SAM Coverage
Dave Meeker
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UPDATE: Grouse Mountain Sale Finalized
SAM Magazine—North Vancouver, B.C., July 19, 2017—Grouse Mountain in North Vancouver has been acquired by GM Resorts, a company that was just incorporated in…
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Accesso Plans To Acquire The Experience Engine (TE2)
SAM Magazine—Orlando, Fla., July 19, 2017—Accesso Technology Group plans to acquire The Experience Engine (TE2) in a deal valued at around $80 million, which…
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Blue Knob (Pa.) Acquired by Investment Group
SAM Magazine—Claysburg, Pa., July 18, 2017—Sustainable Hospitality and Development, a limited partnership formed by a group of six investors from Pittsburgh, has purchased Blue…
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Grouse Mountain (B.C.) To Be Sold
SAM Magazine—North Vancouver, B.C., July 17, 2017—After its owners put it on the market last year, Grouse Mountain near Vancouver appears to have found…
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Powder Alliance Adds Bogus Basin, La Parva
SAM Magazine—Wrightwood, Calif., July 11, 2017—The Powder Alliance reciprocal pass program has added La Parva, Chile, and Bogus Basin, Idaho, to its list of…
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Bob Parker, Key Figure in Vail’s Early Days, Dies
Robert Ward Parker, a 10th Mountain Division veteran who became a major figure in the post-World War II ski industry, died June 29 in…
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Denver to Host Snow Show and other OR Shows
SAM Magazine—Denver, July 10, 2017—Denver will host the winter and summer Outdoor Retailer trade shows for the next five years, industry and elected officials…
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Fred Seymour Named Giants Ridge (Minn.) General Manager
SAM Magazine—Biwabik, Minn., July 10, 2017—Giants Ridge in northern Minnesota has hired industry veteran Fred Seymour as its new general manager. Seymour’s prior experience…
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How to Sell Summer
Summer visitors are quite different from winter guests, and it takes an entirely different marketing approach to connect with them. In building summer…
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Mountain Spy :: July 2017
SAM goes undercover to ask, “Is there a family bathroom at the resort?” The Question: Is there a family bathroom at the resort? I’d…
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Snow People, July 2017
Welcome to the July edition of Snow People, where we highlight happenings to prominent ski industry and supplier personnel. Eric Lipton, SNOW OperatingSNOW Operating…
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Waterville Valley Founder, Olympian Tom Corcoran Dead at 85
SAM Magazine—Concord, N.H., June 29, 2017—Legendary ski racer and ski industry pioneer Tom Corcoran died at his home in South Carolina on Tuesday. He…
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Vail Resorts Names Mike Goar Tahoe Region VP & Heavenly COO
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., June 28, 2017—Vail Resorts (VR) has appointed Mike Goar, current vice president and chief operating officer of Keystone Resort, Colo., to…
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National Ski Patrol Appoints Meegan Moszynski Executive Director
SAM Magazine—Lakewood, Colo., June 28, 2017—After being without an executive director for several months following the departure of John McMahon, the National Ski Patrol…
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Australian Company to Purchase Saddleback, Maine
SAM Magazine—Portland, Maine, June 28, 2017—At a press conference today in Portland, another new suitor for Maine’s shuttered Saddleback Mountain Resort came forward and…
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Jason Levinthal to Acquire 4FRNT Skis
SAM Magazine—Burlington, Vt., June 27, 2017—With an eye on expanding the 4FRNT brand while keeping the company privately owned, ski innovator and 2002 SAMMY…
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Camelback Debuts Restyled Mountain Slide
SAM Magazine—Tannersville, Pa., June 26, 2017— Camelback Mountain Adventures debuted a newly redesigned Alpine Slide this past weekend. The newest version of the Slide,…
