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  • It’s All a Game

    It’s All a Game

    When your dad is a pro event racer and your mom is an event organizer, your birthday parties are bound to rock. Adventure Games…

  • Trust the Process

    Trust the Process

    After working together for 16 years, Greg Goddard and Claire Humber have forged a productive and fun working relationship. In 1999, Goddard, general manager…

  • Fun and Games at IAAPA

    Fun and Games at IAAPA

    The editors of SAM, along with a number of ski area operators, attended the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) Expo in…

  • The Rise of the She-conomy

    The Rise of the She-conomy

    When it comes to marketing or selling anything, you should never underestimate the power of women. A Nielsen consumer study from 2013 revealed women…

  • Rental Guide 2016-17

    Rental Guide 2016-17

    Once the red-haired stepchild of the ski and ride world, rental equipment has become the family’s blossoming honor roll student. Rental equipment is a…

  • Publisher’s Memo – January 2016

    Superstars everywhere you look The start of a new year is a time to take stock of the past and look to the future.…

  • On the Road – January 2016

    On the Road – January 2016

    Faces and Places…   BEWI Awards Lunch Boston, Nov. 13, 2015 & BEWI Expo Denver, Nov. 6-8 Left: SIA’s David Ingemie received the BEWI…

  • Industry Reports

    Industry Reports

    PEAK RESORTS ACQUIRES HUNTER MOUNTAIN On Nov. 30, Peak Resorts entered into an agreement to purchase Hunter Mountain, N.Y., for cash consideration of $35…

  • Pocket Protector Apocalypse?

    Pocket Protector Apocalypse?

    Freestyle terrain is entering into adulthood, and we are faced with the reality that the terrain park has outlived its “fad” status. Just getting…

  • Busted!

    Busted!

    When it comes to ticket scams, most resorts have seen it all. Scammers have long taken numerous routes to avoid paying full price—or pay…