SAM Coverage
Author: Donna
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Idea Files :: January 2021
Resorts have crafted a variety of DIY solutions to Covid challenges, such as the mobile signage and temporary walls we describe here. Plus, we…
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Snowsports Instruction Revisited
The pandemic hastened positive changes to how snowsports schools operate. Winter 2020-21 has invited revisions to the way snowsports schools operate on a…
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Brandemic
Communicating uncomfortable change can actually be an opportunity to enhance your resort’s brand. Sick of it. We’re all damned well sick of all…
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Down But Not Out
While Covid put a lot of new lift installations on hold, our annual lift construction survey shows several independent areas moved forward with their…
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Rental Buyer’s Guide 2021-22
We look at the latest in alpine and snowboard rental gear, plus new opportunities in the burgeoning backcountry alpine touring and cross-country rental market.…
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Smart Service Delivery
The I.T. department can thrive with the proper systems and lines of communication in place. This article is the second in a series…
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Snowmaking Hydrants
Exploring the current marketplace of this all-important part of snowmaking infrastructure. In their earliest incarnations back in the 1960s, hydrants used for snowmaking…
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Staffing Up in a Pandemic
With unemployment higher than it has been in years, locals and college breakers are showing up to staff the front lines. Surprisingly—or maybe not,…
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Is This Really Fun for Everyone?
It takes conscious effort and clear direction to make workplace culture welcoming for everyone. In 2015, a group of National Park Service employees…
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2020 Elections Bring Change to Resorts
The Biden Administration will act quickly to focus on the environment and bring greater predictability back to Washington. The state and national elections…