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Life in the Fast Lane
Tubing can be spectacularly profitable. Night tubing turns the dial to 11. Ski areas of all sizes agree that adding a snow-tubing park is…
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Can Snowmaking Compensate for Climate Change?
A little-read study from the EPA suggests resorts can survive this century’s projected global warming—if they achieve greater efficiencies in snowmaking. In June of…
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The Changing State of the Snowmaking Art
Automated operations, to one extent or another, can lead to tremendous efficiency gains. Two words define snowmaking as it matures in the first part…
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Pub Memo :: SAM’s newest member and SAMMY Winners
Meet SAM’s newest member, Sarah Wojcik, and the SAMMY winners. Welcome Sarah Wojcik Sarah WojcikWe are thrilled to welcome Sarah Wojcik as the…
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News and Views :: May 2018
PodSAM, patrol for girls, season’s pass comparison, and more. PODSAM LISTEN AND LEARN If you haven’t explored the world of podcasts, now’s the time…
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Trailblazers :: Whitney Walters-Anderson, JT And Jake Anderson
This issue’s trailblazers is the family of Dale Walters, founder of Mountain Wire Rope Service. In 1984, the legendary Dale Walters founded Mountain Wire…
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Better Late Than Never
March snow helped offset a slow start to the season for many resorts, but didn’t erase the early deficit. Forget the lion. March was…
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Sunny Side Up
Wolf Creek moves toward becoming the nation’s first solar-powered ski area. When Davey Pitcher procures potatoes for the fries and beef for the burgers…
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Variable Conditions
An accurate and timely daily snow report is absolutely critical to success, but is still a work in progress for many. What gets reported every…
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Eldora Gets Closer to Its Core
A new lift, new look, and new spirit build local appeal. With snowfall about 50 percent of normal this season, Eldora Mountain Resort picked…