SAM Coverage
Snowmaking
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SAM Terrain Park Contest 2018 Winners
SAM Magazine—Woodbury, Conn., Jan. 3, 2019—Nearly 2,500 votes were cast in the 14thannual SAM Terrain Park Contest, in which a total of 52 entries…
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Vail Resorts Unveils $180 Million Improvement Plan for 2019-20 Season
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Dec. 7, 2018—In its most recent quarterly earnings report, Vail Resorts unveiled plans to invest approximately $175 million to $180 million…
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14 Years Later, Antelope Butte to Reopen for Winter
SAM Magazine— Sheridan, Wyo., Oct. 18, 2018—In 2004, a family dispute forced Fun Valley Inc. to shut down the slopes at Antelope Butte ski…
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Boyne Resorts Now All-In on the Ikon Pass
SAM Magazine—Denver, Aug. 29, 2018—This week’s multi-day reveal of additional resorts included on Alterra Mountain Company’s Ikon Pass continues, with today’s door opening on…
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Purgatory’s Mountain Coaster Debuts This Weekend
SAM Magazine—Durango, Colo., Aug. 23, 2018—The southwest region’s only mountain coaster is making its debut this Saturday, Aug. 25, at Purgatory Resort, Colo. The…
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Midsummer Occupancy and Revenue Cools at Western Destinations
SAM Magazine—Denver, Aug. 22, 2018—As of July 31, the midpoint of the summer season for western mountain destinations, occupancy growth is slowing slightly, but…
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Vail Reassures Locals Regarding Sunapee Takeover
SAM Magazine—Newbury, N. H., July 26, 2018—Vail Resorts representative Pat Campbell spoke to an audience of around 100 people at an information session last…
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Reeser Named COO of Big Bear
SAM Magazine—Big Bear, Calif., July 26, 2018— Big Bear Mountain Resort (BBMR) has named Wade Reeser as its new chief operations officer. Reeser was…
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SAVMI 2018: Educational Value Continues to Draw Crowds
The annual conference of the Ski Area Vehicle Maintenance Institute (SAVMI), held May 14-17, drew 316 attendees to Grand Junction, Colo., including 179 resort…
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Can Snowmaking Compensate for Climate Change?
A little-read study from the EPA suggests resorts can survive this century’s projected global warming—if they achieve greater efficiencies in snowmaking. In June of…