SAM Coverage
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Intimations of Change in Insurance Market
This feature piece explores the possibility that the relatively stable insurance market of the past 37 years is about to change. Mergers and acquisitions…
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Industry Reports–various headlines
The Numbers Game–examining mid-season skier numbers of big resort groups; CPSC Urges Helmet Use; Vermont Areas Launch Environmental Website; CSCUSA Gives 20K to Avalanch…
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Rental Mania in the Millennium; I Want My SAMMY
Two pieces: The first introducing our Rental Equipment Roundup and our role at SIA (showcases); the second soliciting SAMMY Award nominations.
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Learning to Control Our Environmental Destiny
A fuel oil spill at Whistler/ Blackcomb was a wakeup call to management to institute environmental protections at the resort. By jumping in and…
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Free Taos; Taos Replies
Two sides of the Taos snowboarding ban. One from Jack Wilson, a sponsored rider, and the other from Mickey Blake, GM of Taos Ski…
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The Good and the Ugly: Two Sides of the Same Circumstances
A staff report introduces the flap resulting from poor snow in Utah forcing a change in venue for World Cup opening races from Park…
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Is Racing Coming Back?
What a variety of resorts have been doing to support a seeming resurgence in the interest in citizen racing, NASTAR, etc.
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The End Page
The most expensive millennium package at Sheraton Tamarron Resort in Durango, Colo.; French lift ingenuity; No liquor on lifts; Brighton Has Fun in Utah,…
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SAM Idea Files
Recycling old wire rope for use in guardrails at Mountain High, Calif; Old chair lift seats and a snowmobile trailer make a parking lot…
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To the Editor
Two letters about environment: One about the sound pollution of music blaring from loudspeakers on the slopes (responding to John Fry’s Speak-Out in Nov.…
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Seth Says: Slats Greets the New Millennium
That infamous curmudgeon, Slats Grabski, pontificates on how nothing’s changed, really, in 50 years. A timely read for the start of a new millennium.
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Passing the Torch
First-hand advice from a family business planning strategist on transfering ownership and control of a family-owned business. The article goes over important steps to…
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Getting the Best Out of Your Teen Workers
Part II of a two-parter on getting and keeping teen workers. Tips on rewarding and incentives for for good job performance. The article goes…
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Restoring Safety and Civility to the Slopes
Two pieces on separate programs aiming to keep guests safe and inform them about Your Responsibility Code: Stwoe’s Triple A Program–awareness, attitude and accountability,…
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Mereg Zones and Base-Area Planning
This article and a diagram explain the concept of developing merge zones to meet the changing needs of guests. The concept follows the model…
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Going Automatic
A case study of Wisp Four Season Resort, Maryland, and the history of their independently developed automated snowmaking system and how it saved money,…
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1999 Lifts–A Modest Downturn
David’s annual analysis of lift construction in North America shows a drop in new lifts over the previous year’s sizzling pace. Charts accompany the…