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  • The “Not the 2007-08 Economic Analysis”

    Issue May 2009 Author Jeff Harbaugh Volume 48-3 Page 54 Subject Business, Finance, Research   Every year, SAM comes to me and says, “Jeff,…

  • Fantastic Voyages

    Issue March 2009 Author Tim Sweeney Volume 48-2 Page 41 Subject Lifts, Construction   At Whistler-Blackcomb, thinking big means ushering in high-Alpine transportation by…

  • March 2009

    March 2009

    SKI AREA OWNERSHIP TIMELINE SAM takes a look back over the last 20 years of ski area ownership. FANTASTIC VOYAGES Two massive lift projects on…

  • 10 More Under 30

    Issue January 2009 Author Katie Bailey Volume 48-1 Page 62 Subject People, Management   When we debuted the “Under 30” list last year, we…

  • January 2009

    1335 reads   THE OBAMA FACTOR What should we expect from our new president? Here are a few likely scenarios. LIFTS 2008 — AN…

  • Mountain Spy March 2009

    Issue March 2009 Volume 48-2 Page 32 Subject Business, Miscellaneous   For this Mountain Spy, we hit the slopes and interviewed skiers and snowboarders…

  • A Walk in the Park

    Issue November 2008 Author Katie Bailey Volume 47-6 Page 47 Subject Terrain Park   The major trends in terrain park design couldn’t be any…

  • Success Stories

    Issue November 2008 Author Janice Finnell Volume 47-6 Page 52 Subject Marketing, Ski School   To paraphrase comedian Stephen Colbert, “Snowsports industry, you’re on…

  • November 2008

    November 2008

      INDUSTRY REPORTS BELLEAYRE CUTS BACK… SKIERS GETTING OLDER… OBITS… PEOPLE… SUPPLIER NEWS WHAT’S IN YOUR PARK, IV It’s time for our annual terrain…

  • Mountain Spy January 2009

    Issue January 2009 Author Liz Eren Volume 48-1 Page 46   Have a Mountain Spy Question you’d like asked? Email liz@saminfo.com Question: How can…