SAM Coverage
Summer
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Summer Ops Camp 2015 – It’s a Wrap!
The continued growth in summer resort operations lured more than 160 attendees representing 50 resorts, along with 34 vendor partners, from across North America…
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Summer Ops Camp 2015
The continued growth in summer resort operations lured more than 160 attendees representing 50 resorts, along with 34 vendor partners, from across North America…
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Construction Site :: September 2015
Major summer improvement projects include summit and base lodge additions, bike parts, and of course, lift installations. SCHWEITZER, IDSchweitzer Mountain began construction earlier this…
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The Silver Standard
In-house expertise and a passion for mountain biking helped Silver Mountain, Idaho, build a viable summer business. Willy Bartlett spins in his chair, juggling…
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Animating the Park
Ski areas are figuring out what works at summer adventure parks, and what doesn’t. If you build it, they will come. But will they…
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Pricing Summer
Pricing summer activities is the season’s hardest task. After another mediocre winter, resorts are happily turning their attention to summer. And if winter does…
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Summer Action at Ski Areas Heats Up
SAM Magazine—Dresser, Wis., June 8, 2015—Ski areas across the country are ramping up their summer operations with new aerial adventure parks, zip lines, canopy…
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SAM’s Summer Ops Camp Registration Opens
SAM Magazine—June 5, 2015, Tannersville, PA—Registration for SAM's 6th Annual Summer Ops Camp officially opens today. The camp, which will take place at Camelback…
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Summer Plan at Heavenly Gets Final Approval
SAM Magazine—South Lake Tahoe, Nev., May 15, 2015—The Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board added the final stamp of approval to an extensive expansion…
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Masters of Festivities
As BBQ fans and winter resorts know, summer and fall are a great time to party. Who doesn’t love a festival? For guests, it’s…
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Advantages in Summer Activities: Terrain, Lifts, and Gravity
Meditations on the role and potential of off-season business. Boy, is it ever difficult to write about summer activities at winter resorts. Summer has…
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Riders’ Choice Awards Reveal Top Bike Parks of 2014
SAM Magazine—Jackson, Wyo., April 6, 2015—Mountain bike riders in North America have crowned the top bike parks as part of the second annual "Best…
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Programs for Summer
Summer activities can be profitable. So can summer events. But the trifecta is activities, events, and programs. Industry conversations about summer operations often focus…
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Walking the Line
It’s barely five years since aerial adventure parks appeared in winter resorts, but they have become a key part of the landscape. A handful…
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SAM’s Summer Ops Camp Heads East September 2015
SAM Magazine—Tannersville, Pa., Oct. 24, 2014——SAM's sixth annual Summer Ops Camp, a hands-on educational and networking event, will head to Camelback, Pa., Sept. 9-11.…
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Forest Service Approves Vail Epic Discovery Plan
SAM Magazine—Vail, Colo., Oct. 20, 2014—The U.S. Forest Service has published a final record of decision regarding Vail’s comprehensive summer activities proposal, "Epic Discovery,…
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Summer Ops Camp 2014
With interest in summer business continuing to grow, it’s no surprise that this year’s Summer Ops Camp, held at Vail, Colo., Sept. 3-5, drew…
