SAM Coverage
Lifts & Ropeways
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2015 SAMMY Winners
Meet the 2015 SAMMY winners: Beth Howard, vice president and chief operating officer, Vail Mountain. Beth started her career at Vail as an intern 30…
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Slow Start Hampered Early-Season Results for Vail Resorts
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Jan. 16, 2017—Before the snow started piling up this month at its properties in western North America, the ski season got…
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Livin’ La Vida Loca
Some Industry heavy-hitters, and past SAMMY Award winners, talk about their journey, guilty pleasures and best days. To kick off our celebration of 20…
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Rob Perlman, Steamboat President and Chief Operating Officer, 2002 SAMMY Winner
Where you were in your career when you won a SAMMY, and big moments since? I was at Mammoth when I was awarded a…
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Idea Files
Wheels on snowmobiles, inexpensive coffee timer, and an easy way to blow snow off a conveyor. POP A WHEELEY When winter ended at The…
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Ski Inc.
Excerpts from Chris Diamond’s must-read new book. In his new book, “Ski Inc.,” former Steamboat president and COO Chris Diamond provides a window into…
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Granby Ranch Fatality Involved Electrical Problem, Tower Strike
SAM Magazine—Granby, Colo., Jan. 10, 2017—The investigation into the fatal chairlift accident at Ski Granby Ranch Dec. 29 has “identified issues within the chairlift’s…
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Killington Lift Mechanic Dies After Fall from Terminal Catwalk
SAM Magazine—Killington, Vt., Jan. 9, 2017—A longtime Killington lift mechanic died after he reportedly fell 13 feet from the catwalk while working on Killington’s…
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Rental Buyer’s Guide :: January 2017
The broadening scope of the rental shop customer has manufacturers enhancing the quality of their products. If there is a unified message about the…
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Spend Your Money Wisely
Bogus Basin’s new summer operations will make its winter passholders very happy. Find out why in the SAM interview. Bogus Basin is the second…