SAM Coverage
Miscellaneous
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PNSAA And Cwsaa Share Variety
Pacific Northwest Ski Areas Association and Canada West Ski Areas Association held a three-in-one meeting at the Coeur d’Alene Resort, Id., in May. The…
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It’s The Snow, Stupid
Snow had a magic quality for gold miners in the 1850s. When cabin fever struck during deep, cold winters in the Sierra, they went…
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What A Season!
Of all years for Marvin Kottke to send out his annual end-of-the-season survey to ski areas early. “Normally, it wouldn’t be a problem to…
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Nsga And Asd Count 1991 Skiers
As we reported in May SAM, both national sports participation reports — National Sporting Goods Ass’n. (NSGA) and American Sports Data (ASD) — found…
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The Business Of Buying Uniforms
When it comes to buying uniforms for employees, there’s one piece of advice ski area personnel and manufacturers agree on: start the process early.…
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Book Reviews: The Overworked American; Waiting For The Weekend
The Overworked American By Juliet B. Schor247 pp. New York: Basic Books, Div. Harper Collins. $21.00 by David Rowan Subtitle for Juliet B. Schor’s…
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Only Sex Sells Skiing
I’m tired of seeing the ski industry try to sell itself using happy family photos and meaningless mountain scenics. Safe and sanitized family skiing…
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Award-Winning Day Lodges
Ski area operators are keenly aware that, while the growth in the numbers of skiers has leveled off, their demands and expectations are escalating…
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Research Reports
The 1989 American Sports Analysis, which measures participation by Americans in a wide variety of activities, counted 14,435,000 downhill ski participants over the age…
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Vail Awash With Awards, Seminars And Celebrities at 19th Ski Magazine Week
With about 300 participants, Ski Magazine Week was the best attended and most responsive in the 19-year history of the fixture, according to publisher,…
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Salute To Eastern
The Eastern Ski Area Operators’ Association dissolved in January, and its passing marked the end of an era in the ski industry. Although the…
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Bomb Threats
At the height of the ski season last winter, four Colorado ski resorts were forced to deal with the “unthinkable.” Aspen, Vail, Copper Mountain…
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Look-Back
30 Years Ago in Ski Industry Magazine Those interested in providing a rope ski tow or tows at Cayuse Pass in Mt. Rainier National…
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1980s A Look Ahead
There will be a significant surge in the development of Canadian ski resorts. The Federal and Provincial governments in Canada are beginning to provide…
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Issues
Automatic application of emergency brakes One of the hottest topics this summer has been a provision of the addendum to the ANSI B77.1A standards…
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Schools For Ski Workers
The lecturer was positive and reassuring about the value of figuring ROI, which he diagrammed on the chalk board in front of the class.…
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Tweedledum & Tweeledee Contest
In the Winter ’79 issue of SAM I wrote an opinion piece entitled, “Some rude thoughts on ski movies.” It complained about the “godawful…
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A Look Back
30 Years ago in Ski Industry Magazine Plans are announced by Alexander Cushing and Wayne Poulsen for a major ski resort at Squaw Valley.…