SAM Coverage
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When Small Is Large—An Elegy
Ted Gilchrist’s passing at the age of 73 may not have caught the attention of many in the ski industry in this age of…
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Quit Arresting Kids Who Invert
There once was a time long ago when skiing was all about freedom of expression, passion, true adrenaline and disco. The sport of skiing…
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Sore Sites for the Eyes
Ski resorts aren’t getting it. When it comes to the Internet, they lag far behind other businesses—even behind other types of resorts. For the…
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Opening Our Eyes to Global Warming
A dozen years ago, in our 25th anniversary issue we deliberately focused more on the future than on the past. One of the features…
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Remembering Dick Bird
Richard “Dick” Bird died at age 69 on August 1, 1998, following a heart attack on July 25. He retired in 1994 from the…
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Michael Kennedy’s Death
Re: Michael Kennedy’s death on skis, I hope SAM will go on record editorially, representing true sportsmen/skiers everywhere, by decrying the truly mad manners…
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Wetlands: Get Ahead of the Curve
These remarks are my reaction to the article on Page 60 which the editors invited me to comment on. Sensitivity to wetlands is important…
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Charlie Lord of Stowe, 95
Well, Charlie Lord is gone. Died in Stowe, Vermont on Friday, November 13, in his 95th year. Never heard of Charlie? Don’t expect you…
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James Laughlin of Alta, 83
Alta, Utah, is very special for several reasons, but it is from the qualities of the people who were drawn there early on to…
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We Need to Get Involved!
In the course of preparing our special focus on the Presidential Summit (pages 51 to 55) we reviewed the tape of our interview with…