SAM Coverage
Dave Meeker
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Mike Bandelin Promoted to GM at Diamond Peak
SAM Magazine—Incline Village, Nev., Jan. 13, 2017—After serving as Diamond Peak’s interim general manager during the 2015-16 season, Mike Bandelin had the “interim” removed…
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Historic Snowfall Interrupting Operations Out West
SAM Magazine—Tahoe, Calif., Jan. 11, 2017—Is it possible to have too much snow? Ask anyone in the Sierras or Colorado right now, and they’ll…
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Mountain Spy :: Question on Base Depth
THE QUESTION: I’M NEW TO THE SPORT, AND IT SEEMS EVERYONE REPORTS THEIR BASE DEPTH. HOW DO YOU MEASURE IT? We asked a version of…
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Granby Ranch Fatality Involved Electrical Problem, Tower Strike
SAM Magazine—Granby, Colo., Jan. 10, 2017—The investigation into the fatal chairlift accident at Ski Granby Ranch Dec. 29 has “identified issues within the chairlift’s…
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Spend Your Money Wisely
Bogus Basin’s new summer operations will make its winter passholders very happy. Find out why in the SAM interview. Bogus Basin is the second…
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Northstar Pledges $30,000 to Workforce Housing Initiatives
SAM Magazine—Truckee, Calif., Jan. 5, 2017—Mountain resorts continue to make progress combating the ongoing housing crisis, with Northstar California the most recent to step…
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Snow People – December/January
Welcome to Snow People. This time, our monthly roundup of happenings to prominent people in the mountain resort industry is a combo of December…
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Indoor Terrain Park Coming to Mexico
SAM Magazine—Riviera Maya, Mexico, Jan. 5, 2017—Powdr plans to open its newest Woodward center in October 2017 at a location nowhere near the snowy…
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Colin McBeath Named Purgatory GM
SAM Magazine—Durango, Colo., Jan. 5, 2017—Purgatory Resort has appointed Colin McBeath as its new general manager, taking over for interim GM and company CFO…
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The Holiday Week Was a Hit
SAM Magazine—Dover, Vt., Jan. 4, 2017—When we asked a handful of ski areas across North America how they fared during the Christmas holiday week,…
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Inntopia Acquires DestiMetrics
SAM Magazine—Stowe, Vt., Jan. 4, 2017—Growth through acquisition continues for Inntopia. The software as a service (SaaS) e-commerce company has acquired Denver-based DestiMetrics, which…
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World’s Largest Ski and Snowboard Lesson: Attempt #2
SAM Magazine—Dover, Vt., Jan. 4, 2017—After its inaugural attempt in Jan. 2016 fell short, organizers for this year’s shot at breaking the Guinness World…
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Three New Lifts for 2017-18 at Vail Resorts’ Colorado Properties
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Jan. 4, 2017—Vail Resorts has more capital enhancements planned for three of its Colorado resorts—Vail, Keystone, and Breckenridge—highlighted by a new…
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Despite Slow November, Winter Bookings Still Look Strong
SAM Magazine—Denver, Dec. 20, 2016—Golf clubs and bicycles got some additional use during an unseasonably warm November, which appears to have had an adverse…
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Cutter’s Camp 15th Anniversary Dates and Locations
SAM Magazine—Woodbury, Conn., Dec. 20, 2016—This spring, Cutter’s Camp will celebrate 15 years of gathering freestyle terrain professionals for educational seminars and hands-on workshops.…
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Boyne Resorts’ Sky Lift Severely Damaged in Tennessee Wildfire
SAM Magazine—Gatlinburg, Tenn., Dec. 20, 2016—Gatlinburg Sky Lift, a Boyne Resorts-owned scenic chairlift attraction in Gatlinburg, Tenn., was in the path of the wildfire…
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USCIS Finally Releases Mount Snow’s EB-5 Funds
SAM Magazine—Wildwood, Mo., Dec. 13, 2016—Any EB-5 program turmoil, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services backlogs, questions, and delays are, for now, in the rearview…
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Jackson (N.H.) Ski Touring Center Expands
SAM Magazine—Jackson, N.H., Dec. 12, 2016—The Northeast’s biggest cross-country ski center just got bigger, thanks to the completion of a $500,000 capital expansion project.…