SAM Coverage
The Editors
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Good Season Leads to Good Vibes at NSAA’s Eastern Conference
Dinner at The Hermitage Club: Mike Reitzell, NSAA, Bill Bennyan, Hermitage Club and Jon Schaefer, Berkshire East.SAM Magazine—West Dover, Vt., Feb. 7, 2025—It’s been…
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Sandia Peak Closes Temporarily Due to Snow Conditions
SAM Magazine—Albuquerque, N.M., Feb. 6, 2025—Sandia Peak Ski Area suspended winter operations as of Tuesday, Feb. 4, citing warm temperatures and limited snow. “Our…
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Mechanical Failure Leads to Lift Evacuation at Cannon
SAM Magazine—Franconia, N.H., Feb. 6, 2025—Yesterday morning, a mechanical failure on the Peabody Express quad forced the evacuation of 64 passengers at Cannon Mountain.…
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Outside Interactive Acquires Inntopia to Create Adventure Travel Platform
SAM Magazine—Boulder, Colo., Feb. 6, 2025—Outside Interactive Inc., a leading creator of outdoor content and experiences, has acquired travel and hospitality software solutions provider…
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The 2025 I Am a Snowmaker Contest Winner
SAM Magazine—Mount Snow, Vt., Feb. 4, 2025—Nearly 12,000 total votes were cast for the five competing snowmaking teams during the 14-day voting period of…
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PGRI Acquires Controlling Interest in Powderhorn
SAM Magazine—Park City, Utah, Feb. 4, 2025—Park City-based Pacific Group Resorts Inc., has acquired controlling interest in Powderhorn Mountain Resort just east of Grand…
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Snowvana Sets Northwest Dates, Adds Wisconsin Show
SAM Magazine—Bend, Ore., Feb. 4, 2025—Snowsport festival operator Snowvana will return to Seattle and Portland and debut a new show in Wisconsin in 2025.…
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Buckley to Retire as CEO of JHMR, Doug Pierini to Succeed
SAM Magazine—Jackson Hole, Wyo., Feb. 3, 2025—Mary Kate Buckley will retire as CEO of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort on May 31, 2025, after seven…
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Chair Detaches from Lift at Attitash, One Injured
SAM Magazine—Bartlett, N.H., Feb. 3, 2025—On Feb. 2, a carrier with one rider aboard detached from the Flying Bear lift at Attitash Mountain. The…
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Registration Opens for the 21st Gathering of Cutter’s Camp
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., Jan. 30, 2025—Registration is now open for SAM’s Cutter’s Camp, May 5-9, 2025, at Timberline, Mt. Hood, Ore. The five-day program…
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Investment Firm Calls for Major Changes at Vail Resorts
SAM Magazine—Charlotte, N.C., Jan. 27, 2025—Late Apex Partners, LLC, an investment firm whose largest holding is Vail Resorts, is calling for transformational change at…
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Homewood Master Plan Revision Approved
SAM Magazine—Homewood, Calif. Jan. 27, 2025—The saga of Homewood Resort took another turn last week when the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) governing board…
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Crested Butte Lift Maintenance Workers Threaten to Strike
SAM Magazine—Crested Butte, Colo., Jan. 27, 2025—Lift maintenance workers at Vail Resorts-owned Crested Butte voted for a strike authorization following negotiations in which Vail…
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Weather Dictates Variable Business Over MLK Holiday Weekend
SAM Magazine—Jan. 22, 2025, Ludlow, Vt.—As usual, snow, both manmade and natural, played a major role in shaping business over the three-day MLK holiday…
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Hotel Fire in Turkish Ski Resort Kills at Least 66
SAM Magazine—Istanbul, Turkey, Jan. 21, 2025—A predawn fire at a hotel in the Kartalkaya Ski Resort in Turkey killed at least 66, with another…
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Lift Failure Injures 15 at Spain Ski Area
SAM Magazine—Barcelona, Spain, Jan. 20, 2025—A chairlift failure injured more than a dozen people Saturday morning at Astún resort in the Spanish Pyrenees. The…
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Strong Attendance and Bluebird Skies at NSAA Western Conference
SAM Magazine—Olympic Valley, Calif., Jan. 20, 2025—Attendance was up at NSAA’s Western Winter Conference, with more than 670 ski industry folks gathering at Palisades…
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A-Basin Ski Patrollers Vote to Unionize
SAM Magazine—Arapahoe Basin, Colo., Jan. 20, 2025—Members of the Arapahoe Basin ski patrol voted 30-22 in favor of unionizing. If the results are certified…