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Check out the 2024 Groomer Report along with all our grooming articles—in one place!
Check out the 2023 Terrain Park Contest entries and get ready to submit for 2024!
Check out Episodes 41 - 47 of Blade Dive from Cutter's Camp.
Moving Mountain Ops Forward

Operators and experts discuss end-of-season burnout and how to move teams forward into summer ops and beyond in this PodSAM podcast.
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Grooming is one of the most important operations at any resort. Keep up to date on new technology and machines, best practices, and maintenance here, in the "Grooming Operations" Mountain Department. Find top grooming-related articles, key supplier insights, new job opportunities, and stratetgies to manage your staff all in one place.

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A behind the scenes look at the night moves it takes for world-class builder Charles Beckinsale to create a world-class training setup for the Canadian Snowboard Team. High performance camps require high performing park machines and the Bison X is the champion.

Builder: Charles Beckinsale, The Stomping Grounds Project - Video: Thomas Doyle - Rider: Mark McMorris

GROOMING ARTICLES

View the most recent articles on grooming from SAM magazine.

Cutters Camp Turns 20
Written by Olivia Rowan

Celebrating 20 years of terrain park community building, collaboration, and knowledge sharing.

March 2024
2024 Groomer Report
Written by David Meeker

After years of tweaks and changes, both PistenBully and Prinoth have reached greater uniformity across their model lines, aiming to make life easier for operators and mechanics.

March 2024
New HQs for Mountain Ops
Written by Rick Kahl and Gary Pavlik

Mountain operations have expanded greatly over the decades, and so must the notion of “maintenance shops.”

November 2023
Terrain Park Contest 2023
Written by The Editors

From massive features to culture-cultivating events, video edits, and the crews that make it happen, our annual celebration of resort terrain park builders’ innovation and creativity has it all.

November 2023
The Training Conundrum
Written by Marsha Hovey

To develop the next generation of mountain ops employees, we must find new ways to provide crucial training and pass along expertise.

September 2023

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2023 TERRAIN PARK CONTEST

The November 2023 issue of SAM showcased entries in four categories: terrain park feature, terrain park event, terrain park edit, and terrain park crew. Winners walked away with a trophy and swag and one grand prize winner is sending one of their crew members to Cutter’s Camp 2024 courtesy of Prinoth. Get inspired and enter your features, events, edits and crew for the 2024 Terrain Park Contest at saminfo.com/terrain-park-contest.

CUTTER'S CAMP

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Since 2003, Cutter’s Camp has fostered an open dialogue between terrain park managers, staff, industry experts, and suppliers from around the world. The week-long spring program for terrain park professionals features on-hill and classroom workshops, with a continued focus on the business of terrain parks, risk management, design/build, and much more. Plus, participants receive on-hill, one-on-one coaching and demos of the latest machines and snow management systems from PistenBully and Prinoth. Camp is a five-day, all-inclusive program and includes four nights of lodging, meals, classroom sessions, on-hill workshops, on-hill building and coaching, airport transfers to and from PDX airport, networking activities, grooming demos, and a welcome bag. Learn more at saminfo.com/cutters-camp.

Check out Episodes 42 through 47 of The Blade Dive, all recorded at Cutter's Camp 2022.

PODSAM

Struggling with staffing, motivating your team, or maintaining a positive outlook? Listen to our "Moving Mountain Operations Forward" Huddle on PodSAM, where we discuss burn-out, staffing and so much more. Paul Thallner of High Peaks Group also chimes in with tips to help keep managers and their staff focused, happy, and productive. Peruse all our Huddle podcasts at saminfo.com/podSAM.

JOBS

Look for jobs in grooming operations and maintenance at resorts across North America. saminfo.com/groomerjobs.

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