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SAM Coverage

Departments: Food & Beverage

  • Publisher’s Memo :: September 2018

    Publisher’s Memo :: September 2018

    Staffing for growth and prosperity.   Traditionally, the focus of SAM’s September issue is staffing and HR. So it is with this issue. But…

  • Jay Peak Recognized in Statewide Health Initiative

    Jay Peak Recognized in Statewide Health Initiative

    SAM Magazine—Jay, Vt., March 23, 2018—Jay Peak is the only mountain resort in Vermont to be designated as a Gold-level participant in the 3>4>50…

  • Evolving Orientation

    Evolving Orientation

    Yes, you can make the onboarding process both more entertaining and more effective, as several resorts have discovered.   Employee orientation programs at some…

  • The War Within

    The War Within

    A war for talent is raging, and it’s the one inside your organization that matters most. To many, the competitive aspect of talent management…

  • Mountain Spy :: September 2017

    Mountain Spy :: September 2017

    SAM goes undercover to ask, “What is Glamping?”   THE QUESTION: WHAT IS GLAMPING? We mixed things up a bit this time around. Instead…

  • IAPPA Expo 2012

    There’s a world of year-round recreation options for mountain resorts. At the 2012 IAAPA (International Association of Amusements Parks and Attractions) Expo in Orlando,…

  • Blue Pages :: January 2013

    VAIL SHAKES UP THE RESORT BUSINESS AGAIN… GIVE NEW RIDERS A BRAKE… LEAVING WHISTLER, INTRAWEST HAS NEW LIFE… WELCH GOES DIRECTLY TO PARALLEL… MOMS,…

  • Mountain Spy :: March 2013

    In this Mountain Spy, Liz Eren put on her Mom hat again and called around to see how she should prepare her son for…

  • Creative Staffing

    Technology is not a panacea when it comes to scheduling, but it can often help. Recent seasons have been watersheds for many areas as…

  • Imagining The Future

    Sometimes, it takes an outsider to bring new ideas to resort development. The resort of the future. The mountain for the new Millennials. What…