SAM Coverage
Sarah Wojcik
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Booking Pace Slows, Rates Stay Strong at Western Resorts
SAM Magazine—Winter Park, Colo., Sept. 15, 2021—By the end of August, western mountain destinations were poised to set all-time records for daily rates and revenue—despite…
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Mt. Rose Raises Minimum Wage, Requires Vaccinations
SAM Magazine—Reno, Nev., Sept. 13, 2021—Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe has raised its minimum wage to $15 per hour for all positions that were previously…
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Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows Now Palisades Tahoe
SAM Magazine—Olympic Valley, Calif., Sept. 13, 2021—After a year of in-depth research and discovery, Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows has changed its name to Palisades Tahoe,…
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Canada Eases Travel Restrictions, Resorts Prepare
SAM Magazine—Kelowna, B.C., Sept. 9, 2021—Canada’s federal government relaxed travel restrictions for fully-vaccinated, non-essential travelers this week, a promising development for destination market resorts. Non-essential…
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Jay Gamble Named Wintergreen GM
SAM Magazine—Wintergreen, Va., Sept. 9, 2021—Jay Gamble has been named general manager of Wintergreen Resort in Virginia. Gamble will transition from Ragged Mountain, N.H., where he has served as general manager…
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Snowbound Festivals Postponed to 2022
SAM Magazine—Park City, Utah, Sept. 8, 2021—Snowsports Industries America (SIA) has postponed the 2021 Denver and Boston Snowbound Festivals until November 2022 due to…
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New Products :: September 2021
Innovations for winter and summer ops. SAM rounded up a handful of innovations for mountain resort operators to consider. DEMACLENKO SNOW4EVER 200…
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Vail Resorts, Katz Amsterdam Charitable Trust Support Youth Access
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Sept. 2, 2021—Vail Resorts (VR) and the Katz Amsterdam Charitable Trust will donate products and services as well as roughly $560,000…
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Caldor Fire Update, Sept. 2
SAM Magazine—Kirkwood, Calif., Sept. 2, 2021—Firefighters are making progress preventing the Caldor Fire’s eastern spread toward Kirkwood and Heavenly.Heavenly snowmaking systems working hard to…
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Bluewood GM Kim Clark Dies at 65
SAM Magazine—Dayton, Wash., Sept. 2, 2021—Longtime industry leader and Bluewood, Wash., general manager Kim Clark died of an apparent heart attack while working on…
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Ikon Adds Dolomiti Superski and Kitzbühel
SAM Magazine—Denver, Sept. 1, 2021—Ikon Pass has expanded its European connections to include Dolomiti Superski in Italy and Kitzbühel, Austria, which join Zermatt, Switzerland,…
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Caldor Fire Update, Sept. 1
SAM Magazine—South Lake Tahoe, Calif., Sept. 1, 2021—Mandatory evacuation orders for the Caldor Fire have been extended to Douglas County, Nev. Smoke from the…
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Caldor Fire Update, Aug. 31
SAM Magazine—South Lake Tahoe, Calif., Aug. 31, 2021—The Caldor Fire continues its push east and northeast, with Heavenly Ski Resort and Kirkwood Ski Resort…
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ALTERRA ACQUIRES PURCELL HELI-SKIING
SAM Magazine—Denver, Colo., Aug. 30, 2021—Alterra Mountain Company has purchased Purcell Heli-Skiing in British Columbia, Canada. The business and ski tenure will be incorporated…
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Caldor Fire Blazes into Sierra-at-Tahoe
SAM Magazine—Twin Bridges, Calif., Aug. 30, 2021—The two-week-old Caldor Fire spread rapidly over the weekend, advancing northeast toward the Lake Tahoe Basin. USFS webcam image…
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Appeals Court Blocks SVAM Expansion
SAM Magazine—Olympic Valley, Calif., Aug. 27, 2021—On Tuesday, a California appeals court blocked a 30-year, $1 billion expansion plan for Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows…
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In-Person Industry Events Planned for the Fall
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., Aug. 26, 2021—Mountain resort industry personnel began gathering in-person again at the Midwest Ski Areas Association (MSAA) Summer Meetings and Tradeshow…
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Mount Bohemia Bumps to $20 an Hour
SAM Magazine—Mohawk, Mich., Aug. 23, 2021—Mount Bohemia bumped its starting wage to $20 an hour for all jobs except bartenders, who will start at…