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Terrain Park
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SAM Terrain Park Contest 2024
Our annual contest shows how park builders flexed their creativity and ambition during the 2023-24 winter season. Every year, as we sift through the…
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New HQs for Mountain Ops
Mountain operations have expanded greatly over the decades, and so must the notion of “maintenance shops.” Maintenance shops are one of those capital expense items…
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Terrain Park Contest 2023
From massive features to culture-cultivating events, video edits, and the crews that make it happen, our annual celebration of resort terrain park builders’ innovation…
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Terrain Park Contest 2022
Our annual showcase of the finest freestyle fabrications with resort-submitted entries in four categories: features, events, edits, and—new this year— crews. In the same…
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2021 Terrain Park Contest
SAM‘s showcase of freestyle fabrication is back for its 16th year, with resort submitted entries in three categories, including a new one: “Park edits.”…
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Terrain Park Contest: A Look Back
Terrain park luminaries weigh in on contest entries from the past five years. The year 2020 has upended everything, so we took the opportunity…
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2019 Terrain Park Contest
Our 15th annual contest drew entries from around the world, and highlights two major themes: community, and environmental action. Our terrain park contest…
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News & Views :: January 2018
Terrain park contest winners, NASTAR’s golden year, crowdfunding, etc. 2017 TERRAIN PARK CONTEST RESULTS The Scott Delforte Park Jam, Bristol Mountain, N.Y. As a…
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The Fairbank Group Launches Variable Lift Ticket Pricing Online
SAM Magazine—Hancock, Mass., Nov. 20, 2017—The Fairbank Group’s resorts—Jiminy Peak, Mass., Bromley, Vt., and Cranmore, N.H.—are now offering discounted advance purchase lift tickets through…
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More Early Openings, and a Few Delays
SAM Magazine—Dover, Vt., Nov. 17, 2017—A huge number of mountain resorts across North America—from small ski areas near urban centers to the biggest operations…
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Brian Czarnecki Named COO of Camelback Resort
SAM Magazine—Tannersville, Pa., Nov. 10, 2017—Brian Czarnecki has been promoted to the role of chief operating officer for Camelback Resort, Pa. Previously, he served…
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Many Resorts Opening Early
SAM Magazine—Dover, Vt., Nov. 10, 2017—By Sunday morning, the number of ski areas open for skiing and riding in North America will just about…
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Speak-Out :: November 2017
What Is the Return on Investment of Terrain Parks? At the NSAA Convention & Trade Show in May, one session addressed the return on…
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Progression Through Events
Introduce women and children to your park in programs that are tailored to their needs and interests. The 2017-18 season is upon us,…
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PSIA-AASI Launches E-Learning Course for New Instructors
SAM Magazine—Lakewood, Colo., Oct. 30, 2017—A new E-Learning Course for New Instructors is now available online from the Professional Ski Instructors of America and…
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What’s Hot in Terrain Parks?
At SAM’s annual Cutter’s Camps, the latest trends are revealed and discussed. There’s no better place to find out what is trending in the…
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Blue Pages :: September 2013
WHO WILL CONTROL PARK CITY RESORT?… HOW TO FINANCE THE FEEDERS?… THE BATTLE OVER BELLEAYRE… CALIF. PUTS A KINK IN ZIPLINE BUSINESS… A PLETHORA…