SAM Coverage
People
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Industry Report
Steamboat Ownership Dispute Continues. Snow Monsters Hit the Airwaves. Vail and Intrawest Split on Keystone. Three Resorts on the Block? Helmet Bill for Mass?…
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1920-John Mathewson-2000, An Appreciation by David Rowan
This remembrance of John Mathewson quotes some colleagues who remembered an honorable man who was a tireless snowmaking pioneer, designer and salesman.
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Brian Fairbank: On a Mission to Convert
This profile of new NSAA Chairmman Brian Fairbank, also owner-general manager of Jiminy Peak and Brodie Mountain, Mass., details his committment to the NSAA…
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MVP: A Lifetime of Service
This is a brief profile of Robert Davis, who has been with American Tramways, and its previous incarnations, for the past 40 years.
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We Remember Two Friends
John Jay, early ski-filmmaker, and Bob Gillen, editor and publisher of Snow Industry Letter, are briefly profiled.
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Rental Equipment in the Spotlight/SAMMY Time
The memo highlights the “Rental Equipment Handbook 2002” supplement in the issue and tells readers about the Renmtal Alley showcase scheduled for Las Vegas;…
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Remembering Dave McTaggart
A remembrance of the roguish founder of Greenpeace and his earlier forays into the ski industry. David McTaggart was 69 when he died in…
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SAMMY Winners Picked
Announcing the winners of the annual leadership award: John Rice, GM at Sierra-at-Tahoe; Jack Turner, producer of Snow Monsters; Chip Perfect, VP/GM of Perfect…
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Places and Faces
The annual story in pictures of scenes from trade shows from Sept. 2000 through May 2001.
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The Road Back
Irv Naylor, president of Snow Time, tells the story of the accident that left him partially paralyzed and how he has coped.
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The View From Down Under
Hundreds of foreign workers invade U.S. ski resorts for the winter to work in an industry they love and get a taste of American…
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Speak Out
Let the Games Begin- a SAM editorial on the winter Olympics, and An Open Letter to Jim Spring- written by David Rowan about some…
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Cuck Lewis-Remembering a Leader
This remembrance of Chuck Lewis, a successful skiing renaissance man, touched on his many talents and the fact he was both the subject of…
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Our New SAMMY Winners; A Sister for SAM
Two memos: One announcing the 2000 SAMMY Award winners: Karyn Thorr, Joe Stevens, Greg Murtha and Matt Mosteller. The second announcing a new Beardsley…
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Places and Faces
This is a montage of the people and activities at the year’s industry trade shows and conferences. Covered events: CCSAA at Granlibakken, Calif.; LMS…
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A New Crop of SAMMY Winners
This is the announcement of the year’s SAMMY winners with brief bios for Tom Fortune (Stevens Pass), David Barry (Copper Mountain), Chris Gunnarson (Snow…