SAM Coverage
Opinion
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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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Pondering NSAA’s Past—And Future
SAM asked several top executives from across the country, “What are the top priorities for the new president?” Ed. Note: In the days before…
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Boyne Appoints McGregor and Kelley to Expanded Roles; Scambio to Lead Loon
SAM Magazine—Boyne Falls, Mich., Aug. 31, 2017—Boyne Resorts has appointed John McGregor, current senior vice president of mountain operations, as the new senior vice…
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New & Views :: September 2017
Season’s pass developments, NSAA priorities, supplier news, and more. HARD TO PASS UP We’ve had a short breather since the last round of ski…
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Speak Out :: Minimum Wage War
As the minimum wage continues to increase in several states, and even fast-food restaurants are offering higher wages, how are winter resorts being affected—and…
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Blue Pages :: November 2012
EMPEROR OF THE NORTHEAST KINGDOM… GORE, MILLER FORM CLIMATE TEAM… WILD MOUNTAIN IS FIRST TO OPEN [SORT OF]… WILD SEASON FOR WILDFIRES… TAMARACK RESORT…
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Speak Out :: Media and Climate Change
When it comes to climate change, the media has not been helpful. Publisher Jennifer Rowan calls for mountain resorts to respond. Let me just…
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Blue Pages :: January 2013
VAIL SHAKES UP THE RESORT BUSINESS AGAIN… GIVE NEW RIDERS A BRAKE… LEAVING WHISTLER, INTRAWEST HAS NEW LIFE… WELCH GOES DIRECTLY TO PARALLEL… MOMS,…
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Speak Out :: This is One Problem
A SAM editorial on snowboarding’s “decline.” NSAA’s recent spotlight on the leveling out, and even decline, in snowboarding’s numbers is a cop out. We…
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Speak Out :: Standing Up for Skiing
Roger Marolt on saving skiing. [The following was originally written for the Snowmass Sun and is excerpted here with permission from the author. We…
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Blue Pages :: March 2013
HIGH TECH PARKING LOT TICKET SCALPING… ENOUGH WITH THE REPORT CARDS ALREADY… GETTING A CHARGE AT MOUNTAIN RESORTS… TRAINING TERRAIN-BASED TEACHERS… BEAR MOUNTAIN ENDURES…
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Speak Out :: Where is the Magic?
Terrain-based learning. Can you think of another activity where the person pays $150 to $200 NOT to actually accomplish that activity? You pay for…
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Blue Pages :: May 2013
PASS PERKS PROLIFERATE… PUTTING THE BITTER IN BITTERROOT… BOOTLEG SKI LESSONS ON THE RISE?… BURTON OPEN MOVE TO VAIL IS A HIT… POST MORTEM:…
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Blue Pages :: July 2013
VAIL GOES ALL IN AT CANYONS… GOING WILD AT LAKE LOUISE… FOREST SERVICE WINDFALL IN ASPEN… SNOW SUMMIT EXPLORES POSSIBLE SALE… CANADIEN CONS… SHORTSWINGS…
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Speak Out :: Does Vice Still Sell?
John Fry, former editor of Ski and Snow Country magazines, responds to an article in our July 2013 issue of SAM. The last issue…
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Blue Pages :: September 2013
WHO WILL CONTROL PARK CITY RESORT?… HOW TO FINANCE THE FEEDERS?… THE BATTLE OVER BELLEAYRE… CALIF. PUTS A KINK IN ZIPLINE BUSINESS… A PLETHORA…
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Blue Pages :: November 2013
EVOLVING TERRAIN PARK MANAGEMENT… ONLINE WAIVERS GAINING LEGAL BACKING… UNITED WE SKI AND RIDE IN D.C… FOREST SERVICE CLARIFIES RESORT RULES… HAYSTACK TRANSFORMATION TAKING…
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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…