SAM Coverage
Lifts & Ropeways
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Season Passes for Sale
Pass possibilities continue to expand and results are good. A coast-to-coast, beginning-to-end outstanding snow and ski season is already carrying over to next winter.…
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Disappearing Act
The “Gini Index” suggests that a shrinking middle class has limited U.S. resort visits. With what may be the first-ever 60-million visit total this…
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Demystifying Diversity
At Mountain High, Calif., snowboarders outnumber the skiers, minorities outnumber Caucasians, and its total visits outnumber the neighbors’. What is the first impression of…
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Don’t Create a Wait
Here are ways that bottom lift terminal areas can run safely and efficiently. There’s no doubt that when it comes to base terminal management,…
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Blue Pages :: May 2008
WILL ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN CRIMP VISITS?… RESORT TOWNS NEED NEW “SOCIAL CONTRACT”… NOT YOUR AVERAGE MOM AND POP AREA… MT. HOLLY CLUB HAS PAYMENT ISSUES,…
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Snowmaking 2008
A roundup of the latest in snowmaking technology, which emphasizes ease and efficiency. The high cost of energy and concerns with global warming make…
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Keeping Up With the Joneses
Here’s a look at how small ski areas around the country successfully compete for their share of the pie. In a country that seems…
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Construction Site :: July 2008
New lifts and lodging properties kick off the summer construction season at resorts around the country. sunday river, maineBoyne Resorts has launched the first…
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Playing the Value Card
What, us worry? The price of gas doesn’t faze ski areas. In China the character for “crisis” can mean either chaos or opportunity. In…
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Making the Connection
How retailers and resorts can work together to help recruit and retain new participants. For all that they share in common, retailers and resorts…