SAM Coverage
Opinion
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Speak Out :: Group Visits are Not the Big Answer
Leigh Nelson President of Welch Village Ski Area talks group sales. The article “Trippin’” in the July issue of SAM inspired several recollections and…
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Speak Out :: What, Me Worry?
Global Warming In an attempt to quickly extinguish any dissent, Seth Masia argues against the ideas presented in Allen Best’s story, “A Slightly Skeptical…
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Blue Pages :: Setpember 2009
BANKING ON EL NIÑO… FALLOUT FROM THE CREDIT CRISIS… WINTER PARK SKI TRAIN NOT DEAD YET… “DON’T MOVE FIREWOOD” CAMPAIGN EXPANDS… CHEER UP: YOU…
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Speak Out :: Damn the Torpedoes!
Why We Are Here I let my love of the mountains and passion for skiing lure me into the industry on March 1, 1969.…
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Blue Pages :: November 2009
SCORE: VAIL, $9 MILLION, INVESTORS, 0… WANT MORE KIDS? GET OUT!… HELMETS FOR ALL ON-SNOW EMPLOYEES?… BOLTON VALLEY TAPS THE WIND… HEALTH CARE REFORM…
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Fearless Predictions
When we entered the new millennium, we asked a few experts to predict the future. Here we revisit these experts for an update. Indoor…
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Speak Out :: Digital Kids
Kids on the Web… The online generation is younger than you think. And this group is your future. According to 2009 Nielsen Reports, time…
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The Eternal Ski Bum
Where will old skiers go before they die? Slats sat at his usual corner booth, looking more than usually chipper. He had a couple…
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Blue Pages :: January 2010
BEHIND THE SNODGRASS EXPANSION DENIAL… TECHNOLOGY BOOSTS PASS FRAUD DETECTION… SHOULD ON-SNOW EMPLOYEES WEAR HELMETS?…MEET THE NEW BOSS, SAME AS THE OLD BOSS… DEW…
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Speak Out :: Capital Idea: Invest in Your Staff
Hiring Quality Employees If you had a baby and money was no object, would you take your child to the cheapest possible day care…
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Blue Pages :: March 2010
INTRAWEST SELLS RESORTS, GIRDS FOR DEAL… LAYINT IT ON THICK ON WEEKENDS… OPPOSING VIEWS ON GLOBAL WARMING… OLYMPIANS MAKE SPLASH IN SWIMSUIT ISSUE… MOBILE…
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Blue Pages :: May 2010
HEALTH CARE REFORM WILL IMPACT INDUSTRY… HELMET LAWS A-COMIN’… OBAMAS FAVOR LIBERTY… XANADU SNOWPARK GETS VETERAN OPERATOR… WILL OLYMPICS BOOST SNOWSPORTS?… MOVE TO SKI…
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Blue Pages :: July 2010
MOVING AND SHAKING IN THE MEDIA WORLD… PEACE THROUGH SKIING… SOLAR POWERED LIFTS… WASTING AWAY AT GREAT DIVIDE… IS SKIING SAFER THAN GARDENING?… FOREST…
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Speak-Out :: How Much Has Snowmaking Technology Improved?
The President of Mountain View Technologies shares his view on changes in snowmaking… I enjoyed “Next-Gen Snowmaking” (SAM, May 2010), but some clarification and…
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Blue Pages :: September 2010
CONGRESS CONSIDERS SUMMER AT AREAS… XANADU DOO-DOO… VISAS FUND JAY PEAK EXPANSION… MORE LESSONS FROM TAMARACK… GENERATIONALLY SPEAKING… USSA: PARTNERS WANTED Congress Considers Summer…
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Speak-Out :: Humans Were Not Meant To Hibernate
Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month. When your industry attracts only 3.5 percent of the U.S. population, there is plenty of potential for…
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Blue Pages :: November 2010
Perspective and Views WINTER WEATHER FORECASTS: THE LONG VIEW Well, the long-range winter weather forecasts are in, and they have something for…