SAM Coverage
Lifts
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Blue Hills Ski Area Names Molly Ross General Manager
SAM Magazine—Canton, Mass., Dec. 14, 2017—Blue Hills Ski Area, located just outside of Boston, has named Molly Ross as its new general manager. Ross…
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10 Days Before Christmas, There’s Snow in the East, and Sinking Temps in the West
SAM Magazine—Denver, Dec. 14, 2017—Conditions leading into the Christmas holiday have been varied across the U.S. Up until the past few days, the West…
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More Early Openings, and a Few Delays
SAM Magazine—Dover, Vt., Nov. 17, 2017—A huge number of mountain resorts across North America—from small ski areas near urban centers to the biggest operations…
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Deno Dudunake Receives 2017 BEWI Award
SAM Magazine—Boston, Mass., Nov. 17, 2017—Longtime Rossignol sales rep Deno Dudunake was honored with the 32nd annual BEWI Award at a luncheon in Boston…
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Construction Site :: November 2017
Revamped beginner terrain and facilities, new lifts, and snowmaking upgrades highlight this month’s selection of summer projects. COPPER MOUNTAIN, CO Copper undertook a far-reaching…
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Learning to Fly
When young kids are riding chairlifts, it takes a village to teach them the ropes. In an industry wishing to grow its participation,…
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SnoCountry Appoints Mike Colbourn as its New President
SAM Magazine—Lebanon, N.H., Sept. 11, 2017—Industry veteran Mike Colbourn is now president of SnoCountry, Inc., a not-for-profit winter resort trade association best known for…
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Sugarbush Incentivizes Landlords to Provide Affordable Housing
SAM Magazine—Warren, Vt., Sept. 11, 2017—Sugarbush Resort has adopted Tenants for Turns, a program originally developed and implemented by resorts out west—including Jackson Hole,…
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Attending to Your Attendants
There’s more to the lift attendant’s job than simply loading chairs. Here are several training and educational tips to cover all the bases. Lift…
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Construction Site :: September 2017
Lift upgrades, lodge expansions, and mountain bike projects are underway at resorts across North America. SNOW VALLEY, CA Snow Valley is investing more than…
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Speak Out :: Keep Kids in Their Seats
Richard Kun, Pres. Snow Summit Ski Corp., on chairlift safety and kids. Our industry seems to be experiencing an increase in the number of…
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Lifts 2012—A Big Surprise
Uphill transportation at ski areas dodged a big bullet. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A PDF OF THE ARTICLE. Oh, how I was…
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One for the Books
Vail celebrates its 50th birthday with a brand-new gondola that is ground-breaking in many ways. Vail’s new 10-passenger Gondola One, the main lift out…
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Climb Any Mountain
A Nevada base-area community needed to get its population to the slopes and found a solution in a unique transportation system. Aerial lifts are…
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Construction Site :: July 2013
Guests can look forward to new places to rest and eat this coming season. SMUGGLERS’ NOTCH, VERMONT In May 2012, Smugglers’ installed 35 Vermont-made…
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Maintenance and Safety, the N.Y. Way
See how the state of New York is being proactive about lift safety. No industry, especially a customer-based “experience industry” such as skiing and…
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Construction Site :: September 2013
Resorts were busy this summer with improvements. PATS PEAK, NEW HAMPSHIRE Four major projects this summer at Pats Peak include a new triple chairlift,…
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Olympic-Sized Projects
With the Sochi Olympics just around the corner, SAM took a peek behind the scenes at the massive uphill transportation and snowmaking systems. When…