SAM Coverage
Jennifer Rowan
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Adopting Automation
How two ski areas took the leap into automated snowmaking, and what the results have shown. In response to increasingly fickle snowmaking windows and…
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The Changing Face of F&B
Social distancing is a hugh challenge for eateries. Part of a Special Section “Winter 2020-21: A New Normal” sponsored by Aspenware. When the…
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Pay to (Snow) Play
What if we threw out our ideas about how people should play in the snow and let them decide for themselves? A game-changing experiment…
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E-Bikes: Full Speed Ahead
As e-bike sales explode, resorts (and others) are grappling with how to integrate them into their trails and operations. In the last three…
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All Downhill From Here
Mountain biking’s second wave continues to build as resorts develop and refine trail systems and skills parks. Mountain biking and skiing are hardly strange…
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SPEAK OUT :: REMEMBERING DALE WALTERS
Remembering Dale Walters… The man was a legend in the world of rope splicing. Dale was known by literally thousands of ski area personnel…
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Lifts 2013—Meh
Recovery seems to be slow in the lift-building business. But there are bright spots. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A PDF OF THE ARTICLE. …
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Speak Out :: Media and Climate Change
When it comes to climate change, the media has not been helpful. Publisher Jennifer Rowan calls for mountain resorts to respond. Let me just…
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Lifts 2012—A Big Surprise
Uphill transportation at ski areas dodged a big bullet. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A PDF OF THE ARTICLE. Oh, how I was…
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Lifts 2011:: Everyone Wins
With new lifts in every region, sliders of every type are benefitting from a strong year in lift construction across North America. CLICK…
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Lifts 2009 :: Not Much to Say
Lift construction crews were relatively quiet in 2009 as the economy shelved many plans for uphill transportation. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A PDF…
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Speak Out :: Conversion: Where Have You Gone?
Trial and Conversion. In this issue (page 54), our financial guru, Jeff Harbaugh, tackles the industry’s annual Economic Analysis again. More importantly, he brings…
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Lifts 2008 :: An Average Year
While lift construction in 2008 was more or less average, the scale of some of the projects was far from it. CLICK HERE…
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Speak Out :: “Talking Green” and “Counting Down”
Jules Older talks with Aspen Skiing Company’s Auden Schendler about environmental impacts on the industry. Jennifer Rowan counts down the ride up the chairlift.…
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Lifts 2007 :: It Was a Good Year
Lift manufacturers were busy last year installing almost 25 percent more uphill transportation than the previous season. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A PDF…
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Lifts 2006-There Were Some Big Stories
Our annual lift construction survey is a contradiction in numbers…sort of. All in all it was an adventurous year for lift installers. CLICK…
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Speak Out :: July 2006
Jennifer Rowan talks succession planning in “We Want Your Job.” Rick Kahl asks “Where’s All the Growth?” We Want Your JobBy Jennifer Rowan I…