SAM Coverage
Resort Development
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Construction Site
Building lifts by hand, adding vertical to mountaintops and scaling cliffs in amusement parks were just a few of the construction accomplishments this summer…
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Construction Site
Lifts are more powerful, buildings are bigger, snowmaking increases. . .but some construction techniques are regressing. Projects covered include: Lake Louise, Alberta; Snowshoe, W.V.;…
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More Than A Mountaintop
At Squaw Valley USA in California’s Sierra Mountains, High Camp offers a multitude of non-ski activities on top of the mountain; a recreation center…
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Ski Areas Set Torrid Construction Pace
An overview of interesting construction projects indicates that the industry is in a boom, spurred by the expansion plans of the big conglomerates.
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Construction Site
SAM takes a look at some of the more interesting construction projects around the country: Wildwheels Pier, N.J.; Angel Fire, N.M.; Sunshine Village, Banff,…
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Construction Site
Ski area engineers and crews invent surprising and creative solutions to construction problems at: Killington, Vt.; Diamond Peak, Nev.; Mohawk Mountain, Conn.; Keystone, Colo.;…
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Construction Site
Lodges, lifts of all sorts and miles of snowmaking are in the works at: Vail, Colo.; Big White, Kelowna, B.C.; Burke Mountain, Vt.; Solitude,…
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Restoration Of Greatness
Intrawest, the new owner of Mont Tremblant, Quebec, is making a massive investment in modernization while assuring the preservation of the area’s history. Joe…
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Expansion Plus
At Alyeska, Alaska, landscaping got as much attention as the routine additions, with more than $1 million spent on outdoor beauty in addition to…
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The Silver Bullet Ski Express
Maine’s Sunday River reached into ski history for its latest “innovation” in people-movers when they purchased a train for winter service. Article details the…
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Score One For A Golf Developer
A story on environmental opposition reprinted from the Golf Business Green Sheet of the Golf Development Institute in Ignacio, Calif., covers a sting operation…
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Slc Aims For 2002
With many facilities in place and more under construction, Salt Lake City, Utah, is betting on winning the Winter Olympics in 2002. Includes all…
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Under The Gun
Sugarbush, Vermont, had eight weeks to do a job that should have required three months. Here’s a day-by-day journal of a nerve-wracking snowmaking installation.…
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Mountain Living Seminar
A report on the major themes from the Boom in Mountain Living Conference held recently at Keystone, Colo, sponsored by Snow Country.
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Summer Construction Season
A summary of construction at ski areas across the U.S. from the summer of 1995.
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Is There A Better Way To Plan Ski Resorts?
An explanation of the current trends in resort development and ski-town planning. This piece describes the problems associated with resort development and how and…
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Summer’s The Time To Sell Water
Many ski areas have discovered the ideal off-season match: water attractions such as pools, flumes, slides and rivers. Here’s a guide to a new…
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Measuring Demand
An adaptation of a longer presentation made by Ted Farwell at a conference on ski area development at Vail, Colo., addressing the growth, or…