SAM Coverage
Author: Donna
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Save Energy, Save Cash
Resorts have a hidden opportunity for reducing expenses through energy conservation. Energy management is an opportunity for ski resorts. After labor, energy is one…
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Mountain Spy :: May 2017
THE QUESTION: “I’M INTERESTED IN BUYING A SEASON PASS FOR YOUR MOUNTAIN, BUT I’VE HEARD THERE’S PASSES WITH OTHER MOUNTAINS ON THEM, TOO. WHAT…
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Blue Pages :: May 2017
CONSOLIDATION CONUNDRUM: Perspective and views on the recent mega-mergers and what it all means for resorts nationwide. THE CONSOLIDATION CONUNDRUM The decades-long trend of…
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Social Media in Service
As social media become customer service channels, resorts must step up efforts to stay abreast of comments and requests. Social media started with people.…
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What’s in Your Park
It’s remarkable that this is the twelfth year we’ve put out the call for entries to our annual terrain park contest. We received numerous…
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SAM by the Numbers
Publisher Olivia Rowan touches on the Terrain Park Contest, Cutter’s Camp and the SAMMY Leadership Awards.
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Heading Speak Out
Snow brings people. And people bring their wallets. The contents of those wallets drive the economies of most ski area communities, small or large.…
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Aspen, KSL to Acquire Intrawest
SAM Magazine—Denver, April 10, 2017—Aspen Skiing Company and KSL Capital Partners have formed a new entity and entered into a definitive agreement to acquire…
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2016 SAMMY Winners
“These four individuals were nominated by their peers, who acknowledged that this quartet embodies the leadership qualities that will help the industry adapt to…
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Killington Anticipates World Cup to Return for Two More Years
SAM Magazine—Killington, Vt., April 4, 2017—[UPDATED] Killington has entered into a two-year agreement with USSA to get a FIS World Cup event back to…