SAM Coverage
Miscellaneous
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Watering Hole
Considers the collective benefits from the emphasis of companies such as S-K-I Ltd. on new products, promotions, marketing partnerships and business relationships, calling into…
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Year-Round Schools Promise January Crowds
An explanation of the movement for year-round schooling and the opportunities such a schedule could offer the ski industry.
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Fun And Familiarization
How to strike a balance between offering local ski shop employees fun on your slopes and familiarizing them with your operation.
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Musings On The Future Of Skiing
The author contemplates the effect on the ski industry of societal shifts from realignment of wealth in the United States, and from attitudinal shifts…
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“Are We Looking At The Bill Gates Of Skiing–And Does It Scare You?”
Examines industry reaction to the purchase of Pres Smith’s S-K-I by longtime rival Les Otten’s LBO Resort Enterprises. A cross-section of comments from across…
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An Imperfect Business
A compilation of topics on the minds of area operators across the country in the weeks leading up to the “Future of the Industry”…
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A Novel Approach
A hilarious review of snowboarder Frederick Lenz’s book “Surfing the Himalayas,” as told by his “agent,” on the prowl for a movie deal.
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Steep Analysis Of Industry
Les Otten and Skip King, in typical breezy fashion, apply “STEEP” analysis–considering the social, technical, environmental, economic and political aspects of the marketplace–to the…
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Quo Vadis, Associations?
Regional and state ski areas associations need to see themselves as catalysts for collective action.
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Maybe The Message Is Flow
A review of the book “FLOW: The Psychology of Optimal Experience,” by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, relating its message to skiing.
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Emotional End Of An Era At S-K-I
A report on the S-K-I stockholders’ meeting where an overwhelming vote was taken to approve a planned buyout by Sunday River’s Les Otten.
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What’s New
New products on the market include: all-beef hot dogs (Big City Reds), luges (Hansen Sled), fencing (Centaur HTP), the Health EnviroMonitor (Davis Instruments), recreational…
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A Dream Job At Sno-E
An undergraduate describes his summer internship at Sno-engineering, and suggests that internships benefit ski industry employers and interns equally.
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When Interns Came To Camelback
The co-writers, from Pennsylvania’s Camelback Ski Area and East Stroudsburg University, describe how their internship program works to the benefit of both organizations.
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Why Wintersport Business?
Longtime industry insider Tanler explains his reasons for launching a new trade magazine, Wintersport Business, based on confidence in the future of the ski…
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Skiing On A Budget
A glowing review of Claire Walter’s book, Skiing on a Budget, which provides skiers with information on how to save money on every aspect…
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The Unofficial Guide To Skiing In The West
A review of the The Unofficial Guide to Skiing in the West, a thorough look at 50 western ski areas written by Lito Tejada-Flores,…