SAM Coverage
Author: Katie Brinton
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Construction Site :: September 2009
While lifts were not the big story this summer, plenty of smaller projects kept ski area crews busy. SUN VALLEY, IDAHOSun Valley is installing…
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Mountain Spy :: September 2009
Mountain Spy Liz Eren tackles a growing problem with kids–food allergies. And, once again, the answers are as varied as the resorts themselves. THE…
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Speak Out :: Group Visits are Not the Big Answer
Leigh Nelson President of Welch Village Ski Area talks group sales. The article “Trippin’” in the July issue of SAM inspired several recollections and…
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Speak Out :: What, Me Worry?
Global Warming In an attempt to quickly extinguish any dissent, Seth Masia argues against the ideas presented in Allen Best’s story, “A Slightly Skeptical…
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Industry Reports :: September 2009
SWAIN LEASED WITH PURCHASE AGREEMENT… YELLOWSTONE CLUB SALE FINALIZED… NEW YORK NUMBER 4 IN VISITS… FORMER TITUS MANAGER PLEADS GUILTY… TELLURIDE TO HOSE WORLD…
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Team Building
It takes all kinds-well, six, anyway-to staff a park. Wide-eyed rookies, washed-up pros, sponsor-me bro’s, MacGyverists, and career-minded individuals—freestyle terrain employees are a disparate,…
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Keep ‘Em Coming Back for More
It’s important to inspire exceptional customer service in any economy. Worried about the effects of a depressed economy on the upcoming season? I have…
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Summer Blues
Weather and economy cast a cloud over summer ops. Between the weather and the economy, it has been a tough summer. “We’re down 2.7…
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Blue Pages :: Setpember 2009
BANKING ON EL NIÑO… FALLOUT FROM THE CREDIT CRISIS… WINTER PARK SKI TRAIN NOT DEAD YET… “DON’T MOVE FIREWOOD” CAMPAIGN EXPANDS… CHEER UP: YOU…