SAM Coverage
Departments: Lifts & Ropeways
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Fatzer AG Acquires Rocky Mountain Lift Services & Supplies Inc.
SAM Magazine—Canmore, Alberta, Aug. 30, 2024—Switzerland-based wire rope manufacturer Fatzer AG has acquired Canada-based Rocky Mountain Lift Services and Supplies Inc., aka Rigging Specialties.…
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Growing Role For Resorts: Landlord
With providing employee housing comes the various responsibilities of managing it. As the need for employee housing has morphed from optional to desirable to…
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Crowd Control
Ski resorts find a sweet spot with parking reservations, fees, and transportation strategies. Grooming, snowmaking, and lifts may be the sexier things to discuss…
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The Basics of Internal Communications
Tips and tools to help dial in your electronic communications with staff. The word communication is derived from the Latin verb communicare, meaning “to…
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Eco Ideas :: September 2024
A look at some products and installations from Europe designed to produce clean energy or reduce energy use at mountain resorts. More than 20,000…
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News & Views :: September 2024
A look at the liability insurance landscape; the policies and politics to pay attention to come November; and more. Issues that Matter Most By…
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The Winner of the 2024 Rise Up Challenge is…
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., Aug. 28, 2024—The 2024 Rise Up Challenge, sponsored by Leitner-Poma of America, highlighted up-and-coming lift mechanics and their lift maintenance teams…
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Southern Hemisphere 2024 Ski Season: Early Snow for Some, Late or Little Snow for Others
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., Aug. 27, 2024—Massive fall snowstorms set South America’s ski season off on what has been the best winter this century for…
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Rock Snowpark Rebrands, Reverting to Original Crystal Ridge Name
Crystal Ridge general manager Riley May at the Midwest Ski Areas Association show.SAM Magazine—Franklin, Wis., Aug. 14, 2024—Rock Snowpark has rebranded as Crystal Ridge,…
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SAM Partners with NSAA, Taos Ski Valley, and Mountain Towns 2030 on Climate Solutions Summit Arrival-Day Event
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., Aug. 7, 2024—SAM has partnered with the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA), Taos Ski Valley, N.M., and Mountain Towns 2030 to welcome…