SAM Coverage
Dave Meeker
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The mountains are always enough.
I am not the best marketer in the world. Not by a long shot. This is no attempt humility, this is the honest truth.…
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An Inside Look at the Intrawest/Aspen/KSL Deal
SAM Magazine—Denver, May 11, 2017—The Denver Post resort business reporter Jason Blevins pored through Intrawest’s 273-page PREM 14C, a preliminary information statement relating to…
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Eaglecrest Hires David Scanlan as GM
SAM Magazine—Juneau, Alaska, May 11, 2017—The community-owned Eaglecrest Ski Area here has appointed David Scanlan as its new general manager. Scanlan has been the…
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Berry, Fairbank Earn NSAA Lifetime Achievement Awards
SAM Magazine—Scottsdale, Ariz., May 9, 2017—At last weekend’s National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) annual convention in Scottsdale, the organization presented 2017 Lifetime Achievement Awards…
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U.S. Skier Visits Up in 2016-17
SAM Magazine—Lakewood, Colo., May 10, 2017—U.S. ski areas tallied an estimated 54.7 million skier and snowboarder visits during the 2016-17 season, up 3.7 percent…
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Berkshire East, Taos, and Squaw/Alpine Win Golden Eagle Awards
SAM Magazine—Scottsdale, Ariz., May 9, 2017—Berkshire East, Mass., Taos Ski Valley, N.M., and Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, Calif., won the 2017 Golden Eagle Awards…
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Big Snow, Longer Season from East to West
SAM Magazine—Dover, Vt., April 28, 2017—Across much of the country, the grass is growing, flowers are blooming, and spring sports are in full swing.…
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SANY to Host Lift Training and Maintenance Program
SAM Magazine—Jamesville, N.Y., April 28, 2017—The Ski Areas of New York Lift Training and Maintenance Program is being offered this summer at several locations…
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Snow People – April 2017
Welcome to the April edition of Snow People, where we highlight happenings to prominent ski industry and supplier personnel. Josh Nelson, PistenBullyPistenBully New England…
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40th Annual LMS Draws Record Attendance
Celebrating its 40th year of educating ski area personnel, the Lift Maintenance Seminar (LMS) welcomed the biggest crowd in its history at this year’s…
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Occupancy Flat, Revenues Rise at Western Mountain Resorts
SAM Magazine—Denver, April 24, 2017—The 2016-17 season started slowly for Western destinations, strengthened mid-season, and then lost momentum in the final weeks, according to…
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Mountain Spy :: May 2017
THE QUESTION: “I’M INTERESTED IN BUYING A SEASON PASS FOR YOUR MOUNTAIN, BUT I’VE HEARD THERE’S PASSES WITH OTHER MOUNTAINS ON THEM, TOO. WHAT…
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Aspen SkiCo and KSL Capital Partners to Acquire Mammoth Resorts
SAM Magazine—Aspen and Denver, Colo., April 12, 2017—Resort ownership consolidation was already moving at an unprecedented clip, and it just keeps speeding up. The…
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OZRE, EPR, and CNL Complete $830 Million Resort and Attractions Sale
SAM Magazine—Kansas City, Mo., April 6, 2017—Och-Ziff Real Estate, EPR Properties, and CNL have completed the sale of CNL’s ski area and attractions portfolios.…
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Kässbohrer ATV to Move Regional Headquarters to Lost Valley, Maine
SAM Magazine—Auburn, Maine, March 30, 2017—Kässbohrer ATV, Inc., the North American Division of German parent company Kässbohrer AG and distributor of PistenBully snow grooming…
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Charles Blier to Join Prinoth North America
SAM Magazine—Granby, Quebec, March 28, 2017—Industry veteran Charles Blier has been named Prinoth’s vice president of sales, snow grooming North America. He will start…
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Copper Gets Green Light for Capital Improvements
SAM Magazine—Copper Mountain, Colo., March 28, 2017—Several improvements for both winter and summer are on the docket at Copper Mountain in Colorado. The resort…
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Wyoming Passes Skier Safety Statute
SAM Magazine—Cheyenne, Wyo., March 22, 2017—Wyoming has become the 29th state to adopt ski safety legislation after Gov. Matt Mead signed the Wyoming Ski…