SAM Coverage
Donna Jacobs
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A-Basin to Open for the Season Oct. 29
SAM Magazine—Dillon, Colo., Oct. 27, 2023—Arapahoe Basin announced it will open for the season on Sunday, Oct. 29 at 8:30 a.m. It will run…
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Longtime Cannon Mountain GM John “JD” DeVivo Named GM at Wyoming’s Antelope Butte
SAM Magazine—Franconia, N.H., July 11, 2023—Longtime Cannon Mountain Ski Area GM John “JD” DeVivo will assume the role of GM of the non-profit Antelope…
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Vail Resorts Q2 Earnings Down, Skier Visits Up
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., March 9, 2023—Vail Resorts reported a decrease in its second quarter earnings (EBITDA) of approximately 1 percent from the prior year…
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Vail Resorts Increases Epic Pass Pricing 8%, Expands European Partners
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., March 7, 2023—Vail Resorts has released pricing for the 2023-24 Epic Pass suite. The restricted Epic Local Pass will retail for…
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Owners of Mountain High and Dodge Ridge Purchase China Peak
SAM Magazine—Lakeshore, Calif., Dec. 9, 2022—China Peak Mountain Resort has been sold to Mountain High Resort and Dodge Ridge, Calif., owners Invision Capital and…
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Snow People — October 2022
In SAM’s Snow People, we highlight recent personnel moves that have been made in the mountain resort industry. From resort hires, promotions, and retirements…
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Vail Resorts Reports Year-End Results and 2023 Outlook
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Sept. 28, 2022—Vail Resorts (VR) reported that for its fiscal 2022 year, ended July 31, 2022, overall revenues were up 34…
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Jiminy Peak Snowmaker Dies After On-Hill Accident
SAM Magazine—Hancock, Mass., Jan. 6, 2022— Jiminy Peak, Mass., snowmaker Kimberlee Francoeur, 30, of Lanesborough, Mass., died after a snow groomer operator reportedly backed…
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Skinner Acquires Full Ownership of Lutsen Mountains
SAM Magazine—Lutsen, Minn., Jan. 6, 2022—Charles Skinner is now the sole owner and president of Lutsen Mountains, Minn., after acquiring co-president Tom Rider’s 50…
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Rental Buyers’ Guide 2022-23
Rental suppliers tout workhorse products and see new opportunity for resorts in the higher-end demo market across alpine, snowbord, and Nordic. ALPINE SKI RENTAL…
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Wintergreen Suspends Ops Due to Unseasonable Temps
SAM Magazine—Wintergreen, Va., Dec. 31, 2021—Due to unseasonably warm temperatures, Wintergreen Resort in Virginia temporarily suspended skiing and snowboarding operations Dec. 29. “While we…
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Jackson Hole Boosts Minimum Wage from $15 to $18
SAM Magazine—Teton Village, Wyo., Dec. 2, 2021—Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR) increased its minimum wage for all non-tipped positions from $15 per hour to…
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What, Me Worry? You Bet.
Covid sinks down the list of ops concerns as wildfires, climate change, and other enduring worries rise. Move over, Covid. You are not…
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On the Road … Again :: November 2021
Scenes from MSAA, New England Summit, and SANY-PSAA. Midwest Ski Areas Association, Grand Geneva, Wis., Aug. 15-18, 2021 The Midwest Ski Areas Association…
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Mountain Spy :: September 2021
Mountain resorts are amazing places to go and enjoy nature. We invite people to come experience the outdoors (with amenities) in all its glory,…
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Caldor Fire Update
SAM Magazine—South Lake Tahoe, Calif., Sept. 4, 2021—Aggressive containment efforts over the past 48 hours are preventing the Caldor Fire from advancing on Heavenly,…
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Industry Meets In-Person at MSAA Show
SAM Magazine—Lake Geneva, Wis., Aug. 20, 2021—The Midwest Ski Areas Association (MSAA) hosted the first in-person ski industry meeting and trade show since Covid-19…
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Solitude Joins the $15 Starting Wage Club
SAM Magazine—Big Cottonwood Canyon, Utah, Aug. 13, 2021—Solitude Mountain Resort will increase its starting wage for hourly, non-tipped employees to $15 an hour. Starting…