The Voice of the Mountain Resort Industry  |  Est. 1962

SAM · The Digital Edition

September 1990

18 articles

In This Issue

  • Pressure On New England Real Estate Market

    An in-depth look at the prevalence of real estate auctions this past season. Article explores the reasons for this trend and its…

  • Constructive Deconstruction

    An examination of the engineered destruction of the Eskimo lift at Winter Park, Colo. The destructive testing, organized by Jim Fletcher of…

  • Is There A ” Best” Air Pressure?

    As the debate intensifies between the virtues of low, high or in-between psi ratios, the answer may be found by looking at…

  • No Snow, But Still They Show

    A profile of the Hillend Ski Center located outside Edinburgh, Scotland. This artificial turf for skiing without snow, called a bristle slope,…

  • A Calm, Strong Voice In Vermont

    As head of Vermont Ski Areas Association, Joe Parkinson is the respected industry voice in a state that is continuosly on the…

  • Award-Winning Day Lodges

    Three lodges–at Beaver Creek, Deer Valley and Keystone–are models of what works functionally, fits weather conditions and offers aesthetic appeal. A comprehensive…

  • Recycle Or Die

    Many ski areas were into waste management even before it became a potential environmental issue. Here is how Hunter, N.Y., Mt. Snow,…

  • Why Is This Water Blue?

    On peak days, the new waste water recycling system at Killington, Vt., saves up to 30,000 gallons of water and frees up…