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  • Thredbo Joins Mountain Collective

    SAM Magazine—San Francisco, May 6, 2015—Thredbo, Australia, has joined The Mountain Collective as a full resort partner for the 2015-16 season, making it the…

  • Blue Pages :: May 2015

    CNL RESORT SALE: READING THE TEA LEAVES… WOLF CREEK: COLORADO’S NEXT SKI TOWN?… WE THOUGHT ALL THINGS VAIL WERE “EPIC”… WAIVERS OUT, OREGON TURNS…

  • Lift Revenues Up, Visits Down at Vail Resorts

    SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., April 28, 2015—Vail Resorts has reported that for the 2014-15 season, total lift revenues, including an allocated portion of season pass…

  • The Payments Revolution

    In October 2015, the U.S. begins the switch to EMV credit card technology, which means greater fraud protection and wider acceptance of mobile payments.…

  • A Wild and Crazy Year

    It was the anti-Goldilocks year: too warm or too cold; too little snow, or too much. Yet many areas enjoyed record or above-average seasons.…

  • Industry Reports

    VAIL RESORTS TO ACQUIRE PERISHER… POWDR ACQUIRES PRODUCTION COMPANY… CSU LAUNCHES ONLINE SKI MANAGEMENT CERT… B.C. DEVELOPS CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION PLAN… PARK CITY APPROVED…

  • Speak-Out :: The e-Commerce Challenge

    SPEAK-OUT :: THE E-COMMERCE CHALLENGE ISSUE May 2015 AUTHOR Jonathan Davis VOLUME 54-3 PAGE 16 SUBJECT Opinion In response to “The eCommerce Wait Problem”…

  • Living with Older Machinery

    All it takes is TLC, planning, and an understanding of how machines work. A short while ago, my wife went to the local health…

  • Masters of Festivities

    As BBQ fans and winter resorts know, summer and fall are a great time to party. Who doesn’t love a festival? For guests, it’s…

  • Peaks and Placebos

    Establish expectations for a great experience, and that’s just what customers will have. I’m not sure when or where I first heard about placebos,…