SAM Coverage
Author: Katie Brinton
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Blue Pages :: January 2013
VAIL SHAKES UP THE RESORT BUSINESS AGAIN… GIVE NEW RIDERS A BRAKE… LEAVING WHISTLER, INTRAWEST HAS NEW LIFE… WELCH GOES DIRECTLY TO PARALLEL… MOMS,…
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Mountain Spy :: January 2013
With the industry focus squarely on families, in this Mountain Spy, Liz Eren played Mom (we mean, decision-maker) and called around to see what…
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And the Numbers Are…
SAM’s annual look at the industry’s Economic Analysis. As CFO at Sugarbush, Vt., in the mid-’90s, I looked forward to receiving the “Economic Analysis…
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Women Going Downhill
Move over, boys. Women-only programs at downhill bike parks are taking off. During the summer at many ski resorts, when the wildflowers abound and…
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Unlikely Power
Aspen has long been at the forefront of environmental initiatives and its latest venture, involving methane, is impressive. Mike Kaplan, the dapper chief of…
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One for the Books
Vail celebrates its 50th birthday with a brand-new gondola that is ground-breaking in many ways. Vail’s new 10-passenger Gondola One, the main lift out…
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SIA Snow Show 2013
Check out the editor’s picks from this year’s crop of new products. The 2013 SIA Snow Show in Denver attracted close to 20,000 attendees,…
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Capital Suggestions
Mountain resorts are getting creative when it comes to financing. The nature of the winter resort business—one that depends on weather and large capital…
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Groomer Face-Off
SAM’s annual look at what’s new in the grooming field is a little different this year, as we let manufacturers and readers take the…
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Speak Out :: This is One Problem
A SAM editorial on snowboarding’s “decline.” NSAA’s recent spotlight on the leveling out, and even decline, in snowboarding’s numbers is a cop out. We…