SAM Coverage
David Rowan
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ANSI B77 is 40: A BRief History
June 8 is the 40th anniversary of the approval of what was then called the USA Standard Safety Code for Aerial Passenger Tramways, B77.1-1960.…
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What Snow is Not
After 50 years of writing and editing, I feel I have some knowledge of words and their usages. But those usages are morphing at…
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1999 Lifts–A Modest Downturn
Millennial hopes and hypes notwithstanding, 1999 was no record-breaker. True, the statistic for total new lifts in North America was essentially unchanged from last…
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A Very Special Section
Our special focus in this issue is on the sort of topsy-turvy, Alice-in-Wonderland world where a 1,400-page document is produced by the government to…
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Skiing With Style: Sugar Bowl 60 Years
By Robert Frohlich with S. E. Humphries 120 pages with photographs throughout. Price: $40. ISBN: 1-893057-01-1 Coldstream Press, Truckee, Calif. (800) 916-7450 or www.coldstreampress.com…
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Opening Our Eyes to Global Warming
A dozen years ago, in our 25th anniversary issue we deliberately focused more on the future than on the past. One of the features…
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The NSAA Rap Sheet—36 Years of Names, Dates and Numbers
NSAA has been pragmatic, sometimes sentimental, often adventurous over the years in its selection of sites for its annual convention and trade show. California…
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SIA: Some Background on an Industry Sector That Faces Some Problems
I don’t know quite how to say this politely, but some people are describing the situation on the equipment side of the industry as…
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James Laughlin of Alta, 83
Alta, Utah, is very special for several reasons, but it is from the qualities of the people who were drawn there early on to…
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Convention Musings
NSAA’s 35th anniversary convention was a triumph. Everyone went away happy. Congratulations to the NSAA staff on a job superbly done! You could tell…
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Ongoing Debate: The Pros and Cons of Helmets for Skiing
The debate on helmets for skiing and boarding, long an issue that the industry preferred to finesse rather than face, is reaching critical mass…
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Energizing a Partnership
On December 4, 1996, at Aspen, Colo., the Forest Service, U.S. Skiing and National Ski Areas Association entered into a Master Service-Wide Memorandum of…
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Remembering
Bill Tanler by David Rowan Bill Tanler’s was not a household name on the area side of the ski industry except for those who…
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Skål, Jerry
It feels good to be able to write something nice about someone in these columns without it being an obituary. So, let’s hear it…
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Shaped Skis—Two SAM Views
I—A Revolution That Failed? by Janet Nelson The ski magazines claim it’s a revolution. Manufacturers say they are creating the weapons that will make…
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20 Years Ago in SAM
Twenty years ago the industry was finishing up what SAM described as a “very strange winter.” The East had never had it so good,…
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Dispelling Myths About the Great Shrinkage of Ski Areas
The implications of consolidation in the ski area industry are being debated and readers of this issue will find plenty to ponder in three…
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10 Years Ago in SAM
Occasionally we like to cast our eye backwards to see where we came from because it can sometimes shed light on what we are…