SAM Coverage
Summer Operations
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Reinventing Summer
Revenue-generating summer attractions don’t have to break the bank. Summer has long been a season of quandary for ski resorts. Winter ends, revenues dry…
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Summer Blues
Weather and economy cast a cloud over summer ops. Between the weather and the economy, it has been a tough summer. “We’re down 2.7…
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Summer In the Air
Many ski areas are turning into adventure parks during the summer months. Screams of glee and mock terror echo through the woods as people…
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The Other Seasons
The annual IAPPA show is full of great ideas for year-round entertainment. Summer operations hold a lot more choices than winter, when all activity…
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Construction Site :: May 2010
New Lodges, lifts and summer attractions for mountain resort guests. KEYSTONE, COLORADOAs part of Keystone’s River Run Gondola upgrade, the resort replaced an old,…
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Going Down the Tubes
Resorts find tubing succeeds year-round. Summer tubing can be both profitable and promotional for winter resorts. As with winter tubing, profit margins are high,…
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Mountain Spy :: July 2010
Mountain Spy Liz Eren tries to stump customer service with this issue’s question on camping at resorts. THE QUESTION: CAN I CAMP AT YOUR…
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Construction Site :: September 2010
Here’s an expanded look at summer operations. SPIRIT MOUNTAIN, MINNESOTA Spirit has installed the first year-round alpine coaster in the U.S. Midwest. The $2.3…
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Summer Biz Blooms
New and old attractions alike drew big numbers of summer visitors. In early July, Chris Hale, VP of sales and marketing at Shanty Creek,…
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Mountain Spy :: September 2010
Mountain Spy Liz Eren tests out the summer work force with what is a seemingly simple question on summer activities. THE QUESTION: WHAT KIND…