SAM Coverage
Business
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Playing it Safe
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that in 1998, 1.7 million injuries and illnesses resulted in lost work time for businesses. Wrist and knee…
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10 Key Questions On Insurance
Produced by Brian E. Derouin, CPCU, ChFC, CLUResponses by K&K Insurance Co. and Pettit-Morry Co. Editor’s Note:—Insurance is a major concern for ski areas,…
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Impacts Of Recession? It Depends!
Figure this one out: The worse the economy, the better the ski business. Don’t believe it? Just ask John McGregor, general manager of Boyne…
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Yield Management / Ski Management
“Yield Management” has been responsible for increasing revenues 5% to 10% in some capacity constrained hospitality industries. What is yield management? How does it…
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Highlights Of A Skimpy Expansion Year
The construction index for North American ski areas has not exactly been at a fever pitch this offseason. Lift construction did receive a slight…
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1990-91 Economic Analysis
During the 1990-91 season, ski resorts across the country suffered from Mother Nature’s failure to send snow, the public’s reluctance to travel during the…
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Building Blocks To The Future
Strategic business planning is becoming increasingly important for ski areas in a world that daily grows more complicated and competitive. In the January issue…
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Consultant’s Corner
We all learned to be negotiators. It may have been as a child trading marbles in the school yard or as a teenager bent…