SAM Coverage
Lifts & Ropeways
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Recruiting for Diversity
Jiminy Peak and Ski Butternut have found some great employees by working with a local group that promotes diversity. Finding full-time employees to work…
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An Unlikely Slope
An enterprising Dutch investor turned a hilly pasture into a thriving snow business. Here’s how. At first glance, Auckland’s North Shore doesn’t look like…
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The Art of the Park
This year’s trends in terrain parks are all about catering to beginners and keeping it simple. Where there is pride, there is sometimes ego,…
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French Fries to Go, Please
As resorts across the continent get serious about the environment, what role can biodiesel play in daily operations? Four years ago, a short film…
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Construction Site :: November 2006
Resorts were busy this summer installing lifts, expanding terrain, and sprucing up base areas. Breckenridge, ColoradoBreck’s new Leitner Poma 8-passenger gondola is one of…
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A Question of Balance
Which is more important to an area’s operations: building real estate or improving the mountain product? It depends. By the mid-1950s, Sugar Bowl was…
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Slats Goes Private
There’s money to be made in them thar hills. “Ford’s at $6,” said Slats, waving his Corona toward the stock ticker running across the…
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The Resort Builders
Longtime ski journalist and former SAM editor John Fry has recently published “The Story of Modern Skiing,” a history of the sport in the…
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Diving In
The first article in a special section on summer entertainment. Here we look at the lure of waterparks. The bar chart representing the growth…
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Make Summer Sizzle
SAM hit the road to the annual IAAPA show to find out what’s hot for the warmer months and what some ski areas were…