SAM Coverage
Liz Mettler
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Vail Resorts Selects Inntopia For Vacation Booking System
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., April 19, 2017—Vail Resorts has named Inntopia, the e-commerce and central reservation platform for destination travel, as a key partner to…
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SIA Editor’s Picks
SAM trolled the halls at the SIA Snow Show to find the newest, coolest products for resorts and their customers. The 2017 SIA Snow…
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2017 NSAA Eastern Conference and Tradeshow, Mount Snow, Vt.
Compared to last year, the tone was decidedly different among operators and suppliers at this year’s NSAA Eastern Conference and Tradeshow, Jan. 31 and…
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NSAA Western Trade Fair 2017
Short-Term Optimism, Long-Term Concerns There was a general air of enthusiasm and optimism at the NSAA Western Winter Conference, Jan. 16-19 at Steamboat, Colo.,…
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Dick Kun, Former Snow Summit CEO, Dead at 76
SAM Magazine—Big Bear Lake, Calif., Nov. 28, 2016—Industry leader and former chairman and CEO of Snow Summit Ski Corporation, Richard “Dick” Kun, died at…
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Killington First to Open in the East
SAM Magazine—Killington, Vt., Oct. 25, 2016—Killington opened for the 2016-17 winter season today at noon, kicking things off in the East. Today was just…
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Summer Ops Camp 2016 Wrap Up
More than 160 summer operations managers, vendors, and schemers gathered at the Canyons Grand Summit in Park City, Utah, to explore the state of…
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Summer Ops Camp 2016 Wrap Up
More than 160 summer operations managers, vendors, and schemers gathered at the Canyons Grand Summit in Park City, Utah, to explore the state of…
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ISKINY-PSAA Expo
The annual ISKINY-PSAA Expo, Sept. 19-21, 2016, at Holiday Valley, N.Y., attracted more than 345 ski resort, vendor, and guest attendees from across North America.…
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Mountain Spy :: July 2016
In this month’s Mountain Spy, we tackle a seemingly easy question, but the responses vary—as usual. I’M COMING TO THE AREA FOR A BACHELORETTE…
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Eco Tip
Wood boiler heating system. In 2004 the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation awarded Bridger Bowl Ski Area $20,000 in grant money for…
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Summer Ops Camp Registration Opens
SAM Magazine—Park City, Utah, June 24, 2016—Registration for SAM’s seventh annual Summer Ops Camp opens today. The camp will take place at Park City…
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Eastern Canada Ski Areas (ECSA) Conference
The Eastern Canada Ski Areas (ECSA) Conference and Trade Show May 31-June 2 drew resort operators from Ontario, Quebec, and the maritime provinces to…
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2016 NSAA Convention Focuses on Innovation, Adaptation
The National Ski Areas Association drew a typically large crowd to the National Convention and Tradeshow, May 17-21 in Nashville, Tenn. Attendees enjoyed the…
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Mountain Spy :: Nudist Wedding Ceremony?
This month’s Mountain Spy asks a rather unusual but not implausible question. It does more than simply test how broad-minded a resort is though—it…
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Mountain Spy :: Nudist Wedding Ceremony?
This month’s Mountain Spy asks a rather unusual but not implausible question. It does more than simply test how broad-minded a resort is though—it…
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Cutter’s Camp Nearing Sold-Out Capacity
SAM Magazine—Woodbury, Conn., April 20, 2014—There are still a few spots available for Cutter’s Camp at Timberline, Mt. Hood, May 9-13, but registration closes…