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SAM Coverage

Author: Olivia

  • The Stowe Carnival

    Ed Pickett takes us behind the scenes of a fabulously successful affair that is a lesson in area/community cooperation. 

  • Wanted– Two Used Chairlifts

    A first-person story by Sepp Gmuender on the search for, purchase and installation of two used chair-lifts.

  • Early Start On Plastic

    Jim Holmlund describes the installation of an artificial ski surface at Mt. La Crosse, Wisc. A side bar on other artificial ski surfaces and…

  • Lubricating Wire Rope

    Aaron Whitlock, in cooperation with Dan O’Connor, talk about the proper re-lubrication of your wire rope. 

  • Testing Snowguns

    Dick Noack discusses the equiptment and procedures for an area operator to test and evaluate his own and other snow guns. 

  • Controlled Maintenance

    Paul Tomlingson and Gary McGraw describe the use of MJO’s at winter Park for cost-efficient maintenance. 

  • Effective Brochures

    In this issue we welcome Colleen Cayton to our editorial staff, and present her second article in SAM. Colleen has done much of the…

  • I Win You Win

    Buzz Bainbridge describes the emploee training program bought by Vail based on Transactional Analysis. This will be a major topic at the NSAA Convention. 

  • Crossroads For Freestyle

    Editor David Rowan brings you up-to-date on the important debate surging around the freestyle movement. The outcome is likely to affect the economics of…

  • Publish Or Perish?

    Marketing editor Colleen Cayton takes a look at those area newspapers: What is their purpose? Does your area need one? What do they cost?…