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November 2022

November 2022

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  • Terrain Park Contest 2022

    Our annual showcase of the finest freestyle fabrications with resort-submitted entries in four categories: features, events, edits, and—new this year— crews. In the same way that terrain park crews like to rebuild their parks to keep them fresh, we made some changes to this year’s Terrain Park Contest by adding and subtracting categories in an effort to highlight what’s most important to park builders. The result: there are now four categories in the contest—the most since it first graced these pages back in 2005. “Terrain Park Events” has returned after it was temporarily replaced last year by “Terrain Park Edits,” which remains and has garnered a strong response both...

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Terrain Park Contest 2022

Our annual showcase of the finest freestyle fabrications with resort-submitted entries in four categories: features, events, edits, and—new this year— crews.

What to Expect When Expecting a Recession

We look to SAM's archives and today's brightest minds to forecast the possible impacts of inflation and a potential recession on the upcoming season.

Construction Site :: November 2022

Details of some of the major overhauls, terrain expansions, new lifts, and employee housing projects underway at resorts across North America.

Smooth Operations

How to get the most out of today's impressive mountain ops management software.

Idea Files :: November 2022

Clever solutions from Sunlight, Colo., Camelback, Pa., and Lost Valley, Maine, to solve your signage, lift loading, and cup-holding conundrums.

Safety First

A variety of employee-centric programs help resorts foster engagement with and commitment to safety best practices.

Is the Press Release Dead?

When to leverage your resort’s message in the media (and why you still should).

Behind the Curtain

Sharing the day-by-day details of mountain operations can be a successful way to create community while marketing your resort.

Mountain Spy :: November 2022

“I don’t want to buy a season pass, how else can I ski at your resort?”

Our Responsibility Code

The revised Your Responsibility Code should serve as a reinvigoration of the industry's safety efforts.

Post-Pandemic Predictions

After two years of Covid, what do resort operators expect this winter?

New Products :: November 2022

Equipment, tools, and tech for ski area operators.

On the Road :: November 2022

Scenes from MSAA, SAM Summer Ops Camp, NES, MTS, and SANY-PSAA.

News and Views :: November 2022

Whatg the SKI poll says, climate change talk, people moves, and more.

Publisher's Memo :: November 2022

Zero to 60

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