The SAM Archive
Magazine Archives
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In Court
I have noticed that in a number of legal suits filed against ski areas the complainants have indicated…
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Inflation Index
The cost of skiing is a major concern for many skiers, ski area operators, and public administrators. Is…
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Getting Covered
There are two reasons for a resort to hold a race or other competitive event: 1) the manager,…
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Rigging
Cat skinning and lift rigging have nothing in common, except that there’s more than one way to do…
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Furry Invasion
Many California skiers these days do double-takes on German Shephards riding chairlifts and trams, as ski patrolmen from…
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1977 Haskell Bill
Senator Floyd Haskell (D-Colorado) has again brought forth the bill he designed to protect the interests of the…
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Ski Promotions
Available to today's ski area marketing executives are several programs underwrittten by outside-the-industry dollars. The grandaddy, of course,…
