The SAM Archive
Magazine Archives
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Pressure On New England Real Estate Market
“You can be sure there'll be more ski area auctions this fall or winter. Guaranteed,” says Bob Shapiro,…
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Vic-Vac Sells With Service
If Mickey Smith has his way, Victoria Vacations won't be a secret for long. Smith, formerly majority owner…
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Ski School: Station Teaching
Last winter, the ski school at Crested Butte in Colorado tried something new. Instead of dividing new skiers…
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Hungry Skier
Principal, High Mountain Management
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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…
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Research Reports
The 1989 American Sports Analysis, which measures participation by Americans in a wide variety of activities, counted 14,435,000…
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Saalbach Snubs Snowmaking
In June 1988, the FIS Congress in Istanbul selected Saalbach/Hinterglemm, Austria, as the 1991 World Championship site on…
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NSAA Convention: Highlights And Headlines
To paraphrase Mark Twain and a seminar participant, the reports of alpine skiing's demise are greatly exaggerated. That…
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Attendance Down, New Ideas Up At Cross Country Convention
Cross Country Ski Areas Association headed to the Wasatch this spring for the thirteenth annual convention, April 19-23.…
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Periodic Load Testing
In most states the only time a ski lift is load tested is during the initial acceptance test…
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99 Rooms With A View
Overlooking the St. Lawrence River and historic Quebec City, the new 8-passenger gondola at Mont Ste. Anne has…
