Departments: Sustainability

SAM Magazine–January, 22, 2007, Flagstaff, AZ–A storm this past weekend brought the Arizona Snowbowl 12 to 18 inches of new and wind-driven snow to…

SAM Magazine-Broomfield, Colo., Dec. 20, 2006-Vail Resorts, for whom snow is the raison d’etre, has postponed its annual meeting due to a major winter…

SAM Magazine – Sugarloaf/USA and Sunday River, Maine, November 14, 2006 -Sugarloaf/USA and Sunday River have become the largest purchasers and consumers of wind…

SAM Magazine-Middlebury, Vt., Nov. 8, 2006-Middlebury College Snow Bowl is raising the bar on carbon dioxide offsets. According to Middlebury College assistant treasurer and…

SAM Magazine–Lakewood, Colo., Oct. 10–The National Ski Area Association (NSAA) has announced that 45 ski resorts across the nation are currently buying green energy.…

SAM Magazine-Bridgton, Me., Sept. 14, 2006-Shawnee Peak has joined the growing ranks of wind-powered ski areas. The electricity consumption of Shawnee’s lifts, snowmaking equipment,…

SAM Magazine-Mammoth Lakes, Calif., April 10, 2006-Three Mammoth Mountain ski patrollers died last Thursday while working to fence off a geothermal vent following a…

SAM International, Great Britain (SnowHunter)–The Ski Club of Great Britain’s Respect the Mountain Campaign, which was launched to help safeguard the natural environment and…

SAM Magazine–Durango, Colo., Oct. 6, 2004–The Ski Area Citizens’ Coalition (SACC)’s annual Ski Area Environmental Scorecard has fingered the top and bottom 10 areas…

SAM Magazine–Lakewood, Colo., July 15, 2004–The ski industry has made substantial progress in its efforts to reduce environmental impacts, according to the Sustainable Slopes…