SAM Coverage
Sarah Wojcik
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New Products :: January 2020
New tech, hot seats, and kids play. Connect&GO Connect&GO is a fully integrated operations management solution for mountain resort operators. Connect&GO provides…
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Business Report: Two-Week Holiday Period Mitigated Weather Challenges
By LINDA GOODSPEED SAM Magazine—Rutland, Vt., Jan. 7, 2020—Santa brought a mixed bag to North American ski resorts this holiday season, according to a…
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Australia’s Selwyn Snow Resort Damaged, Others Threatened By Bushfires
SAM Magazine—New South Wales, Australia, Jan. 7, 2020—Most of Australia’s ski resorts are threatened by the unprecedented bushfires that continue to ravage much of…
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Northland, Owner of Revelstoke, to Purchase Grouse Mountain Resort
SAM Magazine—North Vancouver, B.C., Jan. 3, 2020—Northland Properties Corporation has entered an agreement to acquire Grouse Mountain Resort from CM Asset Management. CM has…
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Indy Pass Adds Mt. Abram, Maine
SAM Magazine—Greenwood, Maine, Dec. 31, 2019—Mt. Abram in Greenwood, Maine, has joined the Indy Pass for the 2019-20 season. The resort is the first…
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Snow People – December 2019
Snow People is our monthly roundup of happenings to the people of and around the mountain resort industry. Send any personnel news to: [email protected].…
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Western Lodging Trend Continues: Rate Up, Occupancy Down
SAM Magazine—Denver, Dec. 18, 2019—If lodging trends are any indication, the winter destination market is peaking as travelers balk at high prices. At 18…
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Meier Family Becomes Sole Owner of Greek Peak and Toggenburg
SAM Magazine—Virgil, N.Y., Dec. 17, 2019—John and Christine Meier have become the sole owners of Greek Peak Mountain Resort and Toggenburg Mountain in central…
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Vail Resorts To Invest $210 Million for 2020-21
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Dec. 9, 2019—Vail Resorts plans to invest approximately $210 million to $215 million across its portfolio of resorts ahead of the…
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Northeast Weather Summit: A Learning Experience
SAM Magazine—Wachusett, Mass., Dec. 10, 2019—The second annual Northeast Weather Summit, held Sunday, Dec. 8 at Wachusett Mountain in central Massachusetts, was the result…
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Vail Resorts Reports Fiscal 2020 First Quarter and Season Pass Results
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Dec. 10, 2019—Vail Resorts reported it expects to sell more than 1.2 million Epic Pass products for the 2019-20 season when…
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Indy Pass Adds Two More Partner Resorts
SAM Magazine— Portland, Ore., Dec. 4, 2019—The Indy Pass continues to grow, adding Black Mountain in New Hampshire and Detroit Mountain in Minnesota for…
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POWDR Purchases SilverStar
SAM Magazine—Park City, Utah, Dec. 3, 2019—POWDR has acquired SilverStar Mountain Resort in British Columbia. SilverStar is the first Canadian property in POWDR’s portfolio,…
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Snow People – November 2019
Snow People is our monthly roundup of happenings to the people of and around the mountain resort industry. Send any personnel news to: [email protected].…
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Vail Resorts Makes Sweeping Staffing Changes at Former Peak Resorts Properties
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., Nov. 21, 2019—Vail Resorts (VR) notified a variety of personnel across the 17 recently acquired former Peak Resorts properties that their…
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Resorts Make Pre-Thanksgiving Push to Open
SAM Magazine—Ludlow, Vt., Nov. 21, 2019—Temperatures dropped to record lows across the country last week, allowing resorts in many regions to fire up the…
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Perfect North Buys Timberline Resort in West Virginia
SAM Magazine—Philadelphia, Nov. 21, 2019—Perfect North Slopes has purchased the land and assets of Timberline Four Seasons Resort in a bankruptcy court auction at…
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Jake Burton Carpenter Dies at 65
SAM Magazine—Burlington, Vt., Nov. 21, 2019—Jake Burton Carpenter, the pioneer who popularized snowboarding and helped turn it into a sport, a billion-dollar business and…