SAM Coverage
Allen Best
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Diving In
The first article in a special section on summer entertainment. Here we look at the lure of waterparks. The bar chart representing the growth…
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French Fries to Go, Please
As resorts across the continent get serious about the environment, what role can biodiesel play in daily operations? Four years ago, a short film…
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Energy Moves to the Front Burner
The second installment in our sustainability section is chock full of great ways to save on energy costs. Massachusetts’s Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort was…
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The Case for a Carbon Tax
As climate change becomes an accepted notion, how will Americans decide what uses of energy are acceptable? A carbon tax can providce the answer.…
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A Hospitable Climate?
As scientific evidence accumulates about the changing climate, winter resorts face many questions. Contrary to what some have said, those who professionally study the…
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Is it Getting Hot in Here?
It rained in Aspen during January—too little to snap the drought, but eerily too much for mid-winter. It never used to rain in Aspen…
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Are There Casualties of the Season Pass Wars in Colorado?
When Joe Fox heard about the orange traffic cones, he shrugged it off, as he had Colorado’s skiing price wars. “Just another thing I’m…
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The Lynx: Coming to a Ski Area Near You?
Mostly nothing is what’s known about the Canada lynx. We do know that this cat favors the same higher-elevation, snow-vaulted geography as ski areas.…
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That’s Entertainment!
Since the time of Moses, perplexed people have scaled mountains seeking answers. So it was that Vail Associates, troubled by guest surveys indicating too…
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Back in Business
Eager to “dodge and dance” with skiing competitors, an ebullient George Gillett, Sr., is back in the industry only four years after bankruptcy and…
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Mining Mountains Of Ideas
Using a program called “Mountains of Ideas,” last season Vail Associates gave out merchandise valued at more than $300,000 to employees. But cost-savings and…