SAM Coverage
Lifts & Ropeways
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Mt. Hood Meadows Expands Its Portland Presence
SAM Magazine—Mt. Hood, Ore., July 13, 2015—This summer Mt. Hood Meadows is growing its presence in Portland by expanding an existing office in the…
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Amanda Stewart
Children’s Snowsports School Manager, Boreal Mountain Resort, Calif. Age: 25 Education: AA in Business Management, 2013 First job in industry: Instructor at Bear Mountain,…
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Robert Ortlieb
Scanning Manager, Keystone Resort, Colo. Age: 24 Education: Gogebic Community College (Ski Area Management program) First job in industry: Ski Instructor, Pine Knob, Mich.…
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Brent Noren
Operation Manager, Big Powderhorn Resort, Mich. Age: 27 Education: Gogebic Community College (Ski Area Management program) First job in industry: Ski &…
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Mountain Spy May 2015 Ski Safety
ISSUE May 2015 AUTHOR Elizabeth Eren VOLUME 54-3 PAGE 48 SUBJECT Customer Service In this month’s Mountain Spy, we address an idea…
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What to Say, How to Say It
Communications after major events must be handled with utmost care. Not long ago, resorts released information regarding bad news events only grudgingly, if at…
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Job Safety Training
Plan and prepare now for autumn training programs. A lack of training often causes or contributes to on-the-job accidents. While it can be hard…
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Pricing Summer
Pricing summer activities is the season’s hardest task. After another mediocre winter, resorts are happily turning their attention to summer. And if winter does…
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Industry Reports :: July 2015
U.S. SKI TEAM TO MANAGE NASTAR… SEASON’S VISITS DROP TO 53.6 MILLION… HEAVENLY SUMMER PLAN WINS APPROVAL… PEOPLE… OBITUARIES… CORRECTION: MUELLER LIFTS LIVES U.S.…
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Vail Bumps Minimum Wage to $10
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., July 2, 2015—Vail Resorts is increasing its minimum wage for entry-level positions to $10 an hour. Effective Sept. 26, the pay…