SAM Coverage
Summer Operations
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E-Bikes: Full Speed Ahead
As e-bike sales explode, resorts (and others) are grappling with how to integrate them into their trails and operations. In the last three…
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Nothing But Net
Inclusive and customizable, netted play structures are catching on. Net-based, belay-free aerial adventures are shaking up the summer scene at ski areas and adventure…
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Via Ferratas
These popular European activities are beginning to make their mark as summer attractions at North American ski areas. Looking for a connection between a…
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Northland, Owner of Revelstoke, to Purchase Grouse Mountain Resort
SAM Magazine—North Vancouver, B.C., Jan. 3, 2020—Northland Properties Corporation has entered an agreement to acquire Grouse Mountain Resort from CM Asset Management. CM has…
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Indy Pass Adds Mt. Abram, Maine
SAM Magazine—Greenwood, Maine, Dec. 31, 2019—Mt. Abram in Greenwood, Maine, has joined the Indy Pass for the 2019-20 season. The resort is the first…
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Snow People – December 2019
Snow People is our monthly roundup of happenings to the people of and around the mountain resort industry. Send any personnel news to: [email protected].…
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Western Lodging Trend Continues: Rate Up, Occupancy Down
SAM Magazine—Denver, Dec. 18, 2019—If lodging trends are any indication, the winter destination market is peaking as travelers balk at high prices. At 18…
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Meier Family Becomes Sole Owner of Greek Peak and Toggenburg
SAM Magazine—Virgil, N.Y., Dec. 17, 2019—John and Christine Meier have become the sole owners of Greek Peak Mountain Resort and Toggenburg Mountain in central…
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Vail Resorts To Invest $210 Million for 2020-21
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Dec. 9, 2019—Vail Resorts plans to invest approximately $210 million to $215 million across its portfolio of resorts ahead of the…
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All Downhill From Here
Mountain biking’s second wave continues to build as resorts develop and refine trail systems and skills parks. Mountain biking and skiing are hardly strange…