SAM Coverage
Lifts & Ropeways
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Snow Park Technologies Founders Join POWDR
SAM Magazine—Park City, Utah, March 15, 2018—Snow Park Technologies (SPT) founders Chris and Genevieve Gunnarson are joining the leadership at POWDR—Chris as the senior…
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Epic Pass Adds Okemo, Mount Sunapee, and Crested Butte Mountain Resort
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., March 14, 2018—Vail Resorts launched sales for its 2018-19 Epic Pass products last week, but that didn’t stop it from entering…
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Boyne Resorts to Buy Seven Properties from Oz Real Estate
SAM Magazine—Boyne Falls, Mich., March 13, 2018—Boyne Resorts has entered an agreement to acquire six mountain resorts and a scenic chairlift attraction that the…
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Alterra Mountain Company Unveils $555 Million Capital Plan
SAM Magazine—Denver, Colo., March 12, 2018—Alterra Mountain Company will invest $555 million across its portfolio of 12 mountain resorts over the next five years,…
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Big Sky Resort to Install Eight-Passenger Bubble Lift
SAM Magazine—Big Sky, Mont., March 8, 2018—Big Sky Resort plans to install North America’s first eight-passenger chairlift ahead of the 2018-19 winter season. The…
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Too Much Snow Closes a Dry Slope in the United Kingdom
SAM Magazine—Gillingham, U.K., March 2, 2018—Chatham Ski and Snowboard Centre, an outdoor dry ski slope in the United Kingdom, was forced to close for…
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Mountain Collective Remains Mostly Intact, Adds Big Sky
SAM Magazine—Aspen Snowmass, Colo., March 2, 2018—The latest news in the dizzying world of season pass alliances is that the Mountain Collective—which includes a…
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Western Mountain Bookings Down, Revenues Hanging On
SAM Magazine—Denver, Feb. 16, 2018—Meager snowfall at many western ski resorts through January led to a decline in winter occupancy for the first time…
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Forest Service Seeking Feedback on Environmental Rules
SAM Magazine—Washington, D.C., Feb. 16, 2018—The U.S. Forest Service has commenced a series of “Regional Partner Roundtables” to gather feedback to improve processes related…
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NSAA Urges DOJ, Senate Guidance on ADA Lawsuit Abuse
SAM Magazine—Washington, D.C., Feb. 16, 2018—More than 60 ski areas and resort companies have now been sued for allegations over inaccessible websites for the…