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SAM · The Digital Edition

November 1998

27 articles

In This Issue

  • A Wrapup of the 13th Interalpin

    The Interalpin, held in Innsbruck, Austria, was the show of shows. New products, great parties and dancing.

  • SAM and STN Form Web Partnership

    Announcement of the partnership with STN and the value it brings to saminfo.com.

  • Quit Arresting Kids Who Invert

    Mike’s piece is a call to areas to relax the ban on inverting on skis and snowboards, after all snowboarding helped generate…

  • When Small is Large-An Elegy

    A piece about Ted Gilchrist who was a tireless volunteer at Veteran’s Memorial Recreational Area ski hill in Franklin, N.H.

  • Steve Knowlton: 1922-1998

    The first head of Colorado Ski Country U.S.A. was a racer, 10th Mountain veteran, restaurateur and tireless skiing booster and promoter.

  • Taking a Look at Food

    The article is a roundup of “recipes for success” taken from top F&B managers across the country.

  • 1998 Directory of Products and Services

    The entire directory of companies that provide products and services to resorts.

  • The End Page

    Funny captions for photos; a ditty about Noah and the Ark and what if Zoning Boards existed back then; Aspen Today’s snow…

  • Blue Pages

    Vail Battles an Ugle Perception; GLM…GLS…Shorties…Now It’s Your Turn…Perfect Turn; Jay Peak Finds Expansion Dollars; Impacts of a Low Loonie; Olympic Bookkeeping;…

  • A History of the Wire Rope

    This issue features the latest entry in our series on the wire rope: a deep dive into its history.