SAM Coverage
Grooming
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2027 MSAA Terrain Park Summit
2027 MSAA Terrain Park SummitFebruary 23 & 24, 2027Trollhaugen, Dresser WI msaaevents.org
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Cutter’s Camp (May 10, 2027)
Cutter’s Camp May 10-14, 2027 Timberline Lodge, OR saminfo.com/cutter-s-camp
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2026 Groomer Report
Snowcat manufacturers continue to refine their machines and after-sale support. Within the steel and aluminum construction of grooming machines lives digital intelligence that continues to…
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Over-Snow Vehicles
How the SAM “Groomer Report” began. Former SAM technical editor Nils Ericksen wrote an article called “Over-Snow Vehicles — a Survey” in the Spring 1979…
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Andrew Nicolas Appointed CEO of Prinoth U.S. Snow Grooming Division
SAM Magazine—Tooele, Utah, Jan. 26, 2026—Prinoth named Andrew Nicolas as CEO of its U.S. snow grooming division in December. In his new role, Nicolas…
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The 2025 SAM Terrain Park Contest Winners
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., Dec. 11, 2025—The 20th SAM Terrain Park Contest saw 40 percent more votes than last year and drew 85 resort-submitted entries…
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Getting Trails Ready for Winter
It pays to do work during the summer so trails can open with less snow come winter. In the last decade or so, no…
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2025 Groomer Report
New technology plays an increasingly large role in modern snowcat development and operation. When we break it all down, a groom-ing machine serves two…
