The Voice of the Mountain Resort Industry  |  Est. 1962

SAM Coverage

Departments: Risk & Safety

  • Mountain Spy :: July 2007

      In this Mountain Spy we talked to customers instead of customer service. Our aim, to figure out how well your core consumers know…

  • Executive Class

    How do you learn to become a top CEO in the ski business? Practice, practice, practice. It’s a hard enough challenge in any industry,…

  • Blue Pages :: September 2007

    NEW GUIDELINES FOR TERRAIN PARKS… MAY I SEE YOUR PASSPORT, PLEASE?… INTRAWEST PUTS RESORT CHIEFS IN CHARGE… RIGHT TIME FOR REITS… INTO THE ABYSS…

  • Trend Watch

    These days, trends come and go at lightning speed. Do you know what guests will be looking for in your parks? Terrain park trends…

  • Safety First

    With another safety week under our belts, how did we do it?

  • Blue Pages

    Arapahoe Basin Bans Overnight Parking. Colorado Updates Safety Act. Kerry Gets On Board. Why Can’t We All Just Get Along? Aspen Wins The Tour…

  • Just the Facts, Ma’am

    Accidents happen. How we handle the incident and the follow-up is anything but accidental. Here are what the experts recommend.

  • Blue Pages

    The Other (Hiking) Shoe Drops. What Ever Happened To Project Zero? Reassurance On Guest Insurance. Chinese Ski Boom Hits The Wall. One Dope Board…

  • Shaping A Safety Culture

    By shifting safety from a priority to a value, ski areas can save money and cut down on the number of on-the-job injuries.

  • The New B77 Standard

    In a SAM interview, committee chairman Jon Mauch describes some of the major changes in the emerging ANSI B77.1 standard.