SAM Coverage
Lifts & Ropeways
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Raise the Bar
Plan ahead and wow your guests during periods of peak demand. First in a series of articles about using Net Promoter Scores to enhance the…
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Lifts 2016: Moving Up
This year saw an uptick in resort lift installations and upgrades, all aimed at enhancing the guest experience. Resorts continued to install new lifts…
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Blue Pages :: January 2017
Perspective and Views Just Hanging OutIn late November, a Pittsfield, Vt., woman who was stranded in a gondola cabin at Killington for five hours…
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Summer Ops on Forest Service Land
Follow the screening criteria to smooth the way to approval. The Recreational Opportunities Act of 2011 allows winter resorts on Forest Service land to…
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The Teen Scene
High school-age employees are the backbone of many ski areas. When it comes to staffing at ski areas, a surprising number of resorts, including…
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Dealing with Collegians
To attract the college crowd, the price must be right. Give us a D! Give us an E! Give us an A! Give us…
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Industry Reports
New Ownership at Magic Mountain… Mount Snow EB-5 funds Released at Last… People… Supplier News… Awards… Obituaries NEW OWNERSHIP AT MAGIC MOUNTAIN Vermont’s Magic…
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World’s Largest Ski and Snowboard Lesson: Attempt #2
SAM Magazine—Dover, Vt., Jan. 4, 2017—After its inaugural attempt in Jan. 2016 fell short, organizers for this year’s shot at breaking the Guinness World…
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Three New Lifts for 2017-18 at Vail Resorts’ Colorado Properties
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Jan. 4, 2017—Vail Resorts has more capital enhancements planned for three of its Colorado resorts—Vail, Keystone, and Breckenridge—highlighted by a new…
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Mom Dies, Two Children Injured in Fall from Chairlift
SAM Magazine—Granby, Colo., Dec. 31, 2016—A Texas mother, 40-year-old Kelly Huber, died and two young daughters were hurt after they fell about 25 feet from…