January 2017
FEATURED STORY
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Livin’ La Vida Loca
Some Industry heavy-hitters, and past SAMMY Award winners, talk about their journey, guilty pleasures and best days. To kick off our celebration of 20 years of the SAMMY Awards, 2016 SAMMY winner Halley O'Brien checked-in with a few past honorees to see where they've been since their SAMMY, what they're up to now, and how often they wash their ski socks. Read each full interview by clicking on the thumbnail of a SAMMY winner below. Just below the thumbnails, enjoy the entire story—which includes samplings of our interviewees' answers, blended with muse from Halley—as it was published in the January issue of SAM. Thank you to all of the SAMMY Award winners for taking the time to be ...
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Some Industry heavy-hitters, and past SAMMY Award winners, talk about their journey, guilty pleasures and best days.
Wheels on snowmobiles, inexpensive coffee timer, and an easy way to blow snow off a conveyor.
THE QUESTION: I’M NEW TO THE SPORT, AND IT SEEMS EVERYONE REPORTS THEIR BASE DEPTH. HOW DO YOU MEASURE IT?
The broadening scope of the rental shop customer has manufacturers enhancing the quality of their products.
As the data and trends show, summer can no longer be called the "off season."
Bogus Basin's new summer operations will make its winter passholders very happy. Find out why in the SAM interview.
Plan ahead and wow your guests during periods of peak demand. First in a series of articles about using Net Promoter Scores to enhance the guest experience and loyalty to your resort.
This year saw an uptick in resort lift installations and upgrades, all aimed at enhancing the guest experience.
Follow the screening criteria to smooth the way to approval.
Stimulate your staff to help manage the inevitable burnout that happens during a long season.
New Ownership at Magic Mountain... Mount Snow EB-5 funds Released at Last... People... Supplier News... Awards... Obituaries
Snow brings people. And people bring their wallets. The contents of those wallets drive the economies of most ski area communities, small or large. People spend money in restaurants, hotels, and retail shops. When these establishments are busy, they often need help from local service people to keep everything running. As a result, electricians, plumbers, contractors, and the like are busy as well—all because there’s snow.
Publisher Olivia Rowan touches on the Terrain Park Contest, Cutter's Camp and the SAMMY Leadership Awards.
