SAM Coverage
Sarah Wojcik
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NSP Board Chair Responds to Criticism About Comments, Moszynski Departure
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., Dec. 14, 2020—National Ski Patrol (NSP) board of directors chairman Brian Rull wrote the following letter in response to a report…
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Redford Sells Sundance Mountain Resort
SAM Magazine—Sundance, Utah, Dec. 14, 2020—Robert Redford is selling Sundance Mountain Resort in Utah to Broadreach Capital Partners and Cedar Capital Partners, which are both…
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Moszynski Out at NSP, Board Chair’s Comments Under Fire
SAM Magazine—Lakewood, Colo., Dec. 11, 2020—Meegan Moszynski is no longer executive director of the National Ski Patrol (NSP) after three and a half successful…
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Vail Resorts Reports Q1 Net Loss, Pass Volume Up
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Dec. 11, 2020—Vail Resorts (VR) reported a 44-percent net loss for its first fiscal quarter of 2021, a consequence of Covid-19…
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Changes Abound for Ski Areas—As Expected
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., Dec. 9, 2020—Ski area operators worked hard for months to develop operating plans and protocols for this strange winter, knowing all…
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Virus Tracking: Latest Weekly Report on Resort, Visitor Communities
The weekly virus tracking report from the Insights Collective shows a mixed performance for Western resorts and major metro markets across the U.S. Cases…
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COVID Insights: Vaccines, Travel Anxiety, and Local Support
With vaccines on the way, some travel companies are planning for future growth, according to the Weekly Briefing compiled by the Insights Collective. At…
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Skitude Acquires Liftopia
SAM Magazine—San Francisco, Calif., Dec. 4, 2020—Liftopia Inc. entered an “assignment for the benefit of creditors,” or ABC, to liquidate its assets, through which…
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Complicated Situation in Europe Continues
SAM Magazine—Paris, France, Dec. 2, 2020—The debate about restrictions on opening ski resorts, especially for the holidays, in European nations is evolving as government…
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Holiday Openings Shift Under New COVID Measures
SAM Magazine—Ludlow, Vt., Dec. 2, 2020—While holiday openings were still plentiful this Thanksgiving, the model for opening seems to have shifted in parts of…
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Snow People – December 2020
RESORTS Sarah Sherman, Snowbird Sarah Sherman has been appointed communications manager at Snowbird, working within the marketing team to oversee the resort’s public and…
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To Open Resorts, or Not: Europe in Turmoil
SAM Magazine—Paris, France, Nov. 30, 2020—With the pandemic spiking across many regions in the European Union, France has declared that ski lifts won’t run…
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COVID Insights: Staying Open Through the Pandemic
The latest news and observations from the Insights Collective regarding how Congress, states, and municipalities are trying to aid business even as they try…
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COVID Insights: The Value of Vaccines, Outdoor Dining, Masks, Apps, and more
It will be several months before vaccination levels dent the spread of the pandemic. That should make us thankful for the financial benefits of…
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Drive-in Staff Orientation at Sunday River
SAM Magazine—Newry, Maine, Nov. 20, 2020—Resorts have had to get creative with their formerly indoor, packed-room staff orientations. Sunday River, Maine, has gone the…
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COVID Tracking: Could Latest Spike Peak Before Thanksgiving?
While COVID-19 infection levels remain high—and climbing, in many locations—this week’s Virus Tracker from the Insights Collective shows a bending of the curve. If…
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Summer Ended on Positive Note for Western Destinations
SAM Magazine—Bradenton, Fla., Nov. 18, 2020—Western mountain resorts enjoyed a slight 1.3 percent bump up in year-over-year occupancy in October compared to October 2019,…
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Indy Pass Adds Snow Ridge and Antelope Butte
SAM Magazine—Portland, Ore., Nov. 17, 2020—The Indy Pass now includes access to Snow Ridge Ski Resort in upstate New York and Antelope Butte in…