November 2018
November 2018
FEATURED STORY
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2018 Terrain Park Contest
Our 14th annual Terrain Park Contest is the best yet, thanks to a new category called Bread and Butter, and tons of entries in the traditional Features and Events categories. For the past 13 years, we’ve asked mountain resorts to show off their terrain park features and park events. The features, especially, are often elaborate—something to hang your hat on. But an often-overlooked element of all terrain parks, rarely included in magazine spreads, are the features that get hit more than any other, by park-goers of all abilities. They’re not always the sexiest or most creative, but they’re the backbone of your park. We wanted to learn about these features—or full parks, as it ...
Social media have revolutionized the way resorts communicate with guests. Here’s a look at how these media have evolved, and how to take advantage.
Our 14th annual Terrain Park Contest is the best yet, thanks to a new category called Bread and Butter, and tons of entries in the traditional Features and Events categories.
Resort software and e-commerce can complicate the guest experience. Joe Hession hopes that SnowCloud solves the integration puzzle.
The XC association faces many of the same issues as NSAA, plus a few of its own. And like NSAA, CCSAA is pushing on several fronts.
In this expanded edition, we look at a wide range of capital investments, at resorts big and small, from Whistler Blackcomb, B.C., to Magic Mountain, Vt.
Clever thoughts for lift ops: safety netting, organizing lift shack information, and a do-it-yourself bullwheel cover.
Climate Action, Marketing BINGO, thoughts on year-round ops, and the latest supplier developments and resort personnel moves
We’re launching this new periodic column within SAM to help educate and share important information about the lifts portion of our industry.
Despite Epic and Ikon, pass sales are growing at many smaller and independent resorts.
What does it take to hold risks to a minimum, for both guests and employees?
Along with their unique attributes and concerns, Millennials display encouraging signs of satisfaction and loyalty.
Inspections for wage and hour law compliance by state and federal authorities are increasingly common.
