SAM Coverage
Lifts & Ropeways
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Crisis Marketing
Guests this season can look forward to deals like never before as ski areas try to lure customers during hard economic times. Indications that…
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Ahead of the Game
Avoiding equipment failure while the season is in full swing can be done. I was visiting a ski area and planning on combining a…
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Playing It Safe
By making safety part of its culture, Sierra-at-Tahoe has an enviable injury record. Back in March, a knee injury ended a remarkable streak of…
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Home-Grown Videos
Thanks to new technology and equipment, resorts can create their own videos throughout the season, and customers love it. Remember the good, old days—say,…
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Energy Audits
Use this simple approach to start and expand an energy management program. We all have facilities that lose a lot of energy through poor…
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Give Yourself a Hand
On-site lift maintenance training and advance preparation make in-season fixes easy and economical. Modern lift control systems are highly sophisticated. What used to be…
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Blue Pages :: November 2009
SCORE: VAIL, $9 MILLION, INVESTORS, 0… WANT MORE KIDS? GET OUT!… HELMETS FOR ALL ON-SNOW EMPLOYEES?… BOLTON VALLEY TAPS THE WIND… HEALTH CARE REFORM…
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Industry Reports :: November 2009
LOVELAND FIRST TO OPEN… TWO NY AREAS TO REOPEN… MAINE AREAS TEAM UP… INTRAWEST TO RECOMMEND HELMETS… FORECLOSURE FOR MOONLIGHT… OBITUARIES… PEOPLE… SUPPLIER NEWS……
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Fearless Predictions
When we entered the new millennium, we asked a few experts to predict the future. Here we revisit these experts for an update. Indoor…
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Summer In the Air
Many ski areas are turning into adventure parks during the summer months. Screams of glee and mock terror echo through the woods as people…