SAM Coverage
Departments: Food & Beverage
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SAM Summit Series :: Management vs. Leadership
Three mentors discuss managing and leading, and how the two relate. “Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the…
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Tracy Bartels Named Mount Sunapee GM
SAM Magazine—Newbury, N.H., Oct. 1, 2019—Keystone Resort (Colo.) senior director of mountain operations Tracy Bartels will assume the role of general manager at Mount…
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SAM SUMMIT SERIES 2019—PART 3: SUSTAINABILITY
Resort leaders speak frankly about the essentials for sustainable resorts: commitment, culture, collaboration, and a champion. In year two of the SAM Summit Series—a…
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Four-Season Stress
Operating year-round has many benefits, but also comes with staffing challenges. On June 8, 2019, skiers were still carving turns at Sommet Saint-Sauveur in…
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Controlling Costs
A big-picture look at the NSAA Economic Analysis of United States Ski Areas. As revenues rise, can resorts do more to get expenses under…
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SAM Summit Series 2019—Part 3: Sustainability
Resort leaders speak frankly about the essentials for sustainable resorts: commitment, culture, collaboration, and a champion. In year two of the SAM Summit Series—a…
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Tools of the Trade
A look at clever and useful new gear inroduced at the Outdoor Retailer + Snow Show, for resort employees and guests alike. SAM hit…
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SAM Summit Series 2019—Part I: Communication Skills
Year two of this leadership program begins with confessions and advice. Season two of the SAM Summit Series kicked off in November with a…
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Practical Metallurgy
It’s important that ski area mech techs have a solid understanding of the metals they’re using. Most of the time, we tend not to…
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Peak Resorts to Acquire Snow Time, Inc.
SAM Magazine—Wildwood, Mo., Sept. 24, 2018—Peak Resorts has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Snow Time, Inc., which owns and operates Roundtop, Liberty,…