SAM Coverage
Donna Jacobs
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Mountain Creek Files for Bankruptcy
SAM Magazine—Vernon, N.J., May 17, 2017—The owner of Mountain Creek, Mountain Creek Management LLC, is seeking Chapter 11 protection. The company hopes to restructure…
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Chris MacInnes Named President of Crystal (Mich.)
SAM Magazine—Thompsonville, Mich., May 4, 2017—Chris MacInnes has become president of Crystal Enterprises Inc., which operates Crystal Mountain, Mich. John Melcher succeeds MacInnes as…
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Vail Resorts Names Bobby Murphy VP And GM Of Stowe
SAM Magazine—Stowe, Vt., May 2, 2017—Vail Resorts, Inc. is appointing Bobby Murphy as vice president and general manager of Stowe Mountain Resort, effective at…
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CWSAA Recognizes Murray, McLaughlin, and Stimming
SAM Magazine—Lake Louise, Alberta, May 2, 2017—Three individuals were recognized for their contributions to the ski industry at last week’s Canada West Ski Areas…
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NSAA Awards Sustainable Slopes Grants
SAM Magazine—Lakewood, Colo., May 2, 2017—The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) has chosen four member ski areas to receive its annual Sustainable Slopes Grants:…
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Aspen, KSL to Acquire Intrawest
SAM Magazine—Denver, April 10, 2017—Aspen Skiing Company and KSL Capital Partners have formed a new entity and entered into a definitive agreement to acquire…
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Killington Anticipates World Cup to Return for Two More Years
SAM Magazine—Killington, Vt., April 4, 2017—[UPDATED] Killington has entered into a two-year agreement with USSA to get a FIS World Cup event back to…
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March 2017 Snow People
Welcome to the March edition of Snow People, where we highlight happenings to prominent ski industry and supplier personnel. Bob Stinchcomb, Big Sky Big…
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NSAA Begins Search for New President and CEO
SAM Magazine—Lakewood, Colo., Jan. 31, 2017—The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) has posted on its website details for the position of president and CEO,…
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Investing in your biggest investments
I’ll keep this short because I want to leave you time to watch the video, but let me start by backing up a few…
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Liftopia’s new Best in Snow Awards are taking resort rankings in a very cool direction.
Resort rankings have long been a tricky corner of the resort marketing world. No rankings list can be released without the industry pointing at…
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Mom Dies, Two Children Injured in Fall from Chairlift
SAM Magazine—Granby, Colo., Dec. 31, 2016—A Texas mother, 40-year-old Kelly Huber, died and two young daughters were hurt after they fell about 25 feet from…
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Momentum Continues for Western Winter Bookings
SAM Magazine—Denver, Nov. 18, 2016— As of Oct. 31, advance reservations are up 6.6 percent and revenues are up 13.3 percent for the six…
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The latest content trend is here and, to be honest, I like it a lot.
As fast and incredible as the human brain is, I’ve always noticed an interesting difference between the way I view video versus pictures. Even…
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Outdoor Retailer Shakes Up Winter Show Schedule
SAM Magazine—Salt Lake City, Utah, Nov. 11, 2016—The retail buying shows, which have gone through some schedule changes lately, are poised for more. The…
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The Ski Season Has Begun, Sort of
SAM Magazine—Dover, Vt., Nov. 4, 2016—When Arapahoe Basin opened for the season on Oct. 21, it was cold and snowy in many parts of…
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What yesterday’s big news means for me, my job, this site, and our industry.
I’m writing this on a Tuesday in mid-October. Right now only a small handful of people know that Ryan Solutions will soon be part…
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I bet you could update your resort’s blog twice as often without writing a single post.
Let me preface that headline claim with the disclaimer that you’d have to have (somewhat) regularly updated your blog in the past. Because when…