SAM Coverage
Janet Nelson
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NSAA Convention
Trends in the making were visible everywhere at NSAA’s Annual Convention and Trade show at the Disneyland Hotel, Anaheim, Calif., in May. The major…
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Deer Valley’s Service Sector
Many ski industry people have said Deer Valley set a new standard in services and amenities. And, Edgar Stern, chairman of the board of…
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Merger Madness
Five years ago, Killington, Vt., purchased bankrupt Mount Snow, and that event was followed by other mergers in the East and the West. Although…
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Man From Montserrat
David Price had never been to a winter resort when he arrived at Beaver Creek, Colo., for his first interview for the position vice…
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Gets an “A” for Effort
“I went to Poma cold,” said Larry Beidleman, vice president for planning with the Aspen Skiing Corp. “I had never even seen a Poma…
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Poma With A Capital P
The Poma lift company is coming to the U.S. with a sales force, engineers and production capacity to manufacture lifts. Prior to its re-entry…
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Paul Mccollister
Janet Nelson: What recent changes have you seen in the image of skiing? Paul McCollister: In the past few years more people are seeing…
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Ernie Blake
Janet Nelson: Is the skier today expecting too much of ski resorts? Ernie Blake: There is no such thing as too much. It’s a…
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Summer Money At Ski Liberty, PA
Remember the “turf” ski? Forget it! The grass skis of today are to “turf” skis what fiberglass skis are to hickory boards of the…
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Summer Money At Vernon Valley, NJ
Amusement parks have been around for close to 100 years; Coney Island’s roller coaster dates back to 1927; Disneyland opened in 1955. The American…
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Schools For Ski Workers
The lecturer was positive and reassuring about the value of figuring ROI, which he diagrammed on the chalk board in front of the class.…
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Night Into Day
In the Midwest, skiers think nothing of a two-hour drive to the ski slopes for three or four hours of skiing at night. In…
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Sam At College
Not only is the Ma and Pa ski area extinct, the seat-of-the-pants kind of manager is fast disappearing in favor of a breed that…
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Whither Whiteface
“This is one hell of a cold part of the world,” said New York State Environmental Conservation Commissioner Peter A.A. Berle in explaining why…
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Summer
Why should anyone go to a ski area in the summer? After all, the countryside abounds in attractions, and cities are packed with activities.…
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What Produces Profits
Last year a Wall Street type was overheard saying, “So what’s to running a ski area? One business is like any other.” Fortunately (for…
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Educating The Bosses
Can you learn to operate a ski area by reading a textbook? Well, certainly not — no more than you can learn to run…
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The Rental Boom Is On
The ski rental business is up. In fact, at one area, Mt. Tom, Mass., it jumped 40 per cent from last year, which was…