In This Issue
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Terrain Park Contest 2022
Our annual showcase of the finest freestyle fabrications with resort-submitted entries in four categories: features, events, edits, and—new this year— crews. In…
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What to Expect When Expecting a Recession
We look to SAM’s archives and today’s brightest minds to forecast the possible impacts of inflation and a potential recession on the…
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Construction Site :: November 2022
Details of some of the major overhauls, terrain expansions, new lifts, and employee housing projects underway at resorts across North America. …
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Smooth Operations
How to get the most out of today’s impressive mountain ops management software. Mountain operations teams have traditionally functioned and stayed organized…
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Idea Files :: November 2022
Clever solutions from Sunlight, Colo., Camelback, Pa., and Lost Valley, Maine, to solve your signage, lift loading, and cup-holding conundrums. Resort signage…
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Safety First
A variety of employee-centric programs help resorts foster engagement with and commitment to safety best practices. A variety of effective and creative employee safety…
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Is the Press Release Dead?
When to leverage your resort’s message in the media (and why you still should). Pity the poor managing editor at a mid-level…
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Behind the Curtain
Sharing the day-by-day details of mountain operations can be a successful way to create community while marketing your resort. In ski area…
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Mountain Spy :: November 2022
“I don’t want to buy a season pass, how else can I ski at your resort?” The season pass is increasingly king…
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Our Responsibility Code
The revised Your Responsibility Code should serve as a reinvigoration of the industry’s safety efforts. Believe it or not, some version of…
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Post-Pandemic Predictions
After two years of Covid, what do resort operators expect this winter? “Covid has been very good for us. We’ve had a…
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New Products :: November 2022
Equipment, tools, and tech for ski area operators. This story is from the SAM print archive Subscribers can read the full digitized…
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On the Road :: November 2022
Scenes from MSAA, SAM Summer Ops Camp, NES, MTS, and SANY-PSAA. MIDWEST SKI AREAS ASSOCIATION, SHANTY CREEK RESORT, MICH., AUG. 21-24…
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News and Views :: November 2022
Whatg the SKI poll says, climate change talk, people moves, and more. WHAT THE SKI POLL SAYS The folks at SKI…
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Publisher’s Memo :: November 2022
Zero to 60 Zero to 60 As our 60th year celebration wraps up, I want to thank our readers and supplier partners.…
