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Coasting Along
The mountain coaster market is expanding and new tech is improving safety and throughput. This story is from the SAM print archive Subscribers…
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From Tee to Green
How to improve your golf course—and maybe its ranking—without breaking the bank. This story is from the SAM print archive Subscribers can read…
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Adventure Playgrounds
Playgrounds can expand a ski area’s appeal and help accommodate everyone in the family without straining staff or the checkbook. One of the first rules…
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Summer Ops in Hindsight
With more than a decade of summer operations under their belts, resort operators have learned what works and what doesn’t, and can see what’s…
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Luxury Gone Wild
The growth in popularity of glamping, a.k.a. glamorous camping, cannot be ignored. Learn from resorts that are making the most of the opportunity. Glamping,…
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Summer of Love
It will take thoughful guest education for newcomers and veterans alike to feel happy and safe as they embrace the outdoors this summer. After…
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Welcome to the Outdoors
The huge influx of new outdoor participants is an opportunity resorts can capitalize on in 2021, and beyond. As the pandemic changed…
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Pathways to Opportunity
High-quality, multi-use trail systems are the key to welcoming new and experienced outdoor enthusiasts. Multi-use trails form the baseline of any outdoor recreation offering,…
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Riding into the Future
Bike parks did big business in 2020, and operators learned some important lessons that will help ensure future success. Editor’s note: We turned to Dave…
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Learning from Summer Ops
Resorts experienced some pleasant surprises from their summer activities and gained insights into winter ops. As ski resorts around the country slowly reopened for…
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Online Exclusive :: Bike Instructor Certification Matters
Bike instructor certification—like ski and snowboard certification—helps teachers better cater to two-wheeled guests. Here’s a look at Snowmass’s experience. At all times, our goal…
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Pay to (Snow) Play
What if we threw out our ideas about how people should play in the snow and let them decide for themselves? A game-changing experiment…
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E-Bikes: Full Speed Ahead
As e-bike sales explode, resorts (and others) are grappling with how to integrate them into their trails and operations. In the last three…
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Via Ferratas
These popular European activities are beginning to make their mark as summer attractions at North American ski areas. Looking for a connection between a…
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All Downhill From Here
Mountain biking’s second wave continues to build as resorts develop and refine trail systems and skills parks. Mountain biking and skiing are hardly strange…
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Set Up for Success in Gatlinburg
This resort town on the edge of the Great Smokey Mountains can teach winter resorts a great deal about summer business. Nestled at the…
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Deep Roots
The Treehouse at Snowmass weaves nature with convenience to provide year-round programming for children. The Treehouse Kid’s Adventure Center in the base village at…
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Disc Golf Done Right
Disc golf is growing at a record pace, and mountain resorts can capitalize on it without much capital. Perhaps resorts underplay disc golf because it’s…