SAM Coverage
Jordyn Ossanna
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Presidents’ Week Sees Strong Visitation Across Much of North America
SAM Magazine—Cambridge, Vt., Feb. 27, 2024—In the midst of an unusually warm season for much of North America, many resorts reported snow and upward…
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Three Ski Areas Experience Deropements; Evacuations But No Injuries Reported
SAM Magazine—Turin, N.Y., Feb. 27, 2024—A deropement on Snow Ridge Ski Resort’s North Chair—one of three such incidents hitting U.S. ski areas last week—came…
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Indy Pass 2024-25 Pricing Flat, Adds 200-Resort Guarantee
SAM Magazine—Granby, Colo., Feb. 27, 2024—Early-bird pricing for the 2024-25 Indy Pass will remain steady at $279 when it goes on sale March 1…
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The Mountain Collective Adds Bromont for the 2024-25 Season
SAM Magazine—Aspen, Colo., Feb. 21, 2024—The 2024-25 Mountain Collective pass will provide two-days of access to 25 mountain destinations with the addition of Bromont,…
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Blue Mountain and Camelback Join for New Peak to Peak Poconos Pass
SAM Magazine—Palmerton, Pa., Feb. 21, 2024—KSL Resorts will offer a new joint season pass product for the 2024-25 season called the Peak to Peak…
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Sugarloaf Opens West Mountain Terrain Expansion
SAM Magazine—Carrabassett Valley, Maine, Feb. 16, 2024—Today, Sugarloaf is opening West Mountain, a new 120-acre terrain expansion served by a high-speed detachable quad with…
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Western Mountain Destination Bookings Decline with Snow Levels
SAM Magazine—Winter Park, Colo., Feb. 15, 2024—Hotel bookings at mountain destinations in the western U.S. have dropped to a 30-month low, while room rates…
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Sandia Peak Opens for First Time Since 2022, Now Under MCP Ownership
SAM Magazine–Albuquerque, N.M., Feb. 15, 2024—Skiers hit the slopes at New Mexico’s Sandia Peak Ski Area last weekend as the mountain opened for the…
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Folks Glad to Gather in East and West for NSAA Winter Conferences
SAM Magazine—West Dover, Vt., Feb. 9, 2024—It’s that time of year again, when folks gather for a bit of networking, education, and snow sliding…
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Nathan Hakseth Promoted to GM at Wild Mountain
SAM Magazine—Taylor Falls, Minn., Feb. 7, 2024—Wild Mountain snowsports manager Nathan Hakseth has been promoted to general manager of the Taylor Falls, Minn., ski…
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SAM and MMGY Origin Partner for Annual Outlook on Resort Marketing Survey
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., Feb. 7, 2024—In an effort to gather data and insights on ski area marketing, SAM and MMGY Origin have partnered to…
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Michael Hammes Named GM at Virginia’s Massanutten Resort
SAM Magazine—Massanutten, Va., Feb. 7, 2024—Industry veteran Michael Hammes has been selected as the new general manager and vice president of Massanutten Resort, a four-season…
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And the 2024 I AM a Snowmaker Winner is…
SAM Magazine—Mount Snow, Vt., Feb. 6, 2024—Nearly 12,000 votes were cast during the 12-day voting period for the 2024 I AM a Snowmaker contest.…
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Jackson Hole Sale Completed; Ski Area Will Stay in Local Hands
SAM Magazine—Jackson, Wyo., Feb. 5, 2024—The sale of the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JMHR) to a local group of investors, initially announced last August,…
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Alterra to Acquire Arapahoe Basin
SAM Magazine—Denver, Feb. 5, 2024—Alterra Mountain Company has entered into an agreement to purchase Arapahoe Basin from Dream Unlimited Corp. A-Basin will be Alterra’s…
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What’s Behind KSL’s $3 Billion “Continuation Vehicle” for Alterra?
SAM Magazine—Denver, Feb. 2, 2024—KSL Capital Partners (KSL) closed a “single-asset continuation vehicle” for Alterra Mountain Company in late January, with total commitments of…
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NY AG Asks Court to Compel Sale of Shuttered Toggenburg Mountain
SAM Magazine—Fabius, N.Y., Jan. 31, 2024—In a new court filing, New York Attorney General Letitia James has said the owners of Toggenburg Mountain in…
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Registration Open for Cutter’s Camp 2024
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., Jan. 31, 2024—Registration is now open for the 20th anniversary spring session of Cutter’s Camp, May 13-17, 2024, at Timberline, Mt. Hood, Ore. The five-day program…