SAM Coverage
Dave Meeker
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Aspen Snowmass Has Big Plans for Summer
SAM Magazine—Aspen Snowmass, Colo., June 23, 2017—Summer operations are about to become a big deal at Aspen Snowmass. The resort plans to install a…
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Peak Resorts Expects Strong Fiscal 2017, Plans New Projects
SAM Magazine—Wildwood, Mo., June 22, 2017—Following a mild winter in the Midwest, Peak Resorts still expects to report record revenue of $120 to $125…
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CSCUSA Resorts 7.3 Million Visits in 2016-17
SAM Magazine—Denver, June 15, 2017—Colorado Ski Country USA’s (CSCUSA) 22 member ski areas totaled 7.3 million visits during the 2016-17 season. That’s down slightly…
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New Hampshire Areas Rebounded Bigly in 2016-17
SAM Magazine—North Conway, N.H., June 15, 2017—During the 2016-17 winter season, Ski NH’s 34 member areas reached 2,357,609 visits for alpine and Nordic skiing,…
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Ski Vermont Celebrates Comeback Season
SAM Magazine—Killington, Vt., June 15, 2017—After a challenging 2015-16 season, Vermont’s alpine and Nordic ski areas came back to tally 3,922,970 visits, the Vermont…
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Utah Set Skier Visit Record in 2016-17
SAM Magazine—Salt Lake City, June 14, 2017—This past Sunday, June 11, Snowbird resort finally stopped spinning the lifts for the year – ending an…
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Boyne Resorts Extends Its Inntopia eCommerce Platform
SAM Magazine—Boyne Falls, Mich., June 14, 2017—Boyne Resorts is partnering with Inntopia to enable the multi-resort group to offer its many lodging and activity…
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Vail Resorts Completes Acquisition of Stowe Mountain Resort
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., June 9, 2017—Vail Resorts closed on its acquisition of Stowe Mountain Resort in Vermont on Wednesday. Stowe, VR’s first East Coast…
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Blacktail Mountain for Sale for $3.5 million
SAM Magazine—Lakeside, Mont., June 9, 2017—After 19 years in operation, Blacktail Mountain Ski Area in northwestern Montana is up for sale, at an asking…
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Snow People, June 2017
Welcome to the June edition of Snow People, where we highlight happenings to prominent people in the mountain resort industry. Michael Keller, Yellowstone National…
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Local Couple Buys Alpine Mountain (Pa.)
SAM Magazine—Price Township, Pa., May 31, 2017—Alpine Mountain in Pennsylvania has new owners for the fourth time in the last 10 years after Jim…
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Kohlberg & Co. Buys K2, Marker, Multiple Other Brands From Newell
SAM Magazine—Hoboken, N.J., May 26, 2017—Kohlberg & Company has purchased K2, Marker, Dalbello, and the rest of the winter sports businesses formerly owned by…
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Whistler Blackcomb COO Dave Brownlie to Step Down
SAM Magazine—Whistler, B.C., May 24, 2017— Whistler Blackcomb Resort chief operating officer Dave Brownlie has decided to step down from his role and pursue…
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Emerald Expositions Acquires Snow Show from SIA
SAM Magazine—San Juan Capistrano, Calif., May 24, 2017—Emerald Expositions, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Emerald Expositions Events, Inc., producer of business-to-business trade shows…
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Lookout Pass Expansion Plan Approved by Forest Service
SAM Magazine—Mullan, Idaho, May 24, 2017—Phase I of Lookout Pass’ master development plan has been approved by U.S. Forest Service officials, and work can…
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Winter Concludes with Occupancy Down Slightly in the West, Revenues Up
SAM Magazine—Denver, May 18, 2017—Overall aggregated occupancy during the 2016-17 winter season—November through April—declined 0.2 percent, marking the first seasonal dip in winter occupancy…
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SIA Board Votes to Sell Snow Show to Emerald
SAM Magazine—Denver, May 18, 2017—The board of directors of Snowsports Industries America (SIA) have unanimously approved the sale of the SIA Snow Show to…
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Report: Granby Ranch Chairlift Fatality Due to Combination of Factors
SAM Magazine—Denver, May 12, 2017—An unusual combination of circumstances led to the fatal chairlift accident on the Quick Draw Express at Granby Ranch last…