SAM Coverage
Sarah Wojcik
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Indy Pass Adds Eight More Ski Areas
SAM Magazine—Portland, Ore., October 1, 2019—The Indy Pass has added eight more resorts to its coalition of independent ski areas, bringing its total number…
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Vail Reports Major Growth in 2019; 2020 Pass Sales Strong
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Sept. 30, 2019—Vail Resorts, Inc. (VR) reported a 14.6 percent increase in EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) for…
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New Indoor Ski Area, Big SNOW, Names Haas GM
SAM Magazine—Montville, N.J., Sept. 27, 2019— Four-decade industry veteran Jim Haas has been hired as the general manager of Big SNOW America, the new…
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Vail Fills GM Vacancies with Churich, Jones
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Sept. 27, 2019—Vail Resorts (VR) has appointed two new GMs following a summer of operational growth and change. Jody Churich, previously…
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Snow People – September 2019
resorts SARAH JONES, STEAMBOAT SKI RESORT, COLO. Sarah Jones has been named the first ever director of sustainability and community engagement at Steamboat Ski…
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Vail Resorts Closes on Peak Resorts Acquisition
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Sept. 24, 2019— Vail Resorts has closed on its acquisition of Peak Resorts, Inc. for a purchase price of $11 per…
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Peak Resorts Shareholders Approve Sale to Vail
SAM Magazine—Wildwood, Mo., Sept. 20, 2019—Peak Resorts, Inc., shareholders approved the merger agreement for the acquisition of Peak’s 17 areas by Vail Resorts, Inc.…
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Steamboat Donates $500,000 to Yampa River Fund
SAM Magazine—Steamboat Springs, Colo., Sept. 20, 2019—Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation is donating $100,000 per year over the next five years to the newly…
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ISKINY/PSAA Expo 2019
The annual Ski Areas of New York (ISKINY) and Pennsylvania Ski Areas Association (PSAA) Expo, held at Hunter Mountain, N.Y., Sept. 16-18, welcomed a…
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New England Summit 2019
SAM Magazine—Newry, Maine, Sept. 19, 2019—This year’s New England Summit at Sunday River Resort introduced a revamped schedule and a new multi-session Communicators Camp…
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Jackson Hole Transitions to Wind Power
SAM Magazine—Jackson, Wyo., Sept. 18, 2019—On Sept. 17, all Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR) year-round electricity needs—lifts, facilities, and base area operations—transitioned to Lower…
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Sugarbush Increases Donation to Environmental Causes
SAM Magazine—Warren, Vt., Sept. 18, 2019—Since 2012, Rumble’s Kitchen restaurant at Sugarbush has been a member of 1% for the Planet—a global organization that…
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Solitude Tackles Congestion and Air Quality
SAM Magazine—Big Cottonwood Canyon, Utah, Sept. 18, 2019—For the 2019-20 winter season, Solitude Mountain Resort is launching a number of initiatives to address traffic…
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New Ownership For Teton Pass Ski Resort
SAM Magazine—Choteau, Mont., September 17, 2019—Former Teton Pass Ski Resort general manager Charles Hlavac has purchased the resort from Nick Wood for $375,000 after…
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Indy Pass Adds Two More Partner Resorts
SAM Magazine—Portland, Ore., Sept. 12, 2019—Indy Pass has added two more resorts to its lineup for the 2019-20 season: Caberfae Peaks in Cadillac, Mich.,…
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SAM Summer Ops Camp 2019: Business Laid Bare
The essentials for summer business success showed clear and strong as moonshine during SAM‘s Summer Ops Camp in Gatlinburg, Tenn., Sept. 3-5. From marketing…
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Investor Sues to Stop Vail Acquisition of Peak Resorts
SAM Magazine—Wildwood, Mo., Sept. 11, 2019—A lawsuit has been brought against Peak Resorts by one of its own investors, who seeks to halt the…
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POWDR to Open First Year-Round Action Sports Resort
SAM Magazine—Park City, Utah, Sept. 10, 2019—POWDR is set to open the first year-round action sports resort in the country this winter, called Woodward…