SAM Coverage
Snowmaking
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Big Snow American Dream to Reopen Sept. 1
SAM Magazine—East Rutherford, N.J., Aug. 26, 2020—Big SNOW American Dream, North America’s first indoor, real-snow ski and snowboard center, will resume operations on Sept.…
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Katz, Amsterdam Award $1.5 Million to Youth Organizations
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Aug. 25, 2020—Fourteen nonprofit youth organizations will receive grants ranging from $15,000 to $200,000 from the Katz Amsterdam Charitable Trust—founded by…
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Snow People August 2020
In SAM’s monthly Snow People, we highlight recent personnel moves that have been made in the mountain resort industry. STEVE KRUSE, TIMBERLINE LODGE After 31 years…
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NSAA Urges Resorts to Support New PPP Program
SAM Magazine—Lakewood, Colo., Aug. 6, 2020— As discussions take place on Capitol Hill about a new round of funding to combat the impacts of…
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Quid Pro Snow
Advances in snowmaking technology have boosted snowmaking efficiency by up to 75 percent and reshaped the industry. An industry veteran gives context to the…
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Snow News is Good News
Resorts are adopting new snowmaking technology and ensuring a better experience for guests—and achieving a rapid ROI. The squeeze is on when it…
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Ice That’s Nice
The making of a World Cup race course. For the last four years, the snowmaking crew at Killington, Vt., has begun a process…
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Head USA Donates to Share Winter Foundation
SAM Magazine—Boulder, Colo., Jan 17, 2020—Head USA has made a substantial donation to the Share Winter Foundation as part of the Snowsports Industries America…
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Loon to Install First Eight-Place Chairlift in East
SAM Magazine—Lincoln, N.H., Jan. 17, 2020—Loon Mountain Resort will install a new Doppelmayr eight-passenger, high-speed bubble chairlift for the 2020-21 winter season—the first of…
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NSAA Western Winter Conference Covered Lots of Bases
SAM Magazine—Olympic Valley, Calif., Jan. 17, 2020—A variety of important topics and current issues were presented, pondered, and discussed at the 2020 National Ski…