SAM Coverage
Author: Katie Brinton
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Industry Reports :: May 2011
SIA ANNOUNCES EARLIER DATES… VILLA OLIVIA SOLD… ELDORA CLEARS FIRST HURDLE… VAIL PLANS EXPANSION AT NORTHSTAR… AWARDS… OBITUARIES… PEOPLE… SUPPLIER NEWS SIA ANNOUNCES EARLIER…
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Mountain of Opportunity
Mont Saint-Sauveur in Québec has long seen the potential of summer operations as a legitimate profit center. Location, the real-estate business instructs us, is…
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How Sound Are Winter Resorts?
Industry experts weigh in on the state of the industry and its future. The numbers look relatively impressive. A total of 60.1 million skier…
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Guests on the Go
As mobile devices continue their invasion, smart resorts are taking advantage of the new medium in many ways. If a futurist had told you…
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Open Season on the ‘Net
Controlling your message in the age of free information is a tricky proposition. For some time now an important component of most ski areas’…
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20 Under 30 :: 2011
Here’s a look at young industry employees who are making their mark. About five years ago, there was a general feeling among top managers…
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Workers Everywhere
The upside to a down economy: the labor pool. Not too long ago, ski resorts had trouble filling all of their winter positions. No…
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Give Folks a Lift
Creative ways to get guests and employees to the mountains abound. In a business that offers an outdoor experience in wide-open spaces, it’s ironic…
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The Learning Season
Summer is the time for training and education. Ski area employees in the Northeast and Midwest have three high-level educational opportunities this summer: the…
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Fun and Games for Lifties
The Wasatch Backside Lifty Invitational shows the love to some key employees. A lift operator doesn’t need to clock a co-worker with a chair…