In This Issue
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Rental Buyer’s Guide 2024-2025
Rental equipment has never been better as manufacturers continue to focus on improving the experience for both rental techs and end users.…
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How To Be A Boss
Industry up-and-comers express relatable challenges, and mentors share lessons, advice, and actionable solutions. This story is from the SAM print archive Subscribers can…
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Capital Ideas for Summer
Experts dish on how to survive (and thrive during) summer construction projects. During summer, the challenge of balancing capital improvement construction zones,…
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Taking a Stance
More ski areas are addressing big social and environmental issues to distinguish their brand identity and built community. As wise as those…
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Running Water
More frequest and intense rain events increase the importance of stormwater management. With the likelihood that catastrophic weather events will continue to…
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Questions of Balance
A new assessment process aims to help mountain communities rebalance following pandemic-driven disruption. I’ve been saying “there’s never a dull moment” for…
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Another Big Year, Even Bigger Lifts
North American ski areas installed 57 new ropeways in 2023, including some of the biggest lifts ever built on the continent, as…
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Idea Files :: January 2024
Fan gun monorail, hose roof, and welder cart. This story is from the SAM print archive Subscribers can read the full…
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It’s Just Business
By analyzing key performance indicators, resort managers and leaders are better equipped for success. Ed. Note: It’s important for leaders at all resorts, from…
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Better Branding
How to keep or grow your brand’s position in a market of like competitors. For all ski areas, staying ahead of trends…
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The Rise of the Mechtrician
Lift maintenance teams may not need IT people (yet), but lift mechanics—and training—have evolved in response to new tech. It all started with…
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Mountain Spy …… January 2024
A question on free lessons. We were surprised, and disappointed, at how impatient and disinterested staff members—including those in snowsports school—were when…
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Successful Succession
Succession planning is critical in securing long-term success for future owners of a business, and cementing the legacy of current ones. Katie…
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Positive Energy
As energy prices continue to spiral, ski resorts are creatively managing costs and consumption. Ski areas everywhere are being slammed with rising energy costs, and…
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News and Views :: January 2024
Skiing in jeans at Jackson Hole, SAM Terrain Park Contest winners, crackdown on junk fees, letter to the editors, and more. …
