SAM Coverage
Grooming
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Powder Alliance Adds Monarch Mountain
SAM Magazine—Wrightwood, Calif., June 21, 2018—Colorado’s Monarch Mountain—one of the pioneers in season pass partnerships—has joined the Powder Alliance, becoming the 20th mountain resort…
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Snow People – May/June Edition
Snow People is where we highlight recent happenings to prominent people in the mountain resort industry. But first… A clear succession (L to R):…
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New Exclusive Retailer for Colorado Ski and Snowboard Expo
SAM Magazine—Waltham, Mass., June 21, 2018—BEWI Productions, Inc., the organizer of the Colorado Ski and Snowboard Expo, has partnered with Sun & Ski as…
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2018 NSAA National Convention and Tradeshow Marco Island, Fla., May 2-5
The 878 attendees at the NSAA National Convention and Tradeshow in Marco Island, Fla., May 2-5 enjoyed four days of stimulating and thought-provoking presentations,…
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NSAA Honors Blann, Wieringa with Lifetime Achievement Awards
SAM Magazine—Marco Island, Fla., May 8, 2018—The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) presented its 2018 Lifetime Achievement Awards to Jerry Blann, the former longtime…
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Ski Areas of New York Expands Lift Maintenance Training Program
SAM Magazine—Jamesville, N.Y., April 3, 2018—The lift-maintenance training program coordinated and subsidized by Ski Areas of New York (SANY) will offer an expanded curriculum…
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Miracle March Brought Snow, People
SAM Magazine—March 28, 2018—The month of March came in like a lion for ski areas across the country, a welcome shot in the arm…
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Groomer Report 2018
An inside look at the newest features and technology in groomers and the software programs that help manage them. With the transition to Tier…
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Cutter’s Camp Registration Opens for Spring Session
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., Feb. 1, 2018—Registration is now open for 16th annual spring session of Cutter’s Camp, May 14-18, 2018, at Timberline, Mt. Hood,…
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Industry Pros Flock to Mountain Travel Symposium
SAM Magazine—Heavenly, Calif., Jan. 3, 2018—More than 1,100 mountain travel buyers and suppliers from around the world are expected to attend this year’s Mountain…
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Snow People, January 2018
Due to the holidays, we did not compile a December “Snow People,” so here are some highlights of industry members who were on the…
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Groom Safely
Here are 11 tips guaranteed to promote the health of man and machine. There’s a chill in the air, the leaves have fallen, and…
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Under Pressure
Special care is needed when dealing with hydraulic hoses on grooming vehicles. [Ed. Note: This is a reprint from SAM, September 1993. After 20…
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Groomer Face-Off
SAM’s annual look at what’s new in the grooming field is a little different this year, as we let manufacturers and readers take the…
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Techno Grooming
GPS’s role in grooming has been minimal so far, but that could change. In the post-Big Brother world of modern technology, the big satellite…
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Speakout :: Where Are All The Moguls?
Twenty years ago you could hardly find a ski area that wasn’t littered with moguls. They were everywhere. But by the mid-’90s, moguls were…
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Grooming Vehicles 2014
Grooming vehicles are becoming more sophisticated in delivering a great end product and keeping operators happy. While the 2014 grooming scene does not bring…