SAM Coverage
Lifts & Ropeways
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Vail Resorts Reports Visit Rise, Forecast Cut
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Jan. 14, 2019‚—Vail Resorts, Inc. (VR), said visits through the holiday period, Jan. 6, were up nearly 17 percent compared to…
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A Big Year for Lifts
Humongous installations, the first eight-pack bubble, and four new direct-drive lifts highliht an active construction season. Lift construction boomed in 2018 as American and…
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Terrain Park Contest Voting Ends Dec. 6
SAM Magazine—Woodbury, Conn., Nov. 30, 2018—Voting closes for the 14thannual SAMTerrain Park Contest on Dec. 6, 2018, which means time is short for participating resorts…
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Snowvember Jump-Starts the Season
SAM Magazine—Ludlow, Vt., Nov. 30, 2018, —November 2018, or Snowvember as many are calling it, has been one for the books. Consistent snowfall and…
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Resort News From Across the Pond
SAM Magazine—Ludlow, Vt., Nov. 30, 2018—While November brought early openings and record snow coverage to large parts of North America, it also ushered in…
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Patti Duncan Named Snowshoe President and COO
SAM Magazine—Denver, Colo., Nov. 28, 2018—Patti Duncan has been promoted to lead Snowshoe Mountain, W.Va., as its new president and chief operating officer, effective…
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Ken Rider Named Brundage Mountain GM
SAM Magazine—McCall, Idaho, Nov. 16, 2018—Brundage Mountain Resort has named Ken Rider as its new general manager. Rider first came on board at the…
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Outside Lists “America’s 10 Most Eco-Friendly Ski Resorts”
SAM Magazine—Dover, Vt., Nov. 14, 2018—The subject of climate change is now more prevalent than ever, flooding our news feeds and airwaves daily. Rarely…
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What is ANSI B77 and Who Should be Reading This Column?
We’re launching this new periodic column within SAM to help educate and share important information about the lifts portion of our industry. Whether you are…
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Cockaigne Delays Grand Reopening
SAM Magazine—Cherry Creek, N.Y., Nov. 6, 2018—Cockaigne Ski Resort in upstate New York was set to spin lifts again this winter for the first…