SAM Coverage
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Mountain Collective Adds Telluride and Revelstoke
SAM Magazine—Telluride, Colo., and Revelstoke, B.C., Canada, Aug. 9, 2016—The collection of destinations accessible via The Mountain Collective just grew to 14, for now,…
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27-Year-Old to Buy Echo Mountain for $3.8 Million
SAM Magazine—Denver, Aug. 8, 2016—After filing for bankruptcy in February, Echo Mountain owner Nora Pykkonen appears to have found a buyer for the small…
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Vail Outlines Initial Plans for Whistler Blackcomb Purchase
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Aug. 8, 2016—In revealing its plan to acquire Whistler Blackcomb (see separate report), Vail Resorts (VR) outlined some initial intentions: Support…
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Vail Resorts to Acquire Whistler Blackcomb
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., and Whistler, British Columbia, Aug. 8, 2016—Vail Resorts (VR) is purchasing Whistler Blackcomb, the largest ski resort in North America. In…
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Casey Blann New VP of Mountain Operations at Alpine Meadows
SAM Magazine—Olympic Valley, Calif., July 21, 2016—Industry veteran Casey Blann will be taking the reigns as vice president of mountain operations for Alpine Meadows,…
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Vail Resorts Withdraws Application to Trademark “Park City”
SAM Magazine—Park City, Utah, July 21, 2016—Vail Resorts abandoned its effort to trademark the name “Park City” on July 16 in the face of…
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Concrete Grout Failure Possible Cause of Sunday River Lift Incident
SAM Magazine—Newry, Maine, July 20, 2016—Investigators think they may have discovered why the upper terminal of the Spruce Peak Triple seemed to uproot from…
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Idle Chairlift Terminal Uprooted at Sunday River
SAM Magazine—Newry, Maine, July 13, 2016—In one of the more unusual lift failures to occur in recent memory, the upper terminal of the Sunday…
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Northeast Kingdom EB-5 Update
SAM Magazine—Northeast Kingdom, Vt., July 8, 2016—There have been several developments and goings on at Jay Peak and Burke Mountain in Vermont since the…
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Special Report: July Ski Conditions from Around the World
There aren’t many snow reporters still employed in North America—or the Northern Hemisphere, for that matter. Summer is in full swing north of the…
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Russian Ski Resort to be “War Themed”
SAM Magazine—Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, July 8, 2016—Ski resorts have been built in war zones (Syria/Israel, Iraq, and Pakistan, for example), or in areas that…
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Epic Discovery Debuts at Vail Mountain
SAM Magazine—Vail, Colo., July 1, 2016 —Vail Mountain unveiled its new Epic Discovery summer mountain experience at a ribbon cutting ceremony June 28. Epic…
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Mt. Baldy, B.C., Sale Approved
SAM Magazine—Oliver, B.C., June 30, 2016—Mt. Baldy in British Columbia is about to get new owners, who plan to revive the ski area after…
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Snowshoe Mountain Establishes Disaster Relief Fund to Aid West Virginia Flood Victims
SAM Magazine—Snowshoe, W.Va., June 28, 2016—Snowshoe Mountain and the Snowshoe Foundation have established a disaster relief fund to assist those affected by the devastating…
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Western Resorts Continue Strong Booking Pace
SAM Magazine—Denver, June 21, 2016—Following a record-breaking winter, summer bookings at Western destinations are continuing at the same torrid pace. According to DestiMetrics, which…
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Powdr Proposes Woodward Facility in Park City
SAM Magazine—Park City, Utah, June 21, 2016—Powdr Corp has submitted plans to build a 52,000-square-foot indoor action sports center at Gorgoza Park outside of…
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Snow People, June 2016
Welcome to this month’s update on important happenings about prominent people in the ski industry. The July issue of SAM will have a full…
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Vail Resorts Reports Record Third Quarter, Season
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., June 10, 2016—Vail Resorts (VR) saw net income rise to $157.6 million in its all-important third quarter, as visits jumped nearly…