SAM Coverage
Finance
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F&B Adapts to a New Normal
Economy making your stomach queasy? You’re not alone. With the recession taking a toll on discretionary spending, ski resorts are taking a hard look…
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Resort Economics 101
Despite the recession, the 2008/2009 season held up because of decent snowfall. Still, there are areas of concern. The arrival of the 2008/09 Economic…
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The VFD Retrofit
Variable frequency drives are beneficial in many ways, including energy savings and improved performance. For many outside of a small circle of professional electrical…
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Lend Me the Money
With the banking industry in a state of turmoil, how can ski areas find financing? “Good day, Eeyore,” says Pooh. “At least we haven’t…
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Blue Pages :: September 2010
CONGRESS CONSIDERS SUMMER AT AREAS… XANADU DOO-DOO… VISAS FUND JAY PEAK EXPANSION… MORE LESSONS FROM TAMARACK… GENERATIONALLY SPEAKING… USSA: PARTNERS WANTED Congress Considers Summer…
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A Financial Snapshot of Small Areas
Small ski areas on the East Coast and in Canada provide a glimpse into operations-driven business. “Benchmarking is the process of comparing one…
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Pricing it Right
Is there such a thing as too much of a discount? Pricing has always been a big part of many ski resorts’ marketing strategy.…
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It’s Good to Be Big
This year’s Economic Analysis doesn’t hold many surprises, except if you are in the middle of the pack. I swear I have to be…
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Tamarack in Turmoil
How finances for a northern resort went south. They still talk about the time President George Bush came to Tamarack, the up-and-coming Idaho resort…
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Blue Pages :: May 2008
WILL ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN CRIMP VISITS?… RESORT TOWNS NEED NEW “SOCIAL CONTRACT”… NOT YOUR AVERAGE MOM AND POP AREA… MT. HOLLY CLUB HAS PAYMENT ISSUES,…
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The Revelstoke Adventure
Big plans and big investment are raising the stakes in B.C. My snowcat-skiing partner comes from Scotland. He’s a 30-something corporate lawyer in Edinburgh…
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Real Estate Meltdown
The credit freeze hit the resort business late, but it has now halted many projects in their tracks. Is the real estate party over?…
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Blue Pages:: January 2009
CNL TEES UP ANOTHER ONE… BUDDY, CAN YOU SPARE $300 MILLION?… ROUGH TIMES AT INTRAWEST, VAIL RESORTS… JUST WHAT DETROIT NEEDS… OKEMO MAKES LEARNING…
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Green Taxes
Here are some tax breaks that reward going green. Lawmakers pushing for another economic stimulus bill appear focused on the big picture, including conservation…
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Third Year Was the Charm
This year’s Economic Analysis shows that many ski areas are learning how to improve their bottom line. On balance, the 2005 NSAA Economic Analysis…
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The Cost of Capital
Looking to make some improvements at your area? Here’s how to figure out what expenditures make sense. There are so many different projects to…
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The Sin of Wages
The NSAA recently released its Wage and Salary Survey. We review how the industry fares compared to the rest of the workforce at large.…
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‘Round the Clock
Some visitors can’t get enough corduroy. Is non-stop grooming the wave of the future? Twenty years ago it would have been blasphemy to prefer…