SAM Coverage
Departments: Mountain Ops
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Olympic Moments In Ski Area Operations
Staging the ultimate events in skiing and riding for the 2002 Winter Olympics is daunting enough. Throw in post- 9/11 security and it’s a…
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A New Welcome Mat
As Hunter Mountain’s clientele evolved from swinging singles to small families, management had to alter the way it did business. The result was a…
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Speak Out
Target: Bodies or Cultural Groupies? by David Rowan. Weather is a Strength, by Robert S. Rockwell. Whatever happened to the Growth Initiative? by Rick…
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Keeping Track
GPS units are lightweight, easy-to-use, hand-held and have a variety of practical uses for winter resort operations.
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Publisher’s Memo
Jennifer’s publisher’s memo explains a couple of subtle changes in the magazine to make things easier for the reader. She developed the ideas during…
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A Vital New Role for Ski Schools?
David points out that in trying to fix low retention rates among ski areas, ski school needs to play an important role, making instructors…
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Brian Fairbank: On a Mission to Convert
This profile of new NSAA Chairmman Brian Fairbank, also owner-general manager of Jiminy Peak and Brodie Mountain, Mass., details his committment to the NSAA…
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Green and Profitable
How an environmental audit of the ski area operations can lead to more efficiency, good PR and, best of all, a healthy bottom line.
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SAMMY Winners Picked
Announcing the winners of the annual leadership award: John Rice, GM at Sierra-at-Tahoe; Jack Turner, producer of Snow Monsters; Chip Perfect, VP/GM of Perfect…
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Little Big Mountain
Intrawest, with a 50 percent stake in Blue Mountain, Ont., sees the resort as having very promising growth potential. This article describes the resort’s…