SAM Coverage
Author: Katie Brinton
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In the Right Place
Do you have the signs that your area needs, and in all the right places? Every ski area has a wide selection of signs.…
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Effort In = Costs Out
A resort-wide focus on cutting energy costs led to big savings at Crested Butte. Even as prices of electricity, natural gas, and diesel have…
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Eco-Tip :: Biodiesel Alternative
Turning Kitchen Oil Into Snowcat Fuel Biodiesel: An organically produced, renewable resource, such as vegetable oils or recycled animal fat greases, that can be…
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Mountain Spy :: November 2011
Mountain Spy Liz Eren plays an eager young adult yearning to work and play in the mountains—remember those? We called them “ski bums.” Unfortunately,…
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Blue Pages :: November 2011
CAN ANYONE CERTIFY TERRAIN PARKS?… TIME IS ON THEIR SIDE… ONTHESNOW BIDS TO BE ONE-STOP SOURCE… SNOCOUNTRY STEPS UP ITS GAME… SUMMER OPS BILL:…
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Industry Reports :: November 2011
ALPINE MEADOWS AND SQUAW VALLEY COMBINE… TWO N.Y. AREAS SOLD… WISP FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY… PRIVATE CLUBS OPEN AND CLOSE… OBITUARIES… PEOPLE… SUPPLIER NEWS …
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Lifts 2011:: Everyone Wins
With new lifts in every region, sliders of every type are benefitting from a strong year in lift construction across North America. CLICK…
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What We’ve Got Here is a Failure to Communicate
With a little face time and dialogue (and a lot of beer) the vehicle maintenance guys can get along with the operators…really. “I don’t…
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A Seven-Year Itch
Stevens Pass is making its mark on the downhill bike park scene after years of brainstorming and research. Way back in the summer of…
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Know Before You Go
The folks at Gunstock were eager to get into year-round operations, but knew enough to do their homework before they dove in. “Summertime, and…