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  • ECONOMIC ANALYSIS 2013-14: SIZE AND LOCATION MATTER
    Yes, weather impacts profitability. So does a resort's size, and how it manages its business. Plus: the lessons that losses teach.
  • ADVANTAGES IN SUMMER ACTIVITIES: TERRAIN, LIFTS, AND GRAVITY
    Meditations on the role and potential of off-season business.

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  • BEGINNER MOVES
    What does it take to adopt terrain-based learning?
  • BEST/WORST MARKETING, 2014-15
    SAM's annual look at the highs and lows from the past season.

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  • THE BALSAMS RISING
    The return of this Grand Resort proves all things old can be new again.
  • THE LESSONS OF SNOWBOARDING
    Three years ago, an NSAA report incited a flood of "snowboarding is doomed" articles. Today, the future looks brighter.
  • PEAKS AND PLACEBOS
    Establish expectations for a great experience, and that's just what customers will have.
  • MASTERS OF FESTIVITIES
    As BBQ fans and winter resorts know, summer and fall are a great time to party.
  • LIVING WITH OLDER MACHINERY
    All it takes is TLC, planning, and an understanding of how machines work.
  • TRAILBLAZERS :: JAN LEONARD
    First in a series on individuals who have had a significant impact on developing the North American winter resort industry.

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  • SPEAK-OUT :: THE E-COMMERCE CHALLENGE
    Jonathan Davis, IT director at Perfect North Slopes, responds to the article, "The e-Commerce Wait Problem" in SAM, March 2015.

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  • INDUSTRY REPORTS
    VAIL RESORTS TO ACQUIRE PERISHER... POWDR ACQUIRES PRODUCTION COMPANY... CSU LAUNCHES ONLINE SKI MANAGEMENT CERT... B.C. DEVELOPS CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION PLAN... PARK CITY APPROVED FOR $50 MILLION MAKEOVER... SEVEN INJURED IN 'LOAF LIFT ROLLBACK... PEOPLE... SUPPLIER NEWS... OBITUARIES
  • A WILD AND CRAZY YEAR
    It was the anti-Goldilocks year: too warm or too cold; too little snow, or too much. Yet many areas enjoyed record or above-average seasons.
  • THE PAYMENTS REVOLUTION
    In October 2015, the U.S. begins the switch to EMV credit card technology, which means greater fraud protection and wider acceptance of mobile payments.
  • TOP TIPS FOR INSTALLING PIPE
    Snowmaking installations are often essential and expensive. Make sure you get it right the first time.
  • A FRESH APPROACH
    Ski resort fare is becoming faster, healthier, and made to order.
  • MOUNTAIN SPY
    In this month€™s Mountain Spy, we address an idea that many of us have encountered before, but still wonder about its safety.

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  • IDEA FILES
    This month€™s cool ideas come from Bryce Resort, Va., which devised three innovative solutions for its bike park guests, improving the user experience and making resort operations more efficient.
  • BLUE PAGES
    CNL RESORT SALE: READING THE TEA LEAVES... WOLF CREEK: COLORADO€™S NEXT SKI TOWN?... WE THOUGHT ALL THINGS VAIL WERE €œEPIC€... WAIVERS OUT, OREGON TURNS TO SAFETY LAW... SHORTSWINGS