SAM Coverage
Lifts & Ropeways
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Meet the New Boss
The SAM interview with Kelly Pawlak, NSAA’s new president and CEO. In late October, just before Halloween, we visited new NSAA president and CEO…
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Summit Series :: Developing Future Leaders
SAM is launching a new leadership development program called the SAM Summit Series. This article highlights the first session in the program on the…
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Loveland Ski Area Employee Killed While Working on Conveyor Lift
SAM Magazine—Loveland, Colo., Jan. 2, 2017—On the morning of Thursday, Dec. 28, lift maintenance employee Adam Lee was killed while doing work on a…
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Lift Business Ramps Up
By almost any measure, 2017 was one of the most notable years for lift installation in the past decade. Resorts across North America installed…
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Going Big on Mini Golf
Really? Yes. Mini golf demonstrates the truism that anything worth doing is worth doing well—even extremely well. Years ago, Diane Mueller had a dream:…
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Idea Files :: January 2018
The best idea of 2017, plus de-icing solutions for chairs and comm lines. Thanks to all the resorts who submitted ideas over the past…
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News & Views :: January 2018
Terrain park contest winners, NASTAR’s golden year, crowdfunding, etc. 2017 TERRAIN PARK CONTEST RESULTS The Scott Delforte Park Jam, Bristol Mountain, N.Y. As a…
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A Wise Target Market
Get ’em while they last: senior skiers remain an attractive and lucrative demographic. If you were a CEO or a VP of marketing and someone…
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Rethinking Achievement
Rewarding kids for good grades is a no brainer, but are we missing an opportunity to do more? I was never a Whitney Houston…
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DIY Lift Inspection
Conduct your own predictive maintenance inspections that don’t cost a fortune or require an outside contractor. If this were an ideal world, every ski…