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• Technology

Choosing the right software and other technology for your operation requires thorough assessment and a thoughtful approach.

• Technology

Questions to help you conduct internal and supplier assessments.

• Terrain Park
• Grooming

SAM's showcase of freestyle fabrication is back for its 16th year, with resort submitted entries in three categories, including a new one: "Park edits."

• housing
• Personnel Issues

An examination of proven and potential solutions to the industry's growing employee housing crunch.

• Cross Country / Snowshoeing

Data and analysis fromthe recent Cross Country Ski Areas Association consumer survey reveals there's opportunity in the Nordic skiing business.

• Business

These three ski areas have been brought back from the brink in a big way.

• Construction

Transformative lifts, major snowmaking improvements, and other infrastructure projects highight the 2021 construction season.

• New Ideas

Clever solutions from Mount Pleasant, Pa., for outdoor seating and sled storage.

• COVID19 Pandemic

A look at operational assumptions that Covid disproved.

• Marketing

A guide to kickstart your email marketing and reap the profitable benefits. (Psst, we're talking to you, small ski areas.)

• Customer Service
• Mountain Spy

Can I warm up in the lodge this winter?

• Lifts
• Guest Services

Smooth and efficient lift loading and unloading makes for a safer more enjoyable guest experience.

• New Products

SAM collected a handful of new products designed to enhance the guest experience.

Covid sinks down the list of ops concerns as wildfires, climate change, and other enduring worries rise.

• Conferences / Trade Shows

Scenes from MSAA, New England Summit, and SANY-PSAA.

• News

Ride the capital wave, hot takes on fast tracks, DEI action, and more.

• Pub Memo

Winter is Coming News of snow blanketing parts of the U.S. at press time has us all excited about the prospect of a good season ahead. Everything is hopeful. Let’s pause, take a deep breath, and enjoy that familiar feeling. Now, on to BusinessThe pandemic is still on our worry list, but with vaccines available, fewer restrictions, and Covid pla...