SAM Coverage
Jordyn Ossanna
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Jasper Fire Update: Marmot Unscathed, Fire Remains Uncontained
SAM Magazine—Jasper, Alberta, Aug. 1, 2024—In an update shared to social media, Marmot Basin confirmed that its infrastructure was left undamaged by the Jasper…
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SNOW PEOPLE — JULY 2024
In SAM’s Snow People, we highlight personnel moves in the mountain resort industry. From resort hires, promotions, and retirements to awards, obits, and supplier…
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Red Mountain Resort Begins Construction of New Bike Park
SAM Magazine—Rossland, B.C., July 29, 2024—Red Mountain Resort has begun construction on the first phase of the new Red Mountain Bike Park. The resort…
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Will Treves Named Aspenware CEO
SAM Magazine—Denver, July 29, 2024—Longtime tech industry executive Will Treves has been appointed as the new CEO of Aspenware, effective today. Treves brings 20…
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Salt Lake City Awarded 2034 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games
SAM Magazine—Salt Lake City, Utah, July 24, 2024—The Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games will return to Salt Lake City in 2034. After awarding the…
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Skidata Sold to Swedish Access Solution Group Assa Abloy
SAM Magazine—Stockholm, Sweden, July 23, 2024—Swedish locking and security systems manufacturer Assa Abloy Group has entered into an agreement to purchase Skidata from Swiss…
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Hot Fourth of July Weather, and Business, for U.S. Ski Areas
SAM Magazine—Cambridge, Vt., July 17, 2024—While it’s hard for many to believe we’ve passed the 4th of July mile marker, the classic (and historically…
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Schweitzer Buys Selkirk Powder’s Sidecountry Operation
SAM Magazine—Sandpoint, Idaho, July 15, 2024—Schweitzer has acquired Selkirk Powder’s resort-based backcountry operation, which offers guided snowmobiling and cat skiing in the terrain off…
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Stable Rates Fuel Summer Growth in West
SAM Magazine—Winter Park, Colo., July 15, 2024—Stable rates helped fuel a continued uptick in occupancy at Western mountain destinations in June, according to the…
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Robert Drake Named as President and GM of Gunstock Mountain Resort
SAM Magazine—Gilford, N.H., July 11, 2024—The Gunstock Area Commission (GAC) has selected Robert Drake to succeed Tom Day as Gunstock Mountain Resort president and…
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Utah Ski Areas Record Second-Most Skier Visits in State’s History
SAM Magazine—Salt Lake City, Utah, July 10, 2024—Utah’s 15 alpine ski areas saw a total of 6,746,008 skier visits during the 2023-24 winter season,…
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Vista Fire Nears Mt. Baldy
SAM Magazine—Mount Baldy, Calif., July 10, 2024—After it was first reported Sunday, July 7, at 10 a.m. PDT, the Vista Fire has grown to…
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Monarch’s No Name Expansion Gets USFS Approval
SAM Magazine—Salida, Colo., July 10, 2024—Monarch Mountain has received United States Forest Service (USFS) approval for its No Name Basin terrain expansion project, as…
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Dave Amirault Joins SNOW Partners as Chief Innovation Officer
SAM Magazine—Montville, N.J., July 9, 2024—Snow Partners has hired Dave Amirault as chief innovation officer for all its related businesses. He started July 1.…
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PSAA Lift Maintenance Seminar Series Kicks Off at Seven Springs
SAM Magazine—Seven Springs, Pa., July 2, 2024—Pennsylvania Ski Areas Association (PSAA) held its biannual lift maintenance seminar at Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Pa., June…
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Doppelmayr USA to Double Size of Utah Headquarters
SAM Magazine—Salt Lake City, Utah, July 2, 2024—Doppelmayr USA will expand its Salt Lake City headquarters with the addition of a new facility that…
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MND Opens New Production Site in Savoie, France
SAM Magazine—Savoie, France, July 2, 2024—French industrial group MND opened a new cable transport production and assembly facility in Savoie, France. The facility cost…
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Extras! Extras! Read All About ‘Em!
Dive into the creative (and sometimes challenging) world of ski area ancillary activities. When it comes to snow business, relying on just snow is…