SAM Coverage
Environment
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Forest Service Plan would Limit Colorado Skiing
This article (part of a special section on environmental matters facing skiing) explains the impacts of the forest service’s preferred Alternative D for its…
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A Very Special Section
The memo outlines the section in the Novemebr issue dealing with the U.S. Forest Service’s Alternative D, the relationship between the Forest Service and…
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Talking, Not Fighting editorial
This editorial urges the reader to turn to page 71 for John Fry’s article about the industry sitting down at the table with anti-growth…
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New Sewage Treatments are Ecological and Economical
“Grand Targhee Employs New Wastewater Science” by Michael Commins and “Living Machine to Purify Smugglers’ Notch Sewage” by Jonathan Gourlay appeared side by side…
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Talking, Not Fighting
This article showcases a conference in Vail where hard-line environmentalists and ski areas sat down to talk about collaboration in an effort to stay…
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Watershed Management: Coming Soon to a Wetlands Near You
The article explains the importance of ski resort operators becoming involved in multi-year wetland planning processes well before starting any projects as a result…
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Wetlands: Get Ahead of the Curve
Stan’s remarks are a comment on a separate article in the same issue on page 60 about Watershed Management. Stan’s comments support the notion…
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The End Page
Five items:1) Road & Track’s semi tongue-in-cheek vehicle review of the Kassbohrer Pisten Bully 3002) A transcript of the Brundage Mountain telephone answering system…
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Opening Our Eyes to Global Warming
David’s piece is a call to industry insiders to keep open minds with regard to the news of global warming. A 1986 SAM interview…
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Are Ski Resorts the New Eco-Enemies?
As the recreation industry eclipses extractive industries as the primary users of national forest land and as the USFS shifts its focus to recreation,…
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Publicizing Good Deeds
How some ski areas let the public know about their good deeds in the environmental arena.
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A Heavenly Master Plan
Seven years in the making and weighing in at over 22 pounds, Heavenly Ski Resort’s new master plan is a triumph of persistence and…
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We Need To Get Involved!
Stan Hansen of Heavenly Ski Resort, Nev., challenges ski areas to become leaders in their communities in order to resolve environmental and regulatory issues…
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The Ultimate Flush
Sewage treatment was a growing problem at Sugarloaf/USA, Me., until they discovered Snowfluent, a process developed by Delta Engineering that uses snowmaking technology to…
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Turning Trails Into Classrooms
Ske-Cology was developed at Vail to teach young skiers about the environment. Children learn about wildlife while they ski, and they just may pass…
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Young Skiers As Ski Area Designers
Eagle Valley Middle School students in the Ske-Cology program at Vail, Colo., had some unique ideas about making ski areas ecologically sound.
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Ske-Cology Takes Partners To Succeed
Describes the partnership among Vail, the USDA Forest Service, National Winter Sports Partnership and NSAA to provide Ske-Cology to as many resorts as possible.
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Will Environmental Constraints Pass Into Oblivion?
Congress appears to be ready to deregulate everything, including many environmental policies that affect ski areas. This does not mean, however, that ski areas…