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Another Guest Editor, the SAMMYs and more
First, we at SAM would like to wish you a Happy New Year! As we write this, it is mid-December and the early season…
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It Really Does Take a Village
The rumors started long before the public announcement and the Town of East Burke, Vt., hunched up its shoulders against the hard times to…
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Logging by Air
This past fall, after more than two years of working on the necessary approvals, the management of Marmot Basin Ski Area, Alberta, was ready…
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Little Big Mountain
Outside of Toronto lies a ski area that has shown the industry how lots of experience plus a little innovation can go a long…
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Adopting Adaptive
“No otherwise qualified individual with a disability . . . shall, solely by reason of her or his disability, be excluded from the participation…
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Five Easy Ways to Go Green
It’s easy to keep doing things the way they’ve always been done, but sometimes even the simplest changes can save staff effort, cut costs…
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Doing the Right Thing Pays Off
We couldn’t have asked for a better December. The forecasts were favorable, the snow was inching up the marker and Bogus Basin was open.…
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Idea Files
Idea #1: Hand Dryers SAM staffer Jonathan Gourlay found this great idea when he visited Brighton Ski Area, Utah. When the Brighton Center lodge…
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Idea Files
Idea #1: Mats for Motor Rooms Ski-lift motor room floors are often made of steel that can be slippery even when dry. When the…
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Grooming Vehicles 2001
Groomers, take heart. There’s more of everything coming: engines with more power, tracks with more options, blades with more motion and a new player…