SAM Coverage
Opinion
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News and Views :: September 2019
Impact of Vail acquiring Peak, free NASTAR, poll results, people news. VAIL RESORTS ABSORBS PEAK RESORTS Deep down, was anyone surprised when the news…
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Record Crowds: High Points and Headaches
The first sign that something different was happening came in mid-November. It was the weekend of the Colorado Ski & Snowboard Expo in Denver.…
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Liability Insurance: An Open Letter
Last summer Stuart Campbell, the president of the Midwest Ski Areas Association, asked me to conduct a seminar on liability insurance at the MSAA…
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News and Views :: March 2019
Popular passes, thoughts on growth, people and suppliers moves, and more. Vail Resorts reportedly sold more than 1 million Epic Passes for this winter.…
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News & Views :: November 2018
Climate Action, Marketing BINGO, thoughts on year-round ops, and the latest supplier developments and resort personnel moves By coincidence, NSAA released its Sustainable…
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News & Views :: September 2018
Opinion and happenings from around the resort world. A LEARN-TO CONUNDRUMIs there a disconnect between top management objectives on learn-to efforts and the…
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News and Views :: May 2018
PodSAM, patrol for girls, season’s pass comparison, and more. PODSAM LISTEN AND LEARN If you haven’t explored the world of podcasts, now’s the time…
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Speak Out :: January 2018
As harassment revelations topple leaders across a wide swath of industries, we must assess our own business culture. Timing Is EverythingBy Olivia Rowan, Publisher,…
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News & Views :: January 2018
Terrain park contest winners, NASTAR’s golden year, crowdfunding, etc. 2017 TERRAIN PARK CONTEST RESULTS The Scott Delforte Park Jam, Bristol Mountain, N.Y. As a…
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Speak-Out :: November 2017
What Is the Return on Investment of Terrain Parks? At the NSAA Convention & Trade Show in May, one session addressed the return on…
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News & Views :: November 2017
President Pawlak, Quebec Conversions, Vail Resorts’ Insights, and more. KELLY PAWLAK TO LEAD NSAA If likeability was a quality the National Ski Areas Association…
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NSAA Names Kelly Pawlak as New President
SAM Magazine—Lakewood, Colo., Oct. 9, 2017—The board of directors of the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) has named Kelly Pawlak as NSAA’s new president…
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Mountain High Purchased by MHR Investor Group
SAM Magazine—Wrightwood, Calif., Oct. 6, 2017— Ski Resort Holdings LLC, an affiliate of Oz Real Estate, has sold Mountain High Resort to Mountain High…
