SAM Coverage
Tom Winter
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Giving Staff Their Turns
Being on-snow drives the employee experience, and that fact of resort life makes injury prevention and risk management key goals for managers. Most…
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A Sidecountry State of Mind
Getting off the beaten slope is all the rage at mountain resorts. But allowing guests to get back to nature has its risks. The…
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Going Up
Believe it or not, there are guests out there who would rather hoof it up your mountain than ride a fancy lift. Keeping them…
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Walk on the Wild Side
Thanks to advancing technology in equipment, off-piste skiing and snowboarding are more popular than ever…and many resorts are answering the call. We are in…
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10 Under 30 :: 2010
These 10 twenty-somethings are making a difference at ski areas across the continent. They like chocolate. They are powder junkies. Nominated by their peers,…
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Don’t Create a Wait
Here are ways that bottom lift terminal areas can run safely and efficiently. There’s no doubt that when it comes to base terminal management,…
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Master Builders
Want to know who is setting the trends in terrain park building? Check out these seven gurus. What makes a good park and pipe?…
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Cheers!
Successful bar promotions are all about the buzz-the PR, that is. There was a time in ski country when running a successful F&B operation…
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15 Under 30 :: 2007
When it comes to the next generation of leaders, we went out to find 15 people under 30 years of age who stand out.…
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The Best and Worst Websites of 2006-2007
We’ve expanded our best and worst section to include websites. Except here, we use an insider’s and an outsider’s take. SAM asked industry veteran…
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Speak Out :: March 2007
Tom Winter talks about The Death of the Locals’ Bar. We say Hats Off to the USST. And Rick Kahl calls for a Convergence…
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Derailed
Freestylers are going back to nature with their rails and hits. Before terrain parks, pipe crews, $90,000 Zaugg groomers and the Winter X Games,…
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Outside the Ropes
Improvements to gear are fueling continued interest in the backcountry. How resorts are responding depends on a number of local considerations. It’s been called…