SAM Coverage
SAM Staff
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Keystone Wins Race to Open on 90 Minutes Notice
SAM Magazine—Keystone, Colo., Oct 27, 2025—On Saturday morning, Arapahoe Basin announced it would open for the season Sunday at 8:30 a.m. MDT, positioning itself…
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MT2030 Summit Brings Mountain Communities to Breckenridge for Climate Action
SAM Magazine—Breckenridge, Colo., Oct. 23, 2025—Six-hundred mountain community stakeholders gathered in Breckenridge, Colo., for the Mountain Towns 2030 Climate Solutions Summit, Oct. 9–10. The two-day…
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Early Turns and Snow Guns Signal Start of the 2025-26 Season
SAM Magazine—Shrewsbury, Mass., Oct. 22, 2025—The first turns of the 2025-26 season are in the books. Ski Ward in Massachusetts fired up its all-weather…
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Camelback Names New Leaders
SAM Magazine—Tannersville, Pa., Oct. 21, 2025—Camelback Resort has appointed two veteran hospitality executives to lead the year-round Poconos destination.Jason Bays Jason Bays will serve…
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Ikon Pass Expands Access in Asia with Nine New Destinations
SAM Magazine—Denver, Colo., Oct. 21, 2025—The Ikon Pass will significantly expand its footprint in Asia for winter 2025-26, adding nine new ski destinations across…
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Killington Plans $22M in Improvements for 2026
SAM Magazine—Killington, Vt., Oct. 17, 2025—Killington Resort plans to invest $22 million in on-mountain infrastructure next year, including a new fixed-grip quad and an…
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Southern Hemisphere Results Mixed for 2025
SAM Magazine—Perisher Valley, Australia, Oct. 14, 2025—The Southern Hemisphere’s 2025 season has ended, with a mix of winners and losers, as usual. After pre-season forecasts…
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Price Sensitivity Is Limiting Growth at Western Destinations
SAM Magazine—Winter Park, Colo., Oct. 14, 2025—The summer season at Western mountain destinations (May-October) appears set to finish slightly up from last year, and…
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SAM Names 2025–26 Summit Series Mentors and Mentees
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., Oct. 14, 2025—The Summit Series returns this fall with a new class of mentors, mentees, and a curriculum focused on leadership…
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Timberline Prices to Rise Due to Oregon’s ‘Broken’ Liability System
SAM Magazine—Government Camp, Ore., Oct. 9, 2025—As insurers exit Oregon and available insurance premiums skyrocket in response to the state’s legal climate, in which…
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2026 I AM a Snowmaker Contest Nominations Now Open
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., Oct. 8, 2025—Nominations are now open for the 11th annual “I AM a Snowmaker” contest, hosted by SAM magazine and presented…
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Khara Benoit Appointed GM at Whaleback Mountain
SAM Magazine—Enfield, N.H., Oct. 3, 2025—Whaleback Mountain has named Khara Benoit as its new general manager. Benoit has spent the past four years at Whaleback managing…
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Snow People – October 2025
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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Year-End Results for Vail Resorts Signal Changes Ahead
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Sept. 30, 2025—In his comments about Vail Resorts’ fourth quarter and full year results reported yesterday, CEO Rob Katz acknowledged that…
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Snow Triple Play Pass Partners with Mountain Collective, Adds Kissing Bridge
SAM Magazine—Montville, N.J., Sept. 26, 2025—Snow Partners, parent company of Mountain Creek Resort, Big Snow American Dream, and the Snow Triple Play pass, has…
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Powderhorn to Install Refurbished Detachable Quad for 2026-27
SAM Magazine—Mesa, Colo., Sept. 25, 2025—Subject to approval of the U.S. Forest Service, Powderhorn Mountain Resort will replace the 1972 West End double chairlift…
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Fire Destroys Sugarbush Resort Golf Clubhouse
SAM Magazine—Warren, Vt., Sept. 25, 2025—A fire late Wednesday night destroyed the clubhouse at Sugarbush Resort Golf Club, which housed the golf pro shop…
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Industry Veteran Greg Fisher Named General Manager of Little Switzerland
SAM Magazine—Slinger, Wis., Sept. 24, 2025—Schmitz Brothers Resorts has hired longtime ski industry leader Greg Fisher as the new general manager of Little Switzerland…