SAM Coverage
Jordyn Ossanna
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Tornado Damages Chairlifts, Buildings at Snow Ridge
SAM Magazine—Turin, N.Y., Aug. 9, 2023—An apparent EF-3 tornado with peak wind speeds of 140 mph damaged all three chairlifts and several structures at…
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Power Outage Strands Hundreds Atop Banff’s Sulfur Mountain
SAM Magazine—Banff, Alberta, Canada, Aug. 9, 2023— A power outage on the Banff Gondola, owned by attraction and hospitality company Pursuit, stranded hundreds of sightseers…
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Indy Pass Restricts Partners’ Reciprocals with Ski Cooper, Operators Weigh In
THIS REPORT WAS UPDATED ON AUG. 14 SAM Magazine—Portland, Ore., Aug. 4—The role and impact of reciprocal pass agreements has been put in the…
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Jackson Hole Sold to Local Investors
SAM Magazine—Teton Village, Wyo., Aug. 4, 2023 – After 31 years of ownership, Jay, Connie, and Betty Kemmerer have sold Jackson Hole Mountain Resort…
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Third Annual Ski Conservation Summit at Copper Mountain Fosters Conversation and Collaboration
SAM Magazine—Frisco, Colo., Aug. 3, 2023—Copper Mountain hosted the third annual Ski Conservation Summit on July 26. The event brings together local land managers…
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Lutsen Pumps Brakes on $60 Million Expansion
SAM Magazine—Lutsen, Minn., Aug. 3, 2023—Lutsen Mountains, part of Midwest Family Ski Resorts, has submitted a letter to the USFS asking it to defer…
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Voting is Open for the 2023 Rise Up Challenge
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., Aug. 1, 2023—Voting is now open for the third annual Rise Up Challenge, a video contest highlighting a few skilled young…
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Sun Peaks Promotes Darcy Alexander to CEO, Amy Blakeney to COO
SAM Magazine—Sun Peaks, British Columbia, July 25, 2023—Sun Peaks Resort has promoted Darcy Alexander, vice president and general manager for the past 32 years,…
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Cannon Names Greg Keeler Interim GM
SAM Magazine—Franconia, N.H., July 25, 2023—Cannon Mountain director of sales and marketing Greg Keeler has been named as interim general manager of the ski…
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One Dead, One Seriously Injured After Tremblant Gondola Accident
SAM Magazine—Tremblant, Quebec, July 17, 2023—One person has died and another is in critical condition in a Montreal-area hospital after a piece of heavy…
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UDOT Approves Little Cottonwood Canyon Gondola; Snowbird Comments
SAM Magazine—Salt Lake City, Utah—July 13, 2023—The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) yesterday released its final record of decision (ROD) to move forward with…
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Summer Bookings Rebound in June, Occupancy and Revenues Down
SAM Magazine—Winter Park, Colo.—July 13, 2023—Positive economic news during June spurred an uptick in advance summer reservations, according to DestiMetrics’ most recent monthly Market…
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As Water Recedes, Ski Vermont Offers Online Resource for Flood Victims
SAM Magazine—July 13, 2023—Water has started to recede in Vermont after torrential rains and historic flooding in some mountain locations, with Killington, Magic Mountain,…
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Tina Burford Named GM of Australia’s Mount Hotham
SAM Magazine—Mount Hotham, Victoria—July 11, 2023—Australia’s Mount Hotham Skiing Company has named Tina Burford as its new general manager. Burford comes to the position…
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Mark Knutson, GM of Detroit Mountain, Dies in Biking Accident
SAM Magazine— Detroit Lakes, MN—July 10, 2023 – Detroit Mountain general manager Mark Knutson, 53, died Sunday, July 9 in a vehicle-involved biking accident…
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Northeast Ski Areas Report Damage, Closings in Wake of Floods
SAM Magazine—July 10, 2023—Concern is growing among ski area operators in Vermont and New York, with damage already being reported in the wake of…
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Colorado’s Lift-Free Bluebird Backcountry to Close
SAM Magazine—– Kremmling, Colo.—July 10, 2023—After three seasons of operation, Bluebird Backcountry, a ski touring-only area operated on a private ranch between Kremmling and…
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Pennsylvania Ski Areas Association Lift Training Program Kicks off at Bear Creek
SAM Magazine—Macungie, Pa., July 6, 2023—The Pennsylvania Ski Areas Association (PSAA) held its inaugural lift training program at Bear Creek, Pa., June 20-21. The biannual…