SAM Coverage
Departments: Summer Ops
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Construction Site
Building lifts by hand, adding vertical to mountaintops and scaling cliffs in amusement parks were just a few of the construction accomplishments this summer…
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Mountain High Holds Forest Fire At Bay
A firsthand account of how Mountain High Resort, Calif., ended a hectic summer by enduring a catastrophic forest fire.
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New Energy Infusion For Bolton Valley
An interview with Mason Dwinell, the 27-year-old Vermonter who purchased Bolton Valley, Vt., out of bankruptcy last summer.
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A Mouse That Roars
With only 100 acres of skiing, Bears Town, South Korea, did 400,000 skier visits last year. A high-density, high-tech resort, Bears Town has an…
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Winter Meets Summer
Other options for winter fun are out there besides skiing and snowboarding: in Vermont, Bromley introduces the Devalkart, and Killington opens the winter High…
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Mountain Mowing
Tom Moriarty of Stratton, Vt., gets the groomer out of the garage in the summer by adding modifications which allow it to mow grass…
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A Dream Job At Sno-E
An undergraduate describes his summer internship at Sno-engineering, and suggests that internships benefit ski industry employers and interns equally.
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Trails For Mountain Bikes
A fall Mountain Bike Trails Workshop at Mount Snow, Vt., discussed building and maintaining trails to avoid potential problems such as soil erosion and…
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Summer Construction Season
A summary of construction at ski areas across the U.S. from the summer of 1995.