The Voice of the Mountain Resort Industry  |  Est. 1962

SAM Coverage

Marketing & Sales

  • Ride Guide

    The industry take its first stab at putting freestyle to paper. “Freestyle is not new but it is alive and thriving in many new…

  • Industry Reports :: March 2006

    Peek’n Peak Sold… Arizona Snowbowl Gets Nod for Snowmaking… Ecoterrorists Indicted… Tremblant Strike Hurts… Obituaries… People… Supplier News… Supplier People. Peek’n Peak SoldAfter being…

  • Switching On the Off Season

    For more and more resorts, summer business is becoming a way of life. “We have 882 lodging rooms open 365 days a year, so…

  • Seeking Success at Retail

    The SIA Model for Success research says that guests just want to relax and enjoy the mountains. Have we been missing the point? SIA’s…

  • Marketing from the Inside Out

    The most powerful marketing tool for a ski resort is its customer- here’s how you can discovered who these very important skiers and riders…

  • Tribal Marketing

    Inside scoop on the social realities of teenage life.

  • Looking Ahead

    Pre-season pass sales are breaking records everywhere, but lodging reservations lag.

  • Blue Pages

    Fast November start fuels optimism; When MSAA talks, Suppliers listen; With friends like these…; Exclusionary Pricing/Loyalty program?; The Southwest Airlines of the Ski Biz;…

  • Can You Hear Me Know?

    A survey of skiers and snowboarders find out which marketing methods are getting the most attention-and which ones aren’t.

  • Caught in the Net

    Are your on-line marketing efforts helping or hurting?