The Voice of the Mountain Resort Industry  |  Est. 1964

SAM Coverage

Author: Olivia

  • The Ski Area Has Blown Up!

    How Whakapapa Ski Area in New Zealand coped with the eruption of nearby Mt. Ruapehu volcano.

  • Learning Parks

    Suggestions for a sample learning park for beginning snowboarders.

  • Reversing A Tragedy

    How Sandia Peak, N.M., dealt with the tragedy of a death resulting from a collision between a teenage skier and snowboarder.

  • Courchevel Hosts Resort Operators

    Courchevel, in the French Alps, hosts an international conference of ski resort managers on its 50th birthday to address issues currently facing the ski…

  • Steep Analysis Of Industry

    Les Otten and Skip King, in typical breezy fashion, apply “STEEP” analysis–considering the social, technical, environmental, economic and political aspects of the marketplace–to the…

  • Message From A Skiing Parent

    Cathy Robbins, a longtime industry insider, writes from her current point of view as a member of the public with two small children, pointing…

  • Speak-Out: Remembering Three Friends

    A tribute to Perry Williams, Hans Hagemeister and Bob Bourdon, all of whom turned their love of skiing into a lifetime commitment to the…

  • Ethnic Marketing

    Northstar-at-Tahoe finds that targeting the dynamic Asian-American market in the San Francisco Bay area is well worth the effort.

  • What Do Teenagers Want?

    In the experience of several ski areas, the growing number of teenagers can be successfully wowed and won with tested techniques.

  • Future Law

    There is legislative work to be done after the recent dismissal of some skier safety statutes. Though there will never be a clear answer…