SAM Coverage
Lifts & Ropeways
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10 Under 30 :: 2013
SAM’s anticipated list of the top industry young guns. It was hard to tell during the Great Recession (those years were, after all, ironically…
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Teaching, Naturally
Terrain-based teaching is changing the way some resorts are converting newcomers into lifelong enthusiasts. It was mid-November 2012, a few short weeks before Camelback…
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Devil on the Mountain
Does the old sex, drugs and rock ‘n roll still have selling power? Yes and no. My entrance into skiing was common. My parents…
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Climb Any Mountain
A Nevada base-area community needed to get its population to the slopes and found a solution in a unique transportation system. Aerial lifts are…
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Construction Site :: July 2013
Guests can look forward to new places to rest and eat this coming season. SMUGGLERS’ NOTCH, VERMONT In May 2012, Smugglers’ installed 35 Vermont-made…
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Industry Reports :: July 2013
VISITS REBOUND… BONNIER GETS OUT OF WINTER SPORTS… CALIFORNIA SENATE OKAYS SAFETY BILL… RETAIL SALES REACHED $3.4 BILLION… NEW FOREST SERVICE AD POLICY RELEASED……
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Maintenance and Safety, the N.Y. Way
See how the state of New York is being proactive about lift safety. No industry, especially a customer-based “experience industry” such as skiing and…
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Blue Pages :: July 2013
VAIL GOES ALL IN AT CANYONS… GOING WILD AT LAKE LOUISE… FOREST SERVICE WINDFALL IN ASPEN… SNOW SUMMIT EXPLORES POSSIBLE SALE… CANADIEN CONS… SHORTSWINGS…
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Greasy Glass Ceiling?
Mountain operations have typically been a male-dominated world. But that is changing as women make their way out of the offices. It wasn’t long…