SAM Coverage
Jonathan Gourlay
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A New Welcome Mat
The skiers that choked the weekend lift lines and jammed the bar at Hunter Mountain Ski Bowl, N.Y., during the 1970s and 1980s would…
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When You Don’t Have a Secretary
It’s the heart of the season when snowmaking guns are pounding out snow, lifts are humming away and plows are moving the blessed white…
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Construction Site
Snowbird Construction crews at Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort, Utah, spent part of the summer installing a new Garaventa CTEC high-speed detachable quad on…
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Construction Site
Deer Valley Contractors at Deer Valley, Utah, site of the 2002 Olympic slalom, moguls and aerials events, are wrapping up three years of construction…
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Construction Site
Sunshine Village Management at Sunshine Village, Alberta, spent an estimated $17 million CDN (slightly more than $11 million US) this summer to replace its…
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Construction Site
Wachusett Mountain The architect hired by David and Jeff Crowley to design the base lodge expansion at Wachusett Mountain Ski Area, Mass., says he’s…
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Making the Model Work
To lend some meat to the theory and number crunching behind the National Ski Areas Association’s (NSAA) Model for Growth, a handbook of best…
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Instruction: Practice Makes Perfect
Once the snow finally melts, instructors often put their teaching skills in the closet with their parkas and boards. But Sherman White, chairman of…
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Tarzan for a Day
Take equal parts Tarzan and James Bond, add a safety tether and mix with rope bridges and zip lines in the trees and you’ve…
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From Resort Waste to Regional Resource
Colonel Sherman Potter would be proud. After all, stepping in “horse hockey,” as he put it, was akin to a walk through tulips. And…
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Golf Meets Frisbee
What sport tests players against an established par, uses tees and holes, has a professional tournament circuit and uses Frisbees to score? Yes, Frisbees.…
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Construction Site
Park City To prepare for the 2002 Winter Olympics, the staff at Park City Mountain Resort, Utah, was charged with the tasks of constructing…
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X-C Detailed Guidebook
Jonathan Wiesel’s Cross-Country Ski Vacations: A Guide to the Best Resorts, Lodges, and Groomed Trails in North America by Jonathan WieselPrice: $15.95/ Canada $24.95ISBN:…
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Ascutney Mountain Resort As part of a three-year, $5 million improvement project, last summer, crews at Ascutney Mountain, Vt., cut a new liftline and…
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Construction Site
Mountain High A new lift, grooming vehicle, lodge renovations and snowmaking upgrades to the tune of $3 million were the off-season chores for construction…
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Restoring Safety and Civility to the Slopes
Responding to a skewed public perception that skiing and snowboarding are high-risk sports, separate programs at Stowe Mountain Resort, Vt., and at Vail and…
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Construction Site
Snowshoe As part of a three-year expansion project, Snowshoe Mountain, W.V., crews knocked down the Timberline Lodge to clear the way for the $14…
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Heads Up: New National Safety Call to Action
In the wake of two seasons of bad press stemming from the 1998 deaths of Michael Kennedy and Sonny Bono, the National Ski Areas…