SAM Coverage
Consumer Equipment
-
Staying In Touch With Guests
Walkie-Talkie radio use among guests gives resort operators another way to monitor activities on the hill and to respond to potential problems.
-
Renting Super Sidecuts
Now that consumers seem to have enthusiastically accepted the concept of super sidecuts, rental managers need to train staff in this area, specifically regarding…
-
Luging For The Masses
The competition luge has been modified for general recreational use, becoming yet another option for sliding down a mountain. Two featured here are the…
-
What’s New
New products on the market include: all-beef hot dogs (Big City Reds), luges (Hansen Sled), fencing (Centaur HTP), the Health EnviroMonitor (Davis Instruments), recreational…
-
Salomon Binding Aims To Reduce Acl Injuries
Salomon’s new bindings are designed to prevent ACL injuries, but there is skepticism as to whether they are as effective as an educational ACL…
-
A Dream Fulfilled- Well, Almost
A report on the quest for step-in bindings for snowboard manufacturers. This is viewed as an important technology for the industry.
-
1995-96 Rental Equipment Preview
A preview of the many new entries into the snowboarding rental market. Includes color photos and news of new lines and manufacturers’ intentions for…
-
Making Money In The Board Business
A guide to the retail and rental snowboard operations that have proven to be profitable. Written by SAM’s snowboard consulting professional. Includes tables of…
-
Keeping Women Coming Back
Jeannie Thoren is taking her women’s equipment clinics to midwestern areas to make the sport user-friendly for women. This piece explores the merit of…
-
And Now, The Ultimate Short Ski
A look at the experimental new “Snow Runners” that are a combination boot and ski, seen as a way to bring in new skiers…
-
Ski Equipment: Barrier To Market Growth?
A controversial editorial on the technological level of equipment and how it affects the novice consumer asking whether the complexity of today’s equipment take…
-
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…
-
Fit Renters Right
Improving the bootfitting process, wherever possible, is crucial for return business. As the rental process becomes more refined and streamlined, one step remains wide…
-
Return Of The Goons
Remember goon skis? In the late 1950s, stunt skiers liked to make super-short skis by sawing the shovels off a pair of old wood…
-
Reprise Of An Old Refrain
Interest in snowshoeing, seemingly frozen in time somewhere in the Bronze Age, is heating up. The warming trend is sparked by fresh competition among…
-
Transforming A Persona
Technology can transform a sport — help people hit a tennis ball harder, pole vault higher or ski downhill with greater control. Today a…
-
The Rental Shop: Slow Progress At The Entry Level
Raichle and Look have signed a letter of intent to produce an integrated boot-binding rental system based on Look’s Integral II project. Official announcement…
