SAM Coverage
Business
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1999-2000 Economic Analysis
The annual report on business across the country revealed an overall drop in profit, but gains in the Midwest.
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Guess Who’s Coming to Ride?
A description of Aspen Mountain opening to snowboarders on April 1, 2001. About 2,500 snowboarders showed up on the historic day.
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Business Websites
Three Websites to make bookmarks for legal matters, office supplies and filling part-time and seasonal positions.
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At Last…Snow
The review of business on the continent shows that near-perfect winter weather will result in some new records in both the U.S. and Canada.
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Just Cleaning Up at Aspen
Kreitman’s take on the much ballyhooed opening of Aspen’s slopes to snowboarders on April 1, 2001 is a check with reality and shows the…
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A Piece of the Corporate Pie
Some ski areas are successful at tapping into the corporate sponsorship and incentive market. It works for meetings, team building exercises, conferences and retreats.
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Adopting Adaptive
The article describes the adaptive programs around the country and how there are lots of reasons for offering such programs to physically-challenged people.
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It Really Does Take a Village
This story about the local effort to save Burke Mountain, Vt., shows how Yankee practicality and community spirit helped keep the tiny mountain open…
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Time for Common Cause with X-C?
This editorial suggests the NSAA and CCSAA join forces to explore common bonds, promotions, packages to cross over and try the other sport, look…
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Where Are the Kids?
A call to action to refocus the industry in committing to nuture youth as the futre of the sport. Despite a lot of lip…
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Getting Smarter on Uncle Sam’a Dollar
Establishing an employee education plan can help improve an operation’s most valuable resource as well as save on taxes.
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Putting Your Best Foot Forward
There’s more to hosting the press than showing them your latest bells and whistles. It takes a little advance planning to get the coverage…
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Reading Into Industry Statistics
NSAA Economic Analysis of U.S. ski areas yields valuable insights, both current and historical, to help chart a savvy business course.
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Smaller is Sometimes Better
Last season, three areas boasted double-digit increases in skier visits- and it wasn’t necessarily the snow. Here’s how they did it.
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When You Don’t Have a Secretary
Yes, it means more paperwork. But keeping accurate service records saves time, money, and aggravation. Here’s why.
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A Look into the Future of the Industry
David Barry, Tom Fortune, Karl Kapuscinski, Stacy Gardner, Rory Strunk and Guy Desrosiers, all former SAMMY Award winners, take a look at the future…
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Passing the Torch
First-hand advice from a family business planning strategist on transfering ownership and control of a family-owned business. The article goes over important steps to…
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The Way We Weren’t
Vermont Ski Areas Association President Candace Moot says goodbye to the industry she has been involved with for more than two decades. Her observations…