In This Issue
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Economic Analysis 12-13
SAM’s annual look at NSAA’s Economic Analysis of U.S. Ski Areas reveals some surprising truths. Thanks to a longer season and more…
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Does Dirt Work Work?
Faced with hosting major events during the 2015 Canada Winter Games, with no snowmaking, this area turned to dirt. The 2015 Canada…
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Snowmaking 2014
A roundup of the latest trends and innovations in snowmaking equipment. It’s a simple proposition. Snowmaking is the key to making the…
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Conversion Challenge
See how two areas on either coast successfully brought never-evers back. For the past 10 years, the mountain resort industry has circled…
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Concept Kiosk
Resorts are finding that specialized food kiosks are a creative way to keep food offerings innovative, fast and cheap. Grab and go.…
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Speak Out :: I Made Moguls Disappear
A response to Patrick Torsell’s speakout in the SAM January 2014 issue, titled “Where Are All the Moguls?” I MADE MOGULS DISAPPEAR…
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Eco Tip :: Virtualization of Savings
Streamline information management and storage to reduce energy consumption and cost. Every ski resort has a company server, a physical device where…
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Workplace Safety
Know where your safety program needs to be. “How do I keep OSHA from showing up at my resort?” is a question…
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Imagining The Future
Sometimes, it takes an outsider to bring new ideas to resort development. The resort of the future. The mountain for the new…
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Home Grown
Resorts and communities team up successfully. How do resorts partner with the local community to successfully promote the mountain, the nearby businesses,…
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Season Ends on High Note
For most resorts, good weather and snow helped salvage a season plagued with challenges at the outset. With the exception of drought-stricken…
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Mountain Spy :: May 2014
In this month’s Mountain Spy, we took on the discount seeker. With spring conditions in play, Mountain Spy Liz Mettler called to…
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Blue Pages :: May 2014
PARK CITY LEASE DISPUTE NEARS THE END… TAMARACK TO GET NEW LIFT?… BALSAMS PLAN BEGINS TO TAKE SHAPE… INTERCONNECT: THIS TIME IT’S…
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Speak Out :: Remembering Dick Williams
Remembering Dick Williams, friend and industry professional. REMEMBERING DICK WILLIAMS The mountain resort industry lost a great friend earlier this year—Dick Williams.…
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Online Exclusive :: Teaching by Terrain
More stories of successful conversions. Sometimes, a seemingly novel idea has been in front us the whole time, just waiting for someone…
