SAM Coverage
Olivia Rowan
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A Modest Proposal
A unique approach to a reconciliation of the snowboarder vs. skier conflict. The author suggests that new generation snowboarders have not earned the right…
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Snowboarding And Its Responsibilities
A call to leaders in the snowboard marketing arena to bring the sport to a mature level, rather than contribute and support decadent attitudes…
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Consumer Ski Shows- Sell, Sell, Sell
An interesting look at how ski areas plan to attend and sell at the consumer ski shows. Approaches range from non-involvement to a full-bore,…
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How The Skier Voice Can Be Heard
A call to the boards of NSAA, CCSAA, major ski publications and the leaders of U.S. Skiing to reach a consensus on a unified…
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Sand In The Forest Service Gears
A look at a setback in the ongoing battle over an agreed-upon fee system for ski resorts on Forest Service land. Suggests several general…
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Maturing Market? Sure. Profit Potential? You Bet!
An interview with Chuck Lewis on the future of the ski industry. Lewis, currently involved with Eldora in Colorado, explodes the myths and explores…
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Safety On My Mind
For the past four years, Sugarloaf, Vt., has actively promoted safe skiing through a well-organized intervention program. This feature takes an in-depth look at…
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Snowmaking Automation I
An overview of what is available to ski resort operators in air/water snowmaking automation, including scatterplots, charts of cost breakdown by region and a…
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A Little Giant Turns Thirty
An area profile of Ski Roundtop of Pennsylvania and its parent company, Snow Time, which now operates three mountains, including Ski Windham, N.Y., and…
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Fuels In Cold Weather
A comprehensive investigation of how proper fuel selection and use can save ski area fleets lots of money as well as prevent future problems,…
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A Mountaintop Restaurant That Works
A two-page spread on the multi-million dollar mountaintop restaurant at Northstar-at-Tahoe, Calif. The Summit Bar and Grille restaurant was built as a food and…
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The On Ramp To The Information Highway
A look into the what the information highway offers ski area marketers. Includes a look at available services and what can be obtained from…
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Ski Resorts To Mine Trademark Gold
A look at the licensing agreeement between World Wide Ski Corp. and Green Fields, a logo merchandiser. The two have formed the World Wide…
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New Lift Technology
A photo review of three new innovations in uphill transportation. Includes the Yantrak people mover at Mammoth Mountain, Calif., the Doppelmayr chairlift for wheelchairs…
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Chapter 11 Survival Tips
A look into what it takes to personally survive Chapter 11 hearings, lifted from the experiences of the author as she attempted to retrieve…
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New Food Service Equipment
Three new food service products stood out at the annual National Restaurant Show in Chicago, including a gas-fired clam-shell grill, a pot-washing system and…
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20 Years Ago In Sam
A look at the events of the day featured in the pages of Ski Area Management twenty years ago.
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Forecasting Via Modem
A look into the different weather forecasting services that are available to the computer user with a modem. Includes a complete assessment of the…