SAM Coverage
Conferences & Trade Shows
-
On the Cutting Edge, II
by John Stouffer Did you know that 51 percent of all ski resort lift tickets in the United States are now sold to people…
-
On the Cutting Edge
“The first-ever Cutters Camp did more good for the progression of snowboarding at resorts than any other meeting, conference or activity in the last…
-
Vegas, Baby!
From January 27-30, SnowSports Industries America (SIA) put on its annual show at the brand new Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nev.…
-
A Piece of the Corporate Pie
The necessity for year-round cash flow has led ski areas to develop a steady, if sometimes low-yield, business hosting corporate events and conferences during…
-
Growth is Pondered at Ski Industry Week
The first four days of December saw the staging of still another Ski Industry Week (SIW)—this one at Vail, Colo.—and this year had the…
-
A Wrap-up of the 13th Interalpin
— From October 10 to 12, 1998, approximately 13,500 visitors from 41 countries cruised the aisles of the 13th Interalpin trade show in Innsbruck,…
-
Skiing Isn’t Just Skiing Anymore
Successful resorts of the future will treat skiing as a form of entertainment, establish more off-slope diversions, reposition themselves to appeal more to women…
-
Looking Ahead to OITAF 1999
From May 23 to 27, 1999, the best and brightest of the world’s wire rope industry will convene in San Francisco, Calif., for OITAF’s…
-
Conference, California Style
Ski season was over, but from May 13-15, Heavenly Ski Resort in California was hopping. Attendees at the annual California Ski Industry Association (CSIA)…
-
NSAA Celebrates Its 35th
On Sunday, May 27, 1962, representatives of 22 ski areas from all parts of the country met at the Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, and by…
-
Environmental Awards
In its inaugural year of Golden Eagle Awards for environmental excellence, The Skiing Company presented Silver Eagle awards at the NSAA convention to the…
-
Cross Country On An Up-Trend
1993-94 looks to have been a watershed winter for nordic skiing. Discussions and decisions at Cross Country Ski Areas Association’s “Summit ’94” convention, held…
-
Travel Takes A Super Highway
The Information Super Highway—”where the rubber meets the road” —will it be a smooth ride?…Is skiing value quantifiable?…How optimistic are the economists?…Where does skiing…
-
NSAA Reborn With An Upbeat Mood And A New Look
National Ski Areas Association came back together, May 3-6, for its convention in San Diego, its identity reconfirmed, its collective shirt busting its buttons…
-
Cross Country As Outdoor Entertainment
For the first time in a decade, the Cross Country Ski Areas Association Continental Conference was held in the East in April at Sunday…
-
Buzz Words Highlight Travel Symposium
“Synergy” and “quality control” were last year. The 410 people who attended the 18th Annual Ski Travel Symposium at Vail this April exchanged a…
-
Nepa Process May Be Revisited
A better method for assessing the environmental impacts of ski development? Or a Trojan horse that will undermine approvals and increase compliance costs? That…
-
Ski Historians Meet At Sun Valley
They came from as far as Norway and Australia, they ranged in age from mid-thirties to mid-eighties and they skied like demons. The occasion…