The SAM Archive
Magazine Archives
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Press Passes
Establishing good working relationships with the local press should be as primary a goal for a ski area…
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Construction ’78
On the heels of that record-breaking season of 1977-78, many had assumed that the industry would go on…
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Wedding X-Country & Alpine
Most of the early marriages were shaky, one or both parties having reservations about the affair. Those that…
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Rope Alignment
Did Someone Mention "ALIGNMENT"? Yep, we said it, then we listened and yawned while everyone from the ticket…
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Sam At College
Not only is the Ma and Pa ski area extinct, the seat-of-the-pants kind of manager is fast disappearing…
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Safety Control Circuits
What constitutes the safety control circuit of a chairlift? What criteria must it meet? What safety capabilities should…
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Ski School Marketing
The area was Snoqualmie Summit, 50 miles from Seattle. It was 1975, and General Manager Stan DeBruler was…
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Alcoholism
In the Winter 1978 issue of SAM we ran an article by Mike Beebe on this problem. In…
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How Big The Market?
How big is our market? Who are our best customers? What are their spnding patterns? What motivates them?…
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Photogate
There were no break-ins or gaps of missing tape, but the analogy was perfectly clear: Colorado's "Photogate" of…
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Chairlift Deropements
“. . . On both hold-down and support sheaves, suitable devices shall be installed and maintained that will…
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Profile In Profits
First in a series of articles on areas of all types which share one common characteristic: profitability
