SAM Coverage
Opinion
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Speak-Out :: More MAS
Diversity and the MAS Report The Multiculturals in Action Sports Report, 2010 Hispanic Snow Summary, more simply called the MAS Report, is a wake-up…
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Election Elation
Will the electoral changes in state and national government be good for business? Areas vote yes. The country’s dramatic lurch to the right in…
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Speak Out :: November 2007
Roger Lohr implores us to “Stop Vehicle Idling at Ski Areas.” German ski writer Christoph Schrahe and British ski writer Patrick Thorne tells us all…
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Blue Pages :: November 2007
H-2B, OR NOT TO BE?… WELCOME TO CANADA… OK, MAYBE IT IS GETTING WARMER… GETTIING GREENER ALL THE TIME… COOL HEAD… PASSPORT ISSUE POSTPONED…
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Speak Out :: Family Fun?
The trials and triumphs of taking a family ski vacation. One of the joys of working at SAM has always been traveling to winter…
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Wall Street Losers
Slats turns an eye on real estate in the mountains. The leaves had turned, but the lifts hadn’t. Slats sat at the bar, watching…
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Blue Pages :: January 2008
BURTON POACHERS PROTEST RESORT BANS… RCR CANCELS ITS BIGGEST HITS… SAFETY ADVICE FOR TERRAIN PARKS… WHAT HAPPENS IN ASPEN, STAYS IN ASPEN… WOULD UTAH…
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Speak Out :: “Talking Green” and “Counting Down”
Jules Older talks with Aspen Skiing Company’s Auden Schendler about environmental impacts on the industry. Jennifer Rowan counts down the ride up the chairlift.…
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Blue Pages :: March 2008
POWDR DOUBLES DOWN IN LAS VEGAS… WHAT NEXT FOR INTRAWEST, VAIL?… ABOUT THAT PARK RESOURCE GUIDE… MY KINGDOM FOR AN AFFORDABLE LIFT… SIA: LOTS…
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Speak Out :: Peak to Peak and Will Video Kill the Chairlift Ride
Greg Sweetser, Executive Director of Ski Main, discusses how the Maine Peak to Peak initiative went beyond a mere PR stunt. SAM’s Elizabeth Eren…
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Speak Out :: Snowsports Schools and Remembering Darcy Brown
Rick Kahl asks Is a Snowsports School a Profit Center or a Recruiting Center? Ann Rowan remembers Darcy Brown. Is a Snowsports School a…
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Blue Pages :: July 2008
RESORT REAL ESTATE SALES COOL OFF… CSCUSA: AND THEN THERE WERE 22… BEING GREEN: WHAT CUSTOMERS EXPECT… NEW FACES IN THE CORNER OFFICE… A…
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Speak Out :: HB2 Caps Create Chaos
Bob Gleason, President of Boot Doctors, talks about the chaos left in the wake of changes made to the HB2 caps. Changes made to…
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Blue Pages :: September 2008
SQUAW, CALDWELL SETTLE LEASE ON KT-22… TRADING VAIL FOR OMAHA… LIBERTY ON THE SLIPPERY SLOPE… SUSTAINABLE SLOPES: MORE THAN HOT AIR… FREESTYLE TERRAIN NOTEBOOK…
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Speak Out :: Once a Snow Reporter, Always a Snow Reporter
Tim Cohee, Senior VP/Chief Marketing Officer at Mountain Springs-Kirkwood, talks about the value of personable snow reporting. Also, corrections for Turbocristal, Areco and KneeBinding.…
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Speak Out :: Mount Snow Hits A Nerve
Mount Snow Hits a Nerve on Conditions Reports. MOUNT SNOW HITS A NERVE ON CONDITIONS REPORTSWhat’s the best way to report snow conditions? Are…
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Blue Pages:: January 2009
CNL TEES UP ANOTHER ONE… BUDDY, CAN YOU SPARE $300 MILLION?… ROUGH TIMES AT INTRAWEST, VAIL RESORTS… JUST WHAT DETROIT NEEDS… OKEMO MAKES LEARNING…
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Speak Out :: Security Alert, and What’s Next For Troubled Resorts
What’s Next for Our Troubled Resorts? As with all other ski areas, we struggle with the problem of snowboard theft. It’s one of those…