SAM Coverage
Norm Sothan
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Advances in Snowmaking
The l988-l989 ski season will certainly merit being call “The Season of the Snowmaker.” This story is from the SAM print archive Subscribers can…
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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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Ergonomic Ailments
Almost everyone has experienced an ergonomic ailment — tennis elbow, tendinitis, writer’s cramp are classic examples. Recently, such ailments have been given names like…
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Keeping Safe: Snowmobiles
Back in the days of the Model-T, Henry Ford offered a track kit accessory for the rear wheels of his vehicles. From this unassuming…
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Keeping Safe
To most ski industry people, the term “risk management” means protection from law suits. In reality, that’s correct only 25 percent of the time,…
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Keeping Safe– Food Service Hazards
In the ski industry, food service employees are the third most likely to incur job related injuries. (Only ski instructors and lift attendants run…