SAM Coverage
Snowmaking
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SAVMI 2018: Educational Value Continues to Draw Crowds
The annual conference of the Ski Area Vehicle Maintenance Institute (SAVMI), held May 14-17, drew 316 attendees to Grand Junction, Colo., including 179 resort…
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Can Snowmaking Compensate for Climate Change?
A little-read study from the EPA suggests resorts can survive this century’s projected global warming—if they achieve greater efficiencies in snowmaking. In June of…
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The Changing State of the Snowmaking Art
Automated operations, to one extent or another, can lead to tremendous efficiency gains. Two words define snowmaking as it matures in the first part…
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Catamount Ski Area Owners Exploring Joint Venture, Possible Sale
SAM Magazine—Hillsdale, N.Y., April 3, 2018—Catamount Ski Area owners Tom Gilbert and Rich Edwards are seeking an investor, joint venture partner, or new owner/operator…
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NSAA Names Michael Lane as New Director of Technical Services
SAM Magazine—Lakewood, Colo., Jan. 12, 2018—The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) has named Michael Lane as its new director of technical services, a position…
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Winter Park Wins Dispute Over Service Dogs on Lifts
SAM Magazine—Lakewood, Colo., Jan. 12, 2018—In an important legal ruling, the Colorado Civil Rights Division sided in favor of Winter Park Resort over a…
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Advances in Snowmaking
The l988-l989 ski season will certainly merit being call “The Season of the Snowmaker.” This story is from the SAM print archive Subscribers can…
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Sugarloaf to Offer Cat Skiing
SAM Magazine—Carrabassett Valley, Maine, Sept. 15, 2017—Sugarloaf Mountain in Maine will offer cat skiing this winter on its Burnt Mountain terrain, which until this…
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2017 MSAA Summer Meetings and Trade Show
The 2017 MSAA Summer Meetings & Trade Show, held Aug. 20-23 at Devil’s Head, Wis., was memorable for several reasons. For one, this was…
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Construction Site :: January 2013
Snowmaking was the name of the game this summer. WINTERGREEN, VIRGINIA As part of Wintergreen’s $12 million investment in facilities and infrastructure over the…