SAM Coverage
Donna Jacobs
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New England Summit 2016
You can tell that winter is right around the corner when ski industry operators and suppliers gather at the annual New England Summit. This…
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New England Summit 2016
You can tell that winter is right around the corner when ski industry operators and suppliers gather at the annual New England Summit. This…
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I dare you to send a personal email to 10 random guests…right now.
You know how sometimes, through the natural ebb and flow and ups and downs of work, you forget about something that works really, really…
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2016 MSAA ANNUAL MEETING AND TRADE SHOW HELD AT SHANTY CREEK, MICH.
About 400 ski area and supplier members attended the 2016 Midwest Ski Areas Association Annual Meeting and Trade Show, Aug. 21-24, at Shanty Creek…
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2016 MSAA ANNUAL MEETING AND TRADE SHOW HELD AT SHANTY CREEK, MICHIGAN
About 400 ski area and supplier members attended the 2016 Midwest Ski Areas Association Annual Meeting and Trade Show, Aug. 21-24, at Shanty Creek…
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Peak Resorts Stock Offering Raises $20 million
SAM Magazine—Wildwood, Mo., Aug. 24, 2016—Peak Resorts has reached an agreement to sell $20 million of its Series A cumulative convertible preferred stock and…
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Red Mountain Turns to Crowdfunding
SAM Magazine—Rossland, B.C., Canada, Aug. 24, 2016—Red Mountain, the oldest ski resort in Western Canada, is turning to a new funding source: the internet.…
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Telluride Air Service Expands Again
SAM Magazine—Telluride, Colo., Aug. 24, 2016—In addition to the return of regular commercial flights into Telluride Airport (see earlier report), increased traffic into nearby…
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Commercial Flights Return to Telluride
SAM Magazine—Telluride, Colo., July 28, 2016— Commercial air service to Telluride Airport will resume Dec. 17 following a two-year hiatus, now that Colorado Flights…
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David Norden Named CEO of Taos
SAM Magazine—Taos, N.M., July 14, 2016—Resort industry veteran David Norden has been appointed chief executive officer of Taos Ski Valley and will begin work…
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Snöbahn Indoor Training Center Opens in Denver
SAM Magazine—Centennial, Colo., July 11, 2016—Reviving an old concept, the Snöbahn indoor ski and snowboard center in suburban Centennial hopes to entice both new…
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July Snow People
Welcome to this month’s update on happenings about people in the ski industry. Two former colleagues at the Tecnica Group return to the ski…
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Hooper Named General Manager of Lee Canyon
SAM Magazine—Las Vegas, Nev., June 7, 2016 —Dan Hooper has assumed the title of general manager at Powdr Corp-owned Lee Canyon outside of Las…
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POWDR ACQUIRES ELDORA MOUNTAIN RESORT
SAM Magazine—Boulder, Colo., June 6, 2016—Powdr Corp. has purchased Eldora Mountain Resort here, it was announced today, completing a long-rumored move. This amplifies Powdr’s…
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SIA to Keep Snow Show Dates in January, After All
SAM Magazine—Nashville, Tenn., May 19, 2016—Since his first day on the job four months ago, SnowSports Industries America (SIA) president Nick Sargent has had…
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2016 RMLA Spring Conference and Trade Show
More than 500 lift mechanics, operations staff, managers, suppliers, and instructors attended the 45th annual Rocky Mountain Lift Association (RMLA) Spring Conference May 2-5…
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2016 RMLA Spring Conference and Trade Show
More than 500 lift mechanics, operations staff, managers, suppliers, and instructors attended the 45th annual Rocky Mountain Lift Association (RMLA) Spring Conference May 2-5…
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SPECIAL REPORT :: Burton at 40: Is Snowboarding Really Middle-Aged?
It was 40 years ago that Jake Burton Carpenter began testing his early snowboards at Stratton Mountain, Vt., and launched snowboarding’s love/hate affair with…