SAM Coverage
Resort Development
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Are We Still in the Same Business?
This essay calls attention to the phenomenon around real estate in mountain communities and the growing disconnect between skiing and spending time at resort…
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Making a Good First Impression
Smart layout in the rental shop can help customer flow, alleviate anxiety and generate happy guests.
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Construction Site
Wachusett Mountain, Mass., new base lodge expansion; Granite Peak at Rib Mountain, Wis., snowmaking upgrades; Mount Sunapee, N.H., lift; Whitetail, Pa., snowmaking; Grand Targhee,…
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Little Big Mountain
Intrawest, with a 50 percent stake in Blue Mountain, Ont., sees the resort as having very promising growth potential. This article describes the resort’s…
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Guns, Games and Skinny Skis
Soldier Hollow, the 2002 Olympic cross-country venue, gives us a look at their state-of-the-art snowmaking system installed to overcome the lack of natural snow.
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Mereg Zones and Base-Area Planning
This article and a diagram explain the concept of developing merge zones to meet the changing needs of guests. The concept follows the model…
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Construction Site
Lifts, snowmaking and construction at Mountain High, Calif., Gunstock, N.H., Sun Valley, Idaho, Cascade Mountain, Wis., Alta, Utah and Belleayre Mountain, N.Y.
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Construction Site
Snowbird’s Mineral Basin quad project by Carl Skylling; Bretton Woods added a fixed-grip quad; Jiminy Peak moved a house to the summit; Sugar Bowl…
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Construction Site
Lifts, snowmaking, lodge and golf course development at Cannon Mountain, N.H., Kirkwood, Calif., Park City, Utah, Stevens Pass, Wash., Okemo, Vt., and Lenko, Inc.…
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Construction Site
Snowshoe spending $36 million on lifts, housing and a new lodge; Camelback building a $4 million water park; Big Sky is building a $45…
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Putting a Roof on It
This article discusses the success of snowdomes in around the world and how the phenomenon will make its debut in U.S. cities, hopefully opening…
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Base Area Villages
This article discusses potential opportunities and pitfalls when developing resort villages. It also discusses the ways to successfuly structure and market such developments. (An…
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Work In Progress
This sidebar to a main article on the potential opportunities and pitfalls in developing resort villages takes a look at Winter Park for some…
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Introducing Blacktail, Montana
This is a profile of the process of founding Blacktail, Mont., the first new ski area to open on Forest Service Land since 1978.
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Sam Idea Files
Innovative and creative ideas from ski areas around the country: diapers to control oil leaks in the Midwest, spare tire fencing from Kissing Bridge,…
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Add Skiing To The Mix
Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in western Pennsylvania was already rated one of the top ten spas in the country, offering a wide range of spring,…
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Construction Site
Big bucks and big earth-moving projects are in the works this summer. Projects featured include: Snow Valley, Calif.; Holiday Valley, N.Y.; Jackson Hole, Wyo.;…
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A Heavenly Master Plan
Seven years in the making and weighing in at over 22 pounds, Heavenly Ski Resort’s new master plan is a triumph of persistence and…