SAM Coverage
Jordyn Ossanna
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Saving By Design
Smart project design can create serious short-term and long-term savings even as construction costs remain high. Since the arrival of the pandemic in 2020,…
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WHAT GUESTS WANT
Guest experience is the latest battleground for ski area market share. Here’s how to determine and measure what matters most to your guests. Most ski…
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Mountain Spy :: July 2024
The Spy asks resort chatbots, “Do you have ticks? How do I avoid them?” The chatbots struggle to respond. For this mission, the Spy…
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News And Views :: July 2024
An interview with new NSAA board chairman Chip Seamans; global perspectives from the Mountain Planet expo, and more. NSAA board chair Chip Seamans.With the…
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Indy Adds 10 Ski Areas, Will Reopen Limited Pass Sales
SAM Magazine—Granby, Colo., July 1, 2024—After adding 10 new ski areas to its roster for the 2024-25 season, Indy Pass will release a limited…
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DOJ Scrutinizing Alterra’s Planned Arapahoe Basin Acquisition
SAM Magazine—Denver, June 28, 2024—Alterra Mountain Company’s planned acquisition of Arapahoe Basin, Colo., is reportedly being reviewed by the Department of Justice (DOJ), which…
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LMOE Draws Record Attendance, Adds Vehicle Maintenance
SAM Magazine—South Lake Tahoe, Calif., June 27, 2024—The 2024 Ski California Lift Maintenance and Operations Education (LMOE) conference set a record for attendance, with…
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Leitner-Poma of America Opens New Skytrac Facility in Utah
SAM Magazine—Tooele, Utah, June 25, 2024—Leitner-Poma of America (LPOA) opened a new $27 million, 130,000-square-foot Skytrac manufacturing facility last week in Tooele, outside of…
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Annual ISAA Conference Draws Record Attendance
SAM Magazine—Red Lodge, Mont., June 25, 2024—The 2024 Intermountain Ski Areas Association (ISAA) Conference, held June 10-12 in Red Lodge, Mont., attracted a record…
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Liftblog’s Peter Landsman Has Now Visited Every Ski Area in North America
SAM Magazine—Dawson City, Yukon, June 20, 2024—Liftblog.com creator Peter Landsman completed his mission to visit every ski area in North America last night when…
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Visitation to Vermont’s Alpine Ski Areas Flat, XC Visits Down by Half
SAM Magazine—Montpelier, Vt., June 20, 2024—Despite a slow start to the season and inconsistent weather, Ski Vermont reported that the state’s alpine ski areas…
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New Mexico Ski Area Closes as South Fork Wildfire Approaches
SAM Magazine—Ruidoso, N.M, June 19, 2024—Approximately 8,000 people have been forced to evacuate in central New Mexico as the South Fork / Salt Fire…
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Jay Peak Plans Price Freeze and Reductions
SAM Magazine—Jay, Vt., June 19, 2024—Jay Peak Resort unveiled plans to freeze or reduce pricing on a variety of its products for both this…
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Participation Base Up, Frequency Down in Outdoor Trends Report
SAM Magazine—Boulder, Colo., June 19, 2024—The Outdoor Foundation (OF) and Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) report that the outdoor recreation participation base grew 4.1 percent…
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Understanding Vail Resorts’ Epic Pass/Day Ticket Equation
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., June 19, 2024—Just how far can season pass sales take a resort? That’s surely a question that many areas have been…
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Cooling Rates Spark Strong Bookings at Western Mountain Destinations
SAM Magazine—Winter Park, Colo., June 14, 2024—A very small tweak downward in aggregated rates over the past 30 days created an appreciable uptick in…
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New Hampshire Ski Areas Report Visitation Down for 2023-24
SAM Magazine—North Conway, N.H., June 7, 2024—Alpine ski areas in the Granite State recorded approximately 2.17 million skier visits during the 2023-24 winter season,…
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Colorado Ski Areas Project Second Highest Visitation in State History
SAM Magazine—Denver, June 6, 2024—Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA) is projecting that the state saw 14 million skier visits during the 2023-24 season. The…