The Voice of the Mountain Resort Industry  |  Est. 1962

SAM · The Digital Edition

July 1996

21 articles

In This Issue

  • Emotional End Of An Era At S-K-I

    A report on the S-K-I stockholders’ meeting where an overwhelming vote was taken to approve a planned buyout by Sunday River’s Les…

  • Bands Of Small Ski Areas

    Small, non-competing ski areas should form peer groups to share experiences and expertise in order to minimize their size disadvantage and assure…

  • The Charleston Summit

    Praise for NSAA’s innovative design of the Future of the Industry Summit at the national trade show, with a recommendation to include…

  • 1996 Metro Newspaper Directory

    A comprehensive roundup of newspaper special sections and winter travel promotions in major North American markets.

  • Fall Consumer Ski Show Schedule

    Roundup of North American consumer ski shows.

  • What Do Singles Want? Try Romance

    Effectively targeting the singles market is more of an exercise in emphasis than structural change: talk about romance, not inches of powder.…

  • Making Media Best Friends

    Seven steps to make writers and photographers the best friends of a public relations director.

  • Welcome To Aspen

    The Ambassador program at Aspen, Colo., gives guests a local connection, locals a chance to talk up their favorite ski area, and…

  • Skiing Down; Boarding Up

    Review of annual sports participation studies by the National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) and American Sports Data (SD).

  • Fighting Snowboard Theft

    A list of precautions ski areas can take to combat the problem of snowboard theft.