SAM Coverage
Author: Katie Brinton
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Construction Site :: May 2011
Resorts expand with new lodges, summer attractions and energy-saving tools. CAMELBACK/CAMELBEACH, PENNSYLVANIACamelbeach Mountain Waterpark, alter ego to Camelback Winter Resort and the largest outdoor…
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On the Hill: Alyeska Spring Training – Extreme Tram Evacuation
In this first installation of SAM’s Field Report series, we interview Michelle Cosper from Alyeska Resort about their off-season training routines. Last week SAM…
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Speak Out :: Are New Lifts All That Bad?
Editor Rick Kahl on the approaching retirement or refurbishing of lifts from the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s. As we suggested in Blue Pages last…
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Speak Out :: About Those Debit Card Fees…
David Frick of Transaction Resources comments on the Durbin Amendment. Having been in and around the credit card industry for 30 years, and having…
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Give Your Lifts a Hand
The longer you put off maintenance on older lifts, the smaller the margin for error. High-profile lift accidents at Devil’s Head and Sugarloaf have…
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Tree Wells Are Trouble
With more skiers and riders heading off-piste, tree-well education can save lives. On a powder day, there are no friends. That saying is probably…
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Non-Skiers Join the Scene
When you add it all up, winter resorts offer much more than just skiing and riding. Perform an online search for top ski resorts…
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Open Season
With good snow coast to coast, resorts racked up a second stellar year. Once again, proving that snow trumps all—even a still-weak economy—coast-to-coast great…
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Mountain Spy :: May 2011
Mountain spy, Liz Eren, takes on season pass deals and spring skiing. THE QUESTION: ARE YOU OFFERING A COMBINATION SEASON PASS THAT INCLUDES THIS SPRING…
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Blue Pages :: May 2011
DON’T CHANGE TIME–SHIFT THE WORKDAY… IS THERE AN ECO-GROOMER IN YOUR FUTURE?… HALFPIPE, WOMEN’S JUMPING IN OLYMPICS… HELMET LAW TO TAKE EFFECT IN NEW…