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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SAM's annual look at the highs and lows in ski area marketing.
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.
New data on climate change paints a potentially scary picture for ski areas.
Summer maintenance can save time and money and shrink the to-do list for opening next fall.
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.
Innovative ski and snowboard schools across the country illustrate how resorts can create new customers.
Resorts expand with new lodges, summer attractions and energy-saving tools.
In this first installation of SAM's Field Report series, we interview Michelle Cosper from Alyeska Resort about their off-season training routines.
Editor Rick Kahl on the approaching retirement or refurbishing of lifts from the '60s, '70s and '80s.
David Frick of Transaction Resources comments on the Durbin Amendment.
The longer you put off maintenance on older lifts, the smaller the margin for error.
With more skiers and riders heading off-piste, tree-well education can save lives.
When you add it all up, winter resorts offer much more than just skiing and riding.
Mountain spy, Liz Eren, takes on season pass deals and spring skiing.
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
SIA ANNOUNCES EARLIER DATES... VILLA OLIVIA SOLD... ELDORA CLEARS FIRST HURDLE... VAIL PLANS EXPANSION AT NORTHSTAR... AWARDS... OBITUARIES... PEOPLE... SUPPLIER NEWS
