SAM Coverage
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Keeping Guests Happy and Healthy
A program at Snowbird has every department keeping an eye on the health of skiers and snowboarders.
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Cheap and Deep
A young Colorado developer has set out to deliver inexpensive, environmentally-sensitive and uncrowded skiing and snowboarding at Silverton Mountain Ski Area.
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Dare to Compare
A refresher course in comparing snowmaking equipment to make sure you get the most white for your green.
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A Golden Anniversary for Dodge Ridge
From a matchbook drawing to an 815-acre full-fledged ski resort, Dodge Ridge is one of the industry’s great success stories.
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Lifts 2001-Down, But With Some Bright Spots
New lift construction survey for 2001. While the East and Southeast bounded back and the Mountain states inched ahead, the picture was not so…
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Finding Elbow Room
If your slopes are looking a little crowded these days, maybe it’s time to take another look at how you are figuring density and…
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Some Thoughts on Our Fortieth
The memo announces the magazine’s anniversary and points out some of the contributions to the editorial section. It also mentions the early going of…
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Where Are the Kids?
A call to action to refocus the industry in committing to nuture youth as the futre of the sport. Despite a lot of lip…
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SAMMY Winners Picked
Announcing the winners of the annual leadership award: John Rice, GM at Sierra-at-Tahoe; Jack Turner, producer of Snow Monsters; Chip Perfect, VP/GM of Perfect…
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Remembering Dave McTaggart
A remembrance of the roguish founder of Greenpeace and his earlier forays into the ski industry. David McTaggart was 69 when he died in…
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Coming Full Circle
The piece is an excerpt of a book review from the November 1985 SAM followed by commentary by Jennifer. The point is, the new…
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Just Cleaning Up at Aspen
Kreitman’s take on the much ballyhooed opening of Aspen’s slopes to snowboarders on April 1, 2001 is a check with reality and shows the…
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Let’s Not Market Danger
A reminder to USST that it does no service when trying to build an audience by hyping the alleged danger of skiing and snowboarding…
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At Last…Snow
The review of business on the continent shows that near-perfect winter weather will result in some new records in both the U.S. and Canada.
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The End Page
Going Hollywood: moviemaking takes over Wachusett Mountain, Mass. for a day; Pint Sized Groomers: tiny kids for a tiny machine; Our Reputation Precedes Us:…
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Business Websites
Three Websites to make bookmarks for legal matters, office supplies and filling part-time and seasonal positions.