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Dave Barry’s stunt to cover Vail Resorts’ Adam Aron’s car with magnets to benefit the Summit Foundation outside the annual hockey classic; Ad Age…
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Seth Says: It’s the Message Not the Medium
This article promotes the premise that smart advertising makes the difference. Seth takes a look at ads that stick out and ones that fade…
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Northstar Rekindles its Restaurant
This is a story about Northstar’s recovery after a fire devastated the Summit Deck and Grill restaurant on Feb. 28, 1998.
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Looking Back
A short look back at the big issues in past issues of SAM, 35 years befor and 10 years before.
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Tying Down the Details
This is a brief addendum to an earlier article, “Sun Valley Sigles: History Made” by Mary Purdy Gmuender in May ’99 clarifying patent questions…
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Snow Sport Camps
This article reports on the gaining popularity of sports camps and how some resorts are cashing in on the trend. Most camps are independently…
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Ski the Hill
This is a wrapup of what happened in Washington, D.C. during the NSAA’s annual lobbying trip Ski the Hill. Environmental issues and demonstrations were…
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Passport Programs Growing
This article reviews the multitude of passport ski pass programs designed to get school kids onto the slopes.
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OITAF 8th Congress Scores Well
This piece describes the success of the International Organization for Transportation by Wire Rope’s 8th Congress in San FRancisco.
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SUVs Take On Ski Resorts
As SUV makers tap into the wintersports market, Lake Tahoe ski areas are getting great publicity and nice cars to drive in this cross-marketing…
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Carriage Positions After Installation
Norm Duke explains his procedures for determining final carriage positions after installation. His calculations help simplify the estimates in an age when hydraulic tensioning…
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Capturing the Spirit of Youth
This cover article describes Whistler/Blackcomb’s (British Columbia) award-winning wiinter playground for kids. It had little effect on the environment, has a castle and three…
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What’s That Buzz?
This story is about Jack Frost Mountain, Pennsylvania’s, move to introduce motocrossing to its off-season activities. The article describes the involved, 50-acre park for…
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Why the Ski Industry is Treading Water
An analysis of a LeisureTrak survey that finds sports participation in decline in a bullish economy. Demographic changes and their impact on the industry…
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A New Crop of SAMMY Winners
This is the announcement of the year’s SAMMY winners with brief bios for Tom Fortune (Stevens Pass), David Barry (Copper Mountain), Chris Gunnarson (Snow…
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A Very Special Issue
Introduction of the NSAA Convention issue that ties together the annual show and the Eighth Annual OITAF Congress. David also announces his pullback from…
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Thoughts on Lift Safety
This editorial urges keeping the public trust in lift safety by not economizing on staffing or training in the operation of ever-more complex lifts.