SAM Coverage
Departments: Risk & Safety
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What’s New?
ZEM, SnowQUEST, Amaze’n Mazes, Thomas Instruments, The Skier’s Edge, Sitour’s RRN, Swede-Attach spreader, Slingshot virtual sliding, Bachtold Bros., K2 Snowcycle, Kwik boot dryer, Pilz…
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Keeping Safety Up Front
From NSAA’s Safety Week to individual programs, ski areas around the country are making safety awareness a top priority.
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The Pride of the Patrol
Beaver Mountain, Utah, volunteer ski patrol replaced its small headquarters with a new facility using donated supplies, labor and money.
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Blue Pages
Has the Les Otten Saga Ended (looking into the latest ASC news as well as remarks about the other conglomerates); Vancouver’s Bid for the…
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Breaking the Chain
Every incident, every near miss and every minor accident at a ski area could portend more serious things to come. Here’s a look at…
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Restoring Safety and Civility to the Slopes
Two pieces on separate programs aiming to keep guests safe and inform them about Your Responsibility Code: Stwoe’s Triple A Program–awareness, attitude and accountability,…
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Industry Reports–various headlines
The Numbers Game–examining mid-season skier numbers of big resort groups; CPSC Urges Helmet Use; Vermont Areas Launch Environmental Website; CSCUSA Gives 20K to Avalanch…
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Intimations of Change in Insurance Market
This feature piece explores the possibility that the relatively stable insurance market of the past 37 years is about to change. Mergers and acquisitions…
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Rules of Thumb
Dale’s primer on rigging haul ropes explains the minimum specs required for using gear on haul ropes of different diameters. He also explains the…