SAM Coverage
Departments: Rental & Retail
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One Big Happy Family
After years of tweaking, Mt. Hood Meadows has refined its approach to newcomers with great success. After years of product development, process improvement, and…
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Right In Tune
Rental gear can make or break a guest experience and requires year-round care. Given the profit contribution rental makes for many areas, the capital…
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Speak Out :: Bullying Our Lunch Money
Times are tough, but let’s not take it out on our clients. There is no denying, it’s been a tough season for most of…
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Growth Spurt Ahead?
A recession seems like an odd time to be talking about growing the market, but two factors make it a real possibility, if resorts…
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Speak-Out :: Humans Were Not Meant To Hibernate
Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month. When your industry attracts only 3.5 percent of the U.S. population, there is plenty of potential for…
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Wall Street Losers
Slats turns an eye on real estate in the mountains. The leaves had turned, but the lifts hadn’t. Slats sat at the bar, watching…
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Green Taxes
Here are some tax breaks that reward going green. Lawmakers pushing for another economic stimulus bill appear focused on the big picture, including conservation…
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Diversifying Pats
Pats Peak started many years ago with an annual Diversity Day. Now, diversity is an everyday affair. It’s one thing to want to diversify…
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Mountain Spy :: January 2007
Mountain Spy tackles women-specific rental equipment. The Question: I’m coming up to the mountain with a couple of my friends in the near future.…
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Speak Out :: July 2007
Jules Older, Editor-in-Chief of Ski Press USA and Ski Press Canada talks about “The Perfect (Winter) Storm.” This Speak Out also includes an addendum…