SAM Coverage
Grooming
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Slope Maintenance– Spring Cleaning
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Snow People, Early August 2017
News of staff changes and hires at resorts, suppliers, and the National Parks Service. Patrick Olstad SE Group welcomed Patrick Olstead to its landscape…
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Buchheister Named GM for Keystone Resort
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Aug. 1, 2017—Geoff Buchheister, previously vice president for Vail Resorts’ urban ski areas, is now vice president and general manager for…
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Denver to Host Snow Show and other OR Shows
SAM Magazine—Denver, July 10, 2017—Denver will host the winter and summer Outdoor Retailer trade shows for the next five years, industry and elected officials…
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Kircher Buys Crystal from Boyne Resorts
SAM Magazine—Crystal Mountain, Wash., April 19, 2017—On March 31, John Kircher acquired Crystal Mountain Ski Resort in a transaction between Kircher and Boyne Resorts,…
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Smart Cats: Grooming Tech 2017
Snow management systems are bringing a new level of sophistication and efficiency to grooming operations. Snow management is the new hot topic in the…
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Publisher’s Memo :: Grooming Our Future
As the ski industry’s leaders reach retirement age, preparing their successors for the next step is paramount. While succession planning sounds intimidating, it simply…
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Snowcat Maintenance
A SAM roundtable discussion explores the practical, confounding, and sometimes comical world of vehicle maintenance. Snowcats are funny creatures. They meow, hum, purr, hack…
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Do Cats Have Nine Lives?
We are all very familiar with the “weekly safety meeting.” It’s not always easy to come up with material that is relevant and grabs…
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Grooming Vehicles 2016
Both PRINOTH and PistenBully continue the transition to Tier 4, the emission control technology mandated by the Enivronmental Protection Agency. Yes, after years of…
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SAVMI: Worlds Best Independent Snowcat Mechanics Program?
OK, that’s a trick question. SAVMI, the Ski Area Vehicle Mechanics Institute, is likely the only such program anywhere. Where else can groomer mechanics…
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The History of Cats: Part II
A look at the recent past and how Prinoth and PistenBully became the dominant players in the market. Part I of this article appeared…
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Grooming Vehicles 2015
As the dawn of the Tier 4 Final age arrives, suppliers are developing a new generation of grooming machines. For years, groomer manufacturers and…
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Blue Pages :: January 2015
THE GREENEST CATS… THE CAT’S MEOW: A CELEBRATION OF SNOWCATS… SILVER TSUNAMI HITS THE SKI INDUSTRY… HIDDEN GEM THE GREENEST CATSWhile some prepare to…
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Industry Report :: January 2015
Vail Resorts to Invest $50 Million at PCMR, Peak’s IPO, and other news. VAIL TO INVEST $50 MILLION AT PCMRVail Resorts will make more…
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The History of Cats: Part I
A look back at the earliest machines used for slope grooming and the pioneers who invented them. SlideShowPro({ attributes: { id: “album-448987”,…
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SPEAK OUT :: I MADE MOGULS DISAPPEAR
I’m writing in response to an article in the SAM January 2014 issue by Patrick Torsell, titled “Where Are All the Moguls?”
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Speakout :: Where Are All The Moguls?
SPEAKOUT :: WHERE ARE ALL THE MOGULS? ISSUE January 2014 AUTHOR Patrick Torsell VOLUME 53-1 PAGE 16 SUBJECT Terrain Twenty years ago you could…