SAM Coverage
Departments: Lifts & Ropeways
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Death of 6-Year-Old Raises Questions About Lift Safety, Training
SAM Magazine—Saint-Côme, Quebec, Dec. 1, 2023—The coroner’s report about the Jan. 29, 2023, death of a 6-year-old girl at Val Saint-Côme resort in Quebec…
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Capacity Management, Parking Brought to Fore in Park City Suit
SAM Magazine—Park City, Utah, Nov. 27, 2023—Vail Resorts lost its appeal of the Park City planning commission’s decision to deny approval to Park City…
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Ski Season’s Slow Start Continues
SAM Magazine—Wardsboro, Vt., Nov. 22, 2023—Inconsistency has been the theme so far in this young winter season across North America. Stratton Mountain Opening DayThere’s…
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A Chat with New Hampshire’s Black Mountain Crew, Including New GM Gareth Slattery
SAM Magazine— Jackson, N.H., Nov. 15, 2023—Amidst a variety of news coming out of the ski area recently, ski industry veteran Gareth Slattery has…
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Consumer Ski Shows Report Record Attendance
SAM Magazine—Boston, Mass., Nov. 8, 2023—The producers of two of the largest consumer ski shows in the nation—Snowbound Boston, and Snowvana in Portland, Ore.—reported…
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New HQs for Mountain Ops
Mountain operations have expanded greatly over the decades, and so must the notion of “maintenance shops.” Maintenance shops are one of those capital expense items…
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Defining Summer Success
When it comes to a successful operation, profit is only a piece of the puzzle. What defines success for a resort’s summer operations? Claire…
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It’s Electric
The shift to electric snow vehicles at mountain resorts has begun. In the spring of 2023, when Tommy Murray returned to Taos Ski Valley,…
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Construction Site : November 2023
It was a big summer for capital improvements at North American ski areas. CRANMORE, NH When Cranmore tore down its main base lodge…
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Terrain Park Contest 2023
From massive features to culture-cultivating events, video edits, and the crews that make it happen, our annual celebration of resort terrain park builders’ innovation…