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Construction Site :: November 2011
A special report on the ski areas that were hit by Tropical Storm Irene. Resorts in the Northeast impacted by Tropical Storm Irene began…
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What’s In Your Park VII?
Check out this year’s entries. Again this year we asked resorts from around the world to send us news and pictures of their latest…
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Blue Pages :: September 2011
FOUR MORE YEARS?… FALLOUT IN SUGARLOAF… LEHMAN BROS. TAKES OVER MOONLIGHT–FOR NOW… TAMARACK MAKES LIKE A PHOENIX… WHO SAYS ALL TAXES ARE BAD?… BATHROOM…
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Eco Tip :: FREEAIRE REFRIGERATION
Keeping Things Cool from the Outside In Historically, reach-in commercial refrigerators and walk-in coolers have been highly inefficient. Cooling energy is lost to the…
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Industry Reports :: September 2011
POWDERHORN SOLD… NEW RECORD FOR SKIER VISITS… OBITUARIES… PEOPLE… SUPPLIER NEWS POWDERHORN SOLDPowderhorn Resort, Colo., was sold at a live auction Aug. 4 for…
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Speak-Out :: Will ASTM Enter the Terrain Park?
A SAM editorial. The ASTM F27 Committee on Snow Skiing is poised to start considering standards for the design and construction of terrain park…
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Contruction Site :: September 2011
Creative and fun ways to get up and down the mountain–any time of year–are gaining in popularity. New lifts to get guests up the…
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New Products : September 2011
From great new activities for guests to reaching out through social media, here are some products worth checking out. SAM Magazine rounded up twelve…
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Ski Area Ownership Timeline – 1993-2011
An update of the Ski Area Ownership Timeline first published in March 2009. CLICK HERE to download a pdf of the Ski Area Ownership…
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Industry Reports :: July 2011
WOODS BUYS WOODS… PEAK TO GO PUBLIC… SMALL SKI AREAS RISE FROM THE ASHES… AWARDS… OBITUARIES… PEOPLE… SUPPLIER NEWS WOODS BUYS WOODSWindham Mountain president…
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Blue Pages :: July 2011
WINTER SPORTS: THE NEW CASH COW?… VAIL: HOW IT’S DIFFERENT–AND NOT… SPRING, SUMMER RE-OPENINGS DRAW CROWDS… DEBIT CARD FEE CUT TAKES EFFECT JULY 21……
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The Learning Season
Summer is the time for training and education. Ski area employees in the Northeast and Midwest have three high-level educational opportunities this summer: the…
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20 Under 30 :: 2011
About five years ago, there was a general feeling among top managers that the resort industry faced a looming succession shortage. Guys (and it…
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Industry Reports :: May 2011
SIA ANNOUNCES EARLIER DATES… VILLA OLIVIA SOLD… ELDORA CLEARS FIRST HURDLE… VAIL PLANS EXPANSION AT NORTHSTAR… AWARDS… OBITUARIES… PEOPLE… SUPPLIER NEWS SIA ANNOUNCES EARLIER…
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Blue Pages :: May 2011
DON’T CHANGE TIME–SHIFT THE WORKDAY… IS THERE AN ECO-GROOMER IN YOUR FUTURE?… HALFPIPE, WOMEN’S JUMPING IN OLYMPICS… HELMET LAW TO TAKE EFFECT IN NEW…
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On the Hill: Alyeska Spring Training – Extreme Tram Evacuation
In this first installation of SAM’s Field Report series, we interview Michelle Cosper from Alyeska Resort about their off-season training routines. Last week SAM…
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Construction Site :: May 2011
Resorts expand with new lodges, summer attractions and energy-saving tools. CAMELBACK/CAMELBEACH, PENNSYLVANIACamelbeach Mountain Waterpark, alter ego to Camelback Winter Resort and the largest outdoor…
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Summer in the Mountains
To find out just how important summer operations are at mountain resorts, SAM conducted a survey. The results show that summer is a very…