SAM Coverage
Departments: Risk & Safety
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Weather Bet
Derivatives can soften the blow of a poor season. In theory, weather derivatives can help smooth out the annual ups and downs of resort…
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Mountain Spy :: May 2008
For this edition of Mountain Spy, our 007 Liz Eren tackled the sticky issue of stolen equipment with varying results. The Question: I just…
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Speak Out :: Snowsports Schools and Remembering Darcy Brown
Rick Kahl asks Is a Snowsports School a Profit Center or a Recruiting Center? Ann Rowan remembers Darcy Brown. Is a Snowsports School a…
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Green Solutions
As the public becomes more aware of environmental issues, here are a few simple ideas that you can implement at your resort. The words…
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Speak Out :: HB2 Caps Create Chaos
Bob Gleason, President of Boot Doctors, talks about the chaos left in the wake of changes made to the HB2 caps. Changes made to…
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Adaptable Chair
NSAA’s current chairman of the board, Rusty Gregory, looks to a changing future with optimism. Facing economic challenges along with the rest of the…
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Playing it Safe
OSHA may be coming to a ski area near you: yours. As the NSAA Capital Watch has pointed out, ski areas have made it…
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Speak Out :: Security Alert, and What’s Next For Troubled Resorts
What’s Next for Our Troubled Resorts? As with all other ski areas, we struggle with the problem of snowboard theft. It’s one of those…
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A Slightly Skeptical Look at Global Warming
What is hype and what is real when it comes to global warming? Several years ago a college in Colorado issued a report that…
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The Cost of Capital
Looking to make some improvements at your area? Here’s how to figure out what expenditures make sense. There are so many different projects to…