SAM Coverage
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Wanted: Common Sense
This brief editorial explains that clipping in when climbing towers is just plain smart. Besides, there are OSHA regulations to consider.
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Ski Marketing Conundrum
David’s accompanying piece to Rick Shoup’s piece on avoiding past marketing mistakes explains that any marketing intitiative needs to fit with “some emerging realities”…
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It’s Not, “Ski It to Believe It”
Shoup says when approaching the new national initiative discussed at Ski Industry Week (aimed at lapsed and infrequent sliders) it’s important not to forget…
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The End Page
It Was a Wacky Thanksgiving: Taking Golf to New Heights explores Waterville Valley, N.H.’s early season hole-in-one contest on a closed slope and a…
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Blue Pages
Blue Pages headlines include: “That Embarrassing Olympic Scandal”; “Big Projects, Big Bucks, Big Bills” reviewing ASC’s latest money maneuvering; “Power to Tax, Power to…
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SAM Idea Files
This issue features:1) painting high-visibilty rings around lift towers where ski-tip deflectors start blocking handholds: Timberline, W.V. 2) Adding a lifting fork on an…
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Construction Site
Road, lift and lodge construction are featured in this installment of Construction Site. Areas annoted are Sugar Bowl, Calif., Gunstock, N.H., Park City, Utah,…
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Rules of Thumb
Nils explains how to estimate water flow, the amount of snow that can be made depending on water volume and how to locate a…
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Seth Says: Playing the Name Game
Seth’s frustration at what the industry does in trying to market skis to a wide range of skiers comes through in this article. He…
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Lift Tips for Mini-Riders
These are tips for lift operators to consider when loading and unloading young snowboarders accompanied by adults.