SAM Coverage
Staff
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Fall Consumer Ski Show Schedule
A schedule of this Fall’s consumer ski shows. Sept. 15-17 SCRANTON National Ski & Snowboard Expo (703) 644-9899 Oct. 12-15 TORONTO Ski, Snowboard & Travel…
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Blue Pages :: July 2006
How Much Global Warming?… How’d the Government Get in Our Pants?… Moving Ginn-Gerly Ahead… Jackson’s Temporary Tram Solution… Look Out-Here Come the Beatles!… Sliding…
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Thoughts from Chairman Bill
New NSAA chairman bill Jensen speaks to SAM about the state of the industry and his vision for the future. With construction cranes towering…
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What’s New
Ziprider cable rescue device, V-Kool heat-reflecting film, Keuka footwear, Techstar Plastics cart, Flexmeter wrist guard, Snow Tiger ski wagon, Milestone rock pavers, ColorID passholder,…
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Construction Site :: September 2006
See what resorts were up to this past building season. Snowbird, UtahSnowbird is about to complete one of the more unusual projects in ski…
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Industry Reports :: September 2006
ASC Reviews Options for Steamboat… Wolf Creek Decision Upheld… Minturn Resort Gets Nod… A New Major Resort for B.C.?… Killington Loses Partner… Obituaries… People……
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Construction Site :: November 2006
Resorts were busy this summer installing lifts, expanding terrain, and sprucing up base areas. Breckenridge, ColoradoBreck’s new Leitner Poma 8-passenger gondola is one of…
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Industry Reports :: November 2006
Vail Arsonits Plead Guilty… Norquay Sold… New Owner for Snow Ridge… New SmartStyle… Hemlock Reopens… Powder Ridge Closes… Obit… People… Supplier People… Supplier News……
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Make Summer Sizzle
SAM hit the road to the annual IAAPA show to find out what’s hot for the warmer months and what some ski areas were…
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Construction Site :: January 2007
See what resorts were up to this past building season. Big White, B.C.The new Snow Ghost Express, a state-of-the-art C$7 million (US$6.1 million) Leitner-Poma…
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SAM Idea Files :: January 2007
Dumpster forks and a new grouser tool are some of the great ideas from creative ski resorts. Plus, we pick the best idea of…
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Speak-Out :: A Mighty Wind
Felix Kagi, General Manager of Crotched Mountain, talks efficiency in “A Mighty Wind”. Chuck Cobb, Chairman of Kirkwood and Durango Mountain Resorts, asks “Tension? What…
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Industry Reports :: January 2007
Booth Creek sells… Alyeska Sold… Tenney Not to Open… People… Supplier People… Supplier News Booth Creek SellsCNL Income Properties bought four of the six…
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2007 SIA Show: Top 25 Products and Trends
Want to know what will be hot on the slopes next season? We cruised the SIA Show in Las Vegas to find out. Check…
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The Top Recruits
SAM kicked off its first annual Recruit of the Year contest and here is a look at some of the impressive winners. Following are…
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Blue Pages :: March 2007
ASC SELLS MOUNT SNOW, ATTITASH, KILLINGTON AND PICO RESORTS… A PUBLIC FORTRESS… CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF HOT DOGGING… THE SELLING OF SKIING, 2007… CHICKS…
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Industry Reports :: March 2007
Intrawest Buys Steamboat… Haystack Put on Ice… Brighton Sold… Revelstok on the Rise… PSIA/AASI and NSP Split… Ski, Skiing and TWS Sold to Swedish…
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Gaining Efficiency
Pats Peak added software controls to its snowmaking pumps, boosting efficiency and increasing reliability, for relatively little cost. With no time for down time…