SAM Coverage
Dave Meeker
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Mountain Spy :: May 2019
The Question: I’m thinking about buying a season pass for next year, but I’ve heard it’s been really crowded this year. Are there plans…
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Mountain Spy :: March 2019
“I’m afraid of heights and I get really nervous when the lift stops. To help get over that, I want to understand what happens…
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Sun Valley and Snowbasin to Join Epic Pass
SAM Magazine—Sun Valley, Idaho, Feb. 6, 2019—It’s only the beginning of February and the season pass wars for 2019-20 have already begun. Sun Valley,…
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Lindsey Vonn Retires from Racing
SAM Magazine—Park City, Utah, Feb. 1, 2019—The most successful female ski racer in the world, Lindsey Vonn has decided to retire after what will…
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NSAA Joins Outdoor Trade Associations in Climate Partnership
SAM Magazine—Denver, Jan. 30, 2019—The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA), Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), and Snowsports Industries America (SIA) have formed the Outdoor Business…
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Tamarack Resort Gets New Owners
SAM Magazine—Donnelly, Idaho, Nov. 21, 2018—Tamarack Resort Holdings (TRH), a partnership formed by a group of investors and managers, has acquired Tamarack Resort. The…
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Man and Mother Nature Combine for Early Openings
SAM Magazine—Ludlow, Vt., Nov. 14, 2018—Cooling temps and pockets of fresh snow have resorts across the country opening early. Parts of the West have…
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Outside Lists “America’s 10 Most Eco-Friendly Ski Resorts”
SAM Magazine—Dover, Vt., Nov. 14, 2018—The subject of climate change is now more prevalent than ever, flooding our news feeds and airwaves daily. Rarely…
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Ikon Adds, Epic Answers
SAM Magazine—Broomfield and Denver, Colo., Nov. 15, 2018—Yesterday was a busy day in the ongoing tit for tat between Alterra Mountain Company’s Ikon Pass…
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MacPherson, Meyers Earn 2018 BEWI Award
SAM Magazine—Boston, Mass., Nov. 12, 2018—Two of New England’s top ski resort promoters, Bonnie MacPherson, Okemo, Vt., and Tom Meyers, Wachusett Mountain, Mass., shared…
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2018 Terrain Park Contest
Our 14th annual Terrain Park Contest is the best yet, thanks to a new category called Bread and Butter, and tons of entries in…
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Positive Disruption
Resort software and e-commerce can complicate the guest experience. Joe Hession hopes that SnowCloud solves the integration puzzle. The mountain resort industry lags in adopting—or…
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Mountain Spy :: November 2018
“Should I put my kids in lessons or teach them myself?” The Question: I’m a pretty good skier and would like for my kids…
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Early-Opening Areas Launch 2018-19 Ski Season
SAM Magazine—Woodbury, Conn., Oct. 31, 2018—It’s the most wonderful time of the year; Halloween decorations are about to come down and snow is in…
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NSAA Elects New Board Members Murray and Kryger
SAM Magazine—Lakewood, Colo., Oct. 31, 2018—The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) has elected two new members to its board of directors: Wesley Kryger, president…
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Staff Changes Coming to Vail Resorts’ Northeast Properties
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Oct. 26, 2018—After closing on its recent acquisition of Triple Peaks LLC, which includes Okemo, Vt., and Mount Sunapee, N.H., Vail…
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PSIA-AASI Release New Learn-to Videos and Manual
SAM Magazine—Lakewood, Colo., Oct. 23, 2018—Professional Ski Instructors of America and the American Association of Snowboard Instructors (PSIA-AASI) has collaborated with Halley O’Brien Productions…
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14 Years Later, Antelope Butte to Reopen for Winter
SAM Magazine— Sheridan, Wyo., Oct. 18, 2018—In 2004, a family dispute forced Fun Valley Inc. to shut down the slopes at Antelope Butte ski…