SAM Coverage
Author: Katie Brinton
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The Watchful Leader
Observe your employees closely, and they will show you the best ways to motivate and lead them. Do you enjoy watching people (in a…
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Better Late Than Early
Labrador Mountain, N.Y., proves that it’s more important to be good than first. Labrador Mountain may not be the first to put its toe…
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Executive Class
How do you learn to become a top CEO in the ski business? Practice, practice, practice. It’s a hard enough challenge in any industry,…
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Make Better Snow for Less Money
If the nozzles on your snowguns are damaged or degraded, they are just spitting away your profits. One of the most critical components in…
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Mountain Spy :: September 2007
For this edition of Mountain Spy, our 007 Liz Eren quierd areas in regions where the weather was less than cooperative last year to…
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Blue Pages :: September 2007
NEW GUIDELINES FOR TERRAIN PARKS… MAY I SEE YOUR PASSPORT, PLEASE?… INTRAWEST PUTS RESORT CHIEFS IN CHARGE… RIGHT TIME FOR REITS… INTO THE ABYSS…
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Tools of the Trade
Creating great and safe freestyle terrain requires an arsenal of specialized tools. Great terrain parks result from thoughtful planning, sufficient resources, thorough execution, proper…
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Trend Watch
These days, trends come and go at lightning speed. Do you know what guests will be looking for in your parks? Terrain park trends…
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Piles and Piles and Piles of Smiles
Rounding out our freestyle section, we take a look at the art of snowmaking in the terrain park. Here’s the best way to handle…
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Let’s Make a Deal
REITS are all the rage in our industry and here’s why. Mountain High. Sunday River, Sugarloaf. Mount Snow. Bretton Woods. All have been purchased…