SAM Coverage
The Editors
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Andrew Gast Tapped as Eldora President and GM
SAM Magazine—Nederland, Colo., Jan. 16, 2026—Powdr Corp. has hired Andrew Gast to serve as president and general manager of Eldora Mountain Resort, effective Feb.…
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Vail Resorts See 20 Percent Drop in Visits Through New Year’s Holiday
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Jan. 15, 2026—Skier visits for Vail Resorts (VR) destinations were down 20 percent for the season through Jan. 4 compared to…
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Jackson Hole Ski Patrol Vote Against Unionization Remains Unresolved After Ballot Challenges
SAM Magazine—Jackson, Wyo., Jan. 13, 2026—Jackson Hole Mountain Resort ski patrollers voted against unionizing in a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) election held over…
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Nederland Board Moves Forward on Eldora Mountain Resort Acquisition
SAM Magazine—Nederland, Colo., Jan. 13, 2026—The Town of Nederland’s Board of Trustees unanimously voted Jan. 6 to approve an asset purchase agreement that would…
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Live Sessions Set for 2026 Ski Resort AI Bootcamp
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., Jan. 13, 2026—The Ski Resort AI Bootcamp will return in 2026 with four new virtual live sessions focusing on practical, department-level…
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Telluride Patrol Union Approves New Contract
SAM Magazine—Telluride, Colo., Jan. 9, 2026—The Telluride Professional Ski Patrol union, on strike since Dec. 27, accepted the latest offer from the resort on…
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Holiday Business Boomed in East, Midwest and Canada, Went Bust in West
SAM Magazine—Happy Valley, Ore., Jan. 8, 2026—Killington Resort The two-week 2025-26 holiday period was a tale of haves vs. have-nots. While the East, Midwest,…
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Minnesota Ski Areas Generated $359 Million Economic Impact in Winter 2024-25
SAM Magazine—St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 7, 2026—Minnesota’s 18 operating ski areas generated $359.1 million in total economic value to the state during the 2024-25…
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Special Report: SAM Technology Survey Shows Tech’s Rising Strategic Role at Ski Resorts
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., Jan. 7, 2026—Resorts are investing more in technology and increasingly treating it as a strategic priority, according to SAM’s 2025–26 Technology…
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Telluride Partially Reopens as Patrol Strike Continues
SAM Magazine—Telluride, Colo., Jan. 5, 2026—After nine days of the resort being closed entirely during a strike by its unionized ski patrollers, Telluride opened…
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Le Massif Shuttered with Workers’ Strike, Partial Reopening Planned
SAM Magazine—Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Quebec, Jan. 5, 2026—Following the expiration of their collective agreement, roughly 300 union-represented employees at Le Massif de Charlevoix went on strike,…
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Wild Weather Tees Up Tumultuous Start to Holiday Ski Season
SAM Magazine—Happy Valley, Ore., Dec. 30, 2025—Jay PeakExtreme and erratic weather defined the first week of the 2025 Christmas-to-New Year period across much of…
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Mountain Spy :: January 2026
The Spy reopens the case files to celebrate 20 years of undercover calls. This year is the 20th anniversary of Mountain Spy, and to…
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Avalanche Kills Mammoth Mountain Ski Patroller
SAM Magazine—Mono County, Calif., Dec. 29, 2025—A 30-year-old Mammoth Mountain ski patroller died Sunday from injuries sustained in an avalanche on Friday. One other…
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Telluride Resort to Close in Response to Planned Patrol Strike
SAM Magazine—Telluride, Colo., Dec. 26, 2025 [Updated 12/29/25]—After months of contract negotiations, the Telluride Professional Ski Patrol Association (TPSPA) authorized a Dec. 27 strike.…
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Washington Recreation Groups Issue Joint Winter Recreation Update
SAM Magazine—Wenatchee, Wash., Dec. 19, 2025—After major storms brought torrential rain and damaging winds that washed out roads and depleted an already thin snowpack,…
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Contract Negotiations Set to Resume Between Telluride Resort and Patrol Union
SAM Magazine—Telluride, Colo., Dec. 19, 2025—Communication between Telluride Resort and the Telluride Professional Ski Patrol Association (TPSPA) will resume following a union vote earlier…
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Report Details Economic Impact and Visitor Demographics of Idaho Ski Areas
SAM Magazine—Kellogg, Idaho, Dec. 17, 2025—Idaho ski areas recorded 2.4 million skier visits in 2024-25, the fifth straight season with more than 2 million…