areas boasted double-digit increases in skier visits- and it wasn’t necessarily the snow. Here’s how they did it.
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Getting Into School
A few very successful programs are introducing school kids to the joys of cross-country skiing, however, more programs need to be created in order…