SAM Coverage
The Editors
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Ikon Pass Adds Ischgl and Others, Discontinues Base Plus Pass for 2025-26 Season
SAM Magazine—Denver, March 6, 2025—The 2025-26 Ikon Pass will introduce new resort access, expanded benefits, and a notable change to the pass lineup when…
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New Products :: March 2025
Weather, operations, and marketing products and services for resort operators to consider. CHS Snowmakers: Chairlift Water Tender The Chairlift Water Tender (CWT) is a…
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Idea Files :: March 2025
A salvaged utility sled and a Mandarin responsibility code. Utility Sled In winter 2023, lift mechanic Sean Antonio at Bear Creek Mountain Resort, Pa.,…
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News & Views :: March 2025
Vail Resorts’ PR challenges, and more. In Desperate Need of a Win By Dave Meeker, Editor, SAM Even before roughly 200 unionized members of…
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Mountain Collective 2025-26 Pass Adds Benefits, Loses A-Basin
SAM Magazine—Aspen, Colo., March 4, 2025—For the 2025-26 season, the Mountain Collective Pass will once again offer two days of access to 26 ski…
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Vance Sugarbush Visit Sparks Protests, and an Unofficial Resort Response
SAM Magazine—Warren, Vt., March 3, 2025—United States Vice President JD Vance went on a ski trip to Sugarbush Resort this past weekend with his…
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Snow Was the Answer for Presidents’ Week Business
SAM Magazine—Wardsboro, Vt., March 3, 2025—Many regions of the United States, especially those that experienced somewhat lackluster snowfall and mild temps last winter, are…
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Indy Pass Adds Six Ski Areas for 2025-26 Season
SAM Magazine—Granby, Colo., March 1, 2025—Indy Pass will include six new ski area partners in 2025-26, including the first Southern Hemisphere partner resort. Next…
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Tyrol Basin Owner Arrested for Assaulting Guest
SAM Magazine—Vermont, Wis., Feb. 26, 2025—Tyrol Basin owner Nathaniel McGree was arrested Monday night, Feb. 24, following an altercation with a 17-year-old guest. According…
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Alterra Adds Neville and Forbes to Executive Leadership Team
SAM Magazine—Denver, Feb. 24, 2025—Alterra Mountain Company has appointed Diane Neville as chief people officer (CPO) and Will Forbes will serve as president and…
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Idaho Supreme Court Rehears Arguments in Ski Area Liability Ruling
SAM Magazine—Boise, Idaho, Feb. 24, 2025—The Idaho Supreme Court is reconsidering its December 2023 decision in Milus v. Sun Valley Co. In a rare…
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High Winds Cause Lift Incidents at Three Northeast Ski Areas
SAM Magazine—Winhall, Vt., Feb. 21, 2025—Over Presidents’ Day weekend, separate wind-related incidents at three ski areas in the Northeast led to temporary lift closures.Stratton…
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Matt Neubauer Named Mission Ridge GM
SAM Magazine—Wenatchee, Wash., Feb. 20, 2025—Mission Ridge Ski & Board Resort named Matt Neubauer as its new general manager. He succeeds Josh Jorgensen, who…
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Sunday River Ski Patrollers File for Union Election
SAM Magazine—Newry, Maine, Feb. 20, 2025—The paid ski patrollers at Sunday River took steps to unionize on Monday, filing a petition with the National…
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Booking Pace Dropped Sharply at Western Destinations in January
SAM Magazine—Winter Park, Colo., Feb. 18, 2025—In a notable change from December, Western mountain destinations saw bookings cool down in January, and occupancy and…
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Crested Butte Lift Maintenance Union, Vail Resorts Reach Agreement
SAM Magazine—Crested Butte, Colo., Feb. 14, 2025—The unionized lift mechanics at Crested Butte Mountain Resort (CBMR) reached a contract agreement with resort owner Vail…
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In the Northeast, Super Bowl Sunday is a Tough Sell for Ski Areas
SAM Magazine—Boston, Feb. 7, 2025—Super Bowl Sunday, once the first Sunday of February and nowadays the second Sunday, takes place smack in the middle…
