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SAM Coverage

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  • Skiers Past, Present & Potential

    An important and timely special to SAM– the first released figures on the brand new Forest Service study conducted on the ski market: its…

  • Recreational Racing

    Clair Walters writes a special report on the surge in skier interest in recreational racing, and on the various programs, some brand new, that…

  • Capacity

    Ted Farwell presents a new and provocative approach to the knotty problem of how many skiers you can…and/or should…put on a hill or in…

  • Yellow Flag Management

    PART II– Bob Saltonstall of Waterville Valley, N.H., continues the three-part series on successful management techniques. Part I in Fall SAM was widely acclaimed. 

  • Wintergreen

    The second in our series of “Profiles in Profits.” This one is by Ron Fett, and is about the astutely-run Virginia area of Wintergreen. 

  • Bomb Threats

    PR/Marketing Executive Pam Conklin calls “The Unthinkable,” and tells the practical side of how to handle the sort of bomb threats experienced by some…

  • 1977-78 Economic Survey

    Everything comes up roses in Ted Farwell’s annual highlight review of the NSAA Economic Study. This is some of the happiest escape literature ever…

  • Lifts 1978

    Pur 18th annual census of new lift construction in North America. Bullish news, with a sharp upturn in this important SAM index. 

  • Something For The Bunny

    First in a new series of technical articles by our lift suppliers on installations and lift technology. Starting off this series is Tony Sowder,…

  • 1979 Directory Of Products And Suppliers

    The Vital, cross-referenced listing…and annual SAM service features.