SAM Coverage
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SIA 2016 Retail Report Numbers Reflect Weather Patterns
SAM Magazine—Park City, Utah, Nov. 22, 2016)—Snowsports Industries America just released its annual Snow Sports Market Intelligence Report, detailing the performance of snow sports-related…
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More Resorts to Open, Others Further Delayed
SAM Magazine—Dover, Vt., Nov. 17, 2016—A handful of North American ski areas plan to open in the next couple days, but winter weather remains…
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Ski and Snowboard Expos Stir Winter Excitement
SAM Magazine—Boston, Mass., Nov. 16, 2016—Thousands of snowsports enthusiasts nationwide have attended a handful of pre-season ski shows in search of great deals, info…
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U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame Unveils Class of 2016
SAM Magazine—Boston, Mass., Nov. 15, 2016—The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame class of 2016 includes 10 individuals who have all had a…
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Copper Mountain and Powder Mountain to Offer Reciprocal Benefits to Passholders
Sam Magazine—Copper Mountain, Colo., Nov. 11, 2016—In another partnership between two unaffiliated resorts, Powder Mountain in Utah and Copper Mountain in Colorado are offering…
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Multi-Property Passes
Because visuals are easy to digest, we put together this informal comparison of some of the multi-resort season pass products on the market.
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Snow People – November 2016
Welcome to the November edition of Snow People, our monthly roundup of happenings to prominent ski industry and supplier personnel. Tom Feiten, Squaw Valley…
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Mammoth and Loveland to Open as Weather Delays Others
SAM Magazine—Dover, Vt., Nov. 9, 2016—At the beginning of this week, nearly ten more North American ski areas—from Alberta, Canada, to New Mexico—had planned…
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Ski Dazzle Seattle Show Canceled
SAM Magazine—Seattle, Wash., Nov. 3, 2016—For the last few months, political advertisements have flooded the media, taking up most of the advertising inventory at…
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CNL Lifestyle Properties to Sell 15 Ski Resorts, Other Properties [UPDATE]
SAM Magazine—Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 3, 2016—CNL Lifestyle Properties has entered into a purchase and sale agreement for its portfolio of waterparks, amusement parks…
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Peak Resorts Completes $20 Million Placement of Preferred Stock and Warrants
SAM Magazine—Wildwood, Mo., Nov. 3, 2016—Peak Resorts, has completed its previously announced private placement of its Series A cumulative convertible preferred stock and warrants…
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Non-Profit Group to Take Over Saddleback
SAM Magazine—Rangeley, Maine, Oct. 27, 2016—The ongoing ownership conundrum of Saddleback Mountain, Maine’s third-largest ski area, could be coming to an end. A group…
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Waterville Valley Resort Invests in Employee Housing
SAM Magazine—Waterville Valley, N.H., Oct. 27, 2016—The affordable housing crisis in western resort towns has been well documented, but resorts in the East aren’t…
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New Owner Takes Reins at Silver Mountain, Idaho
SAM Magazine—Kellogg, Idaho, Oct. 24, 2016—Idaho ski areas are a hot commodity for individual business owners as of late. Less than a month after…
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Alyeska Names Brian Burnett General Manager
SAM Magazine— Girdwood, Alaska, Oct. 24, 2016—After seven years as Alyeska Resort’s mountain services manager, Brian Burnett has been promoted to ski area general…
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Snow Time Inc. Makes Key Management Moves
SAM Magazine—York, Pa., Oct. 19, 2016— Snow Time Inc., the parent company of Pennsylvania’s Roundtop Mountain Resort, Liberty Mountain Resort, and Whitetail Resort, has…
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Arapahoe Basin to Open Friday, Oct. 21
SAM Magazine—Summit County, Colo., Oct. 19, 2016—Thanks to snowmaking efforts that began on Oct. 3, Arapahoe Basin now plans to open for skiing and…
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Burton Pulls Out of SIA Snow Show
SAM Magazine—Burlington, Vt., Oct. 18, 2016—In a blow to the status of the SIA Snow Show in Denver, Jan. 26-29, 2017, Burton has said…

