SAM Coverage
Sarah Wojcik
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Wolf Creek to Open Saturday
SAM Magazine—Pagosa Springs, Colo., Oct. 14, 2021—Wolf Creek will open this Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 16 and 17, with its Nova and Lynx lifts…
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Challenges Ahead for Sierra-at-Tahoe Recovery
SAM Magazine—Twin Bridges, Calif., Oct. 14, 2021—Significant damage sustained from the Caldor Fire—a 221,000-acre conflagration that tore through the Tahoe Basin in late August…
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I AM a Snowmaker Nominations Are Open
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., Oct. 11, 2021—Nominations are open for the 7th annual I AM a Snowmaker contest, presented by HKD Snowmakers. The contest highlights the hard…
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New Summit Series Leadership Training Bootcamps Launch This Fall
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., Oct. 11, 2021—Registration is open for the new Summit Series Bootcamps, a series of online learning courses SAM developed in partnership with leadership-training…
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Powdr to Offer Express Lift Access Upgrade
SAM Magazine—Park City, Utah, Oct. 11, 2021—Powdr is launching Fast Tracks, a daily ticket or season pass upgrade option for express lift access via…
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Sunday River to Install Eight-Passenger Lift
SAM Magazine—Newry, Maine, Oct. 8, 2021—Sunday River, Maine, will install a new Doppelmayr D-Line eight-passenger bubble lift for the 2022-23 winter season. It will…
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Big Leadership Shuffle at Boyne Resorts
SAM Magazine—Petoskey, Mich., Oct. 8, 2021—A leadership shuffle at Boyne Resorts will see several key players expanding and shifting their regional responsibilities. Kelley, McGregor,…
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Snow People — Fall 2021
PEOPLE JULIE GERMOND and KYLIE SIMPSON, STEAMBOAT, Colo.Kylie SimpsonJulie Germond Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation added two new directors to its team: Kylie Simpson was named…
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Polumbus to Succeed Graves as Whitefish CEO
SAM Magazine—Whitefish, Mont., Oct. 7, 2021—Longtime Whitefish Mountain Resort director of marketing and sales Nick Polumbus will succeed Dan Graves as resort CEO after…
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Big Snow Closed Through October After Fire
SAM Magazine—East Rutherford, N.J., Sept. 30, 2021— Big Snow will remain closed through October after a fire that occurred in the early morning hours…
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U.S. Hall of Fame Inducts Eight New Members
SAM Magazine—Ishpeming, Mich., Sept. 29,2021—Eight legends have been inducted into the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame this year, headlined by Pennsylvania resort…
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Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe Plans Its Largest Capital Improvement Ever
SAM Magazine—Reno, Nev., Sept. 28, 2021—Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe, Nev., plans to invest roughly $7.5 million to expand the Lakeview area of the mountain.…
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Indy Pass Now Includes 80 Ski Areas
SAM Magazine—Portland, Ore., Sept. 28, 2021—The Indy Pass has added four new resorts, bringing its total partners up to 80 ski areas ahead of…
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U.S. Ski & Snowboard Names Goldschmidt President and CEO
SAM Magazine—Park City, Utah, Sept. 27, 2021— U.S. Ski & Snowboard has appointed Sophie Goldschmidt as its next president and CEO, effective Oct. 18. Goldschmidt…
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Vail Resorts Fiscal 2021 Results, Insights on Planned Lift Upgrades
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Sept. 24, 2021—Vail Resorts’ (VR) Q4 earnings, released yesterday, show season pass sales for the 2021-22 North American season were up…
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Vail Resorts Unveils Winter Operating Plan
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Sept. 20, 2021—Vail Resorts’ (VR) 2021-22 winter operating plan for its 34 North American resorts includes a variety of new Covid safety measures, such…
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Aspen Skiing Company to Require Staff Vaccinations
SAM Magazine—Aspen, Colo., Sept. 15, 2021—Aspen Skiing Company (SkiCo) will require all active employees to be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 by Nov. 15. The…
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Meet the 2021-22 Summit Series Mentees
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., Sept. 15, 2021—Nearly 100 emerging leaders were nominated or applied to be mentees in the forthcoming SAM Summit Series, a season-long…