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May 2011

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  • The Hidden Cost of Water

    With so much attention being paid to energy use, it's easy to overlook the cost of water--and there are many ways to save. From your first cup of hot coffee in the morning to the last flush of the toilet at night, water is an essential part of our everyday lives, and few people give a thought to what it takes to make that happen. We are surrounded by uses of water that work for us every day, and they all have a cost.Being in the mountains adds to that cost. If we have facilities higher up on the mountain, we usually have to pump domestic water up to where we need it. The higher you go, the higher the cost. We have a domestic water well located at 8,000 feet and we pump quite a lot of wat...

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Below is the Table of Contents. We have selected a few articles that you can read in their entirety online.

To order an article that is not online or a back issue of SAM Magazine, email donna@saminfo.com.

Best/Worst Marketing 2010/2011

SAM's annual look at the highs and lows in ski area marketing.

Summer in the Mountains

To find out just how important summer operations are at mountain resorts, SAM conducted a survey. The results show that summer is a very viable season.

Adapting to Climate Change

New data on climate change paints a potentially scary picture for ski areas.

Pay Now or Pay Later

Summer maintenance can save time and money and shrink the to-do list for opening next fall.

The Hidden Cost of Water

With so much attention being paid to energy use, it's easy to overlook the cost of water--and there are many ways to save.

Creating Skiers

Innovative ski and snowboard schools across the country illustrate how resorts can create new customers.

Construction Site :: May 2011

Resorts expand with new lodges, summer attractions and energy-saving tools.

On the Hill: Alyeska Spring Training - Extreme Tram Evacuation

In this first installation of SAM's Field Report series, we interview Michelle Cosper from Alyeska Resort about their off-season training routines.

Speak Out :: Are New Lifts All That Bad?

Editor Rick Kahl on the approaching retirement or refurbishing of lifts from the '60s, '70s and '80s.

Speak Out :: About Those Debit Card Fees...

David Frick of Transaction Resources comments on the Durbin Amendment.

Give Your Lifts a Hand

The longer you put off maintenance on older lifts, the smaller the margin for error.

Tree Wells Are Trouble

With more skiers and riders heading off-piste, tree-well education can save lives.

Non-Skiers Join the Scene

When you add it all up, winter resorts offer much more than just skiing and riding.

Open Season

With good snow coast to coast, resorts racked up a second stellar year.

Mountain Spy :: May 2011

Mountain spy, Liz Eren, takes on season pass deals and spring skiing.

Blue Pages :: May 2011

DON'T CHANGE TIME--SHIFT THE WORKDAY... IS THERE AN ECO-GROOMER IN YOUR FUTURE?... HALFPIPE, WOMEN'S JUMPING IN OLYMPICS... HELMET LAW TO TAKE EFFECT IN NEW JERSEY... READING THE 2010 CENSUS TEA LEAVES... ELWAY TOUCHES DOWN IN VAIL... WINTER SPORTS ATHLETES RULED IN 2011... SHORTSWINGS

Industry Reports :: May 2011

SIA ANNOUNCES EARLIER DATES... VILLA OLIVIA SOLD... ELDORA CLEARS FIRST HURDLE... VAIL PLANS EXPANSION AT NORTHSTAR... AWARDS... OBITUARIES... PEOPLE... SUPPLIER NEWS

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