The SAM Archive
Magazine Archives
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Rumbling And Sliding
Easily the most talked-about summer marketing device is the slide. There are two systems being marketed which are…
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Televising Snow
Reporting ski area snow conditions on television sometimes falls into the category of “news” during weather wrap-up features,…
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Crossroads For Freestyle
If you were to enter today's freestyle scene prepared to take everything at face value—as I did—you would…
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Tension Drive Terminal Design
Ed. Note: SAM has not, in the past, carried technical articles requiring much engineering sophistication. A few, however,…
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Designing A Better Place To Eat
If ski area restaurants had to compete in the urban fast-food industry, few would survive. Most ski area…
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High Cost Of Capital Vs The Risks
The recent Haskell hearings concerning S.2125, the proposed new USFS Land Lease bill, has provided the industry with…
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The Christie Saga
This is John Christie's story — a man who went through the ski area management business in 15…
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The Stowe Carnival
There is a famous business axiom: "If you want something done right, do it yourself." Don't believe it.
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Wanted– Two Used Chairlifts
This past year we bought and installed two second-hand beginners' chairlifts—one for Ski Roundtop in Lewisberry, Pa., and…
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Early Start On Plastic
Artificial skiing surfaces are not new. What is new today is the increased interest in these surfaces to…
