SAM Coverage
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Summer School
Edutainment—teaching guests about the environment while they play in it—is becoming a key component of summer activities in the mountains. Offering a full menu…
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Mountain Spy :: July 2016
In this month’s Mountain Spy, we tackle a seemingly easy question, but the responses vary—as usual. I’M COMING TO THE AREA FOR A BACHELORETTE…
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Multi-Use Trails Mean Business
A quality multi-use path and trail network could be the most undervalued amenity at your resort. Your summer guests love trails. They crave convenient…
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Winter Fat
Resorts adapt to the rist of the fat bike. While many ski resorts have embraced bikes as part of their business models in the…
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Construction Site
A look at projects ranging from major expansions and overhauls to base-area updates and replacements. Cascade Mountain, WI Cascade Mountain has begun the first…
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10 Ideas for Summer Operations
Other-season opportunities have their own unique demands and challenges. Here’s a look at 10 ideas, cherry-picked from SAM’s sister publication. Summer remains a…
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Going Downhill
The prospects for mountain bike parks are looking up. Mountain resorts offer the ideal environment for a downhill mountain bike park. Still, a successful…
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Sliding on Air
The urge to slide down slippery slopes seems to be primal, embedded in the human DNA. For centuries, people have been coming up with…
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It’s All a Game
When your dad is a pro event racer and your mom is an event organizer, your birthday parties are bound to rock. Adventure Games…
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Mountain Spy :: January 2016
THE QUESTION: CAN I GO SLEDDING OFF TO THE SIDE SOMEWHERE WITH MY YOUNGEST CHILD WHILE MY OLDER SON IS SKIING? In…
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Construction Site :: September 2015
Major summer improvement projects include summit and base lodge additions, bike parts, and of course, lift installations. SCHWEITZER, IDSchweitzer Mountain began construction earlier this…
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Totally Tubular
Tubing has become an essential part of the revenue stream for many resorts; managing the business well takes care, attention, and a good set…
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The Silver Standard
In-house expertise and a passion for mountain biking helped Silver Mountain, Idaho, build a viable summer business. Willy Bartlett spins in his chair, juggling…
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Animating the Park
Ski areas are figuring out what works at summer adventure parks, and what doesn’t. If you build it, they will come. But will they…
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Planet Kids
Soda Springs, Calif. has developed a simple, easy means for young families to introduce kids to snow and wintersports. Soda Springs Resort, the small…
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Walking the Line
It’s barely five years since aerial adventure parks appeared in winter resorts, but they have become a key part of the landscape. A handful…
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New Products
A look at recent innovations aimed at resorts. SAM magazine rounded up over a dozen new products for mountain operators that will increase operational efficiency,…