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  • January 2016

    January 2016

      LIFTS 2015: BUILDING ON THE RISE Resorts are installing new lifts that raise the baron guest service and convenience.   A True Adventure…

  • November 2015

    Below is the Table of Contents. We have selected a few articles that you can read in their entirety online. To order an article that…

  • September 2015

    September 2015

    500 reads   THE CHANGING ROLE OF PATROL The transition from treating and transporting injured skiers to more broad risk and safety responsibilities has…

  • July 2015

    July 2015

    656 reads   REACHING NEW MARKETS The ethnic makeup of America, and inevitably winter resorts, is changing. Are you ready to communicate with and…

  • May 2015

    May 2015

    987 reads   ECONOMIC ANALYSIS 2013-14: SIZE AND LOCATION MATTER Yes, weather impacts profitability. So does a resort’s size, and how it manages its…

  • March 2015

    March 2015

    962 reads   SIA 2015: EDITOR’S PICKS ONLINE EXCLUSIVE SAM’s editors scoured the trade show exhibits to find new products aimed at both employees…

  • January 2015

    January 2015

    1172 reads   LIFTS 2014: IS THAT ALL THERE IS? New aerial lift installations hit rock bottom. Is this the new normal? RENTAL GUIDE…

  • November 2014

    November 2014

    1243 reads   RESCUE ME Part II of II. The National Ski Patrol faces a slew of challenges, both external and internal. Is it…

  • September 2014

    1691 reads   AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION Conveyor lifts have fast become the workhorses at mountain resorts. Servicing them before the season will prevent…

  • July 2014

    July 2014

    2581 reads   TALENT UNDER 30 SAM takes its annual look at some of the talent in the industry under 30 years of age.…