SAM Coverage
Author: Donna
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Resort Rental Gear Remains Hot
Performance, demo, and backcountry rentals are helping to fuel growth in rental overall, according to a recent survey conducted by SAM Magazine and Snowsports…
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Sliding on Air
The urge to slide down slippery slopes seems to be primal, embedded in the human DNA. For centuries, people have been coming up with…
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Idea Files – March 2016
SCENIC CHAIR “We decided to start to run our Stevenson Express for scenic chairlift rides, but it only had a ramp for winter use.…
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Blue Pages – March 2016
SUMMER BUSINESS: A SHARED EXPERIENCE The Assembly, conceived and run by Denver-based DestiMetrics, has quickly become a staple of the annual mountain tourism seminar…
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While Timberline (W. VA.) Repairs LIft, Nationwide Inspections Ensue
SAM Magazine—Davis, W.Va., Feb. 26, 2016—Following a chairlift failure at Timberline Resort (W.Va.), on Saturday, Feb. 20, caused by an entire cross arm sheave…
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Mont Sutton Sale: Bidding War?
SAM Magazine—Sutton, Que., Feb. 26, 2016—Ten years after the Boulanger family put Mont Sutton, Que., up for sale, an offer to purchase the resort…
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Lifts 2015: Building on the Rise
Resorts have become increasingly discerning about their investments in lifts—which, along with snowmaking, comprise the essential elements of a ski and snowboard resort. So…
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A True Adventure Center
If you are going to start a major development project, it sure helps to have more than half of the build-out cost in your…
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It’s All a Game
When your dad is a pro event racer and your mom is an event organizer, your birthday parties are bound to rock. Adventure Games…
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Trust the Process
After working together for 16 years, Greg Goddard and Claire Humber have forged a productive and fun working relationship. In 1999, Goddard, general manager…