SAM Coverage
The Editors
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Eastern Ski Areas Opening, Delayed Openings in the West
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., November 19, 2025—More than a dozen North American ski areas have opened for the season, some for daily operations and some…
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Breckenridge Ski Patrol Union Reaches Tentative Deal with Resort, Averting Strike
SAM Magazine—Breckenridge, Colo., Nov. 17, 2025—The Breckenridge Ski Patrol Union (BSPU) and Vail Resorts reached a tentative agreement after a late-night bargaining session on…
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Vail Resorts Partners with Uber on New Ski-Trip Service
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Nov. 17, 2025—Vail Resorts has partnered with Uber on a new “Uber Ski” service that bundles ride-hail bookings with the ability…
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Black Mountain Files Federal Suit After Town Board Revokes Liquor Approval
SAM Magazine—Jackson, N.H., Nov. 17, 2025—Black Mountain has filed a federal lawsuit accusing the Town of Jackson selectboard of unlawfully attempting to revoke the…
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Sommet Saint-Sauveur First to Open for Lift-Served Skiing in East as Midwest, South Get Started
SAM Magazine—Saint-Sauveur, Quebec, Nov. 11, 2025—Sommet Saint-Sauveur began making snow in earnest on Nov. 6 and got enough down to open for the season…
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Killington Commits $100K in Hurricane Relief for Jamaican Staff, Unveils New ‘Upward & Outward’ Initiative
SAM Magazine—Killington, Vt., Nov. 7, 2025—Killington Resort / Pico Mountain has launched a new charitable and sustainability program, Upward & Outward, starting with a $100,000…
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Ragged Mountain Sold to Local Investor Group
SAM Magazine—Danbury, N.H., Nov. 6, 2025— SF Mountain Co., LLC (SFMC), a group of local investors with lifelong ties to Ragged Mountain, has acquired…
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Brandi Hammon Named President of Powder Mountain
SAM Magazine—Huntsville, Utah, Nov. 5, 2025—Powder Mountain has appointed Brandi Hammon as president, overseeing all resort operations, real estate, and hospitality. Hammon, an Ogden…
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White Pine Appoints Adams and Bevilacqua to Lead Resort Operations
SAM Magazine—Pinedale, Wyo., Nov. 4, 2025 —White Pine Ski Resort has named Dalan Adams as general manager and Austin Bevilacqua as assistant general manager.Dalan Adams and Austin Bevilacqua. Credit:…
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Six Snowmaking Teams Selected for 2026 “I AM a Snowmaker”
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., November 4, 2025—Teams from Boyne Mountain, Mich.; Burke Mountain, Vt.; Killington Resort, Vt.; Poley Mountain, New Brunswick; Seven Springs, Pa.; and…
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Indy Pass Reports Jump in Sales, Redemptions
SAM Magazine—New York City, Oct. 30, 2025—Indy Pass director Erik Mogensen speaks during the Indy Pass press event.The number of Indy Pass products sold…
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Saddleback, Big Sky Tops in SKI Reader Survey
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., Oct. 28, 2025—The results from the 2026 SKI Reader Resort Survey put Saddleback, Maine, ranked top in the East and Big…
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Mountain Spy :: November 2025
The Spy asks: “I’m coming for your (beer) festival. Is Uber available for a ride home?” A lot of ski areas hold brewers’ festivals,…
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Linda Goodspeed, Longtime SAM Contributor, Says Farewell
A longtime SAM writer bids farewell. After 35-plus years contributing to SAM, I have decided to finally hang up my skis and press credentials.…
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Keystone Wins Race to Open on 90 Minutes Notice
SAM Magazine—Keystone, Colo., Oct 27, 2025—On Saturday morning, Arapahoe Basin announced it would open for the season Sunday at 8:30 a.m. MDT, positioning itself…
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MT2030 Summit Brings Mountain Communities to Breckenridge for Climate Action
SAM Magazine—Breckenridge, Colo., Oct. 23, 2025—Six-hundred mountain community stakeholders gathered in Breckenridge, Colo., for the Mountain Towns 2030 Climate Solutions Summit, Oct. 9–10. The two-day…
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Early Turns and Snow Guns Signal Start of the 2025-26 Season
SAM Magazine—Shrewsbury, Mass., Oct. 22, 2025—The first turns of the 2025-26 season are in the books. Ski Ward in Massachusetts fired up its all-weather…
