SAM Coverage
Summer Operations
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The Big Nine: Summer (O)Ops Pitfalls
Summer operations risk and exposure nearly equal those of winter. You’ve heard it before: Summer is NOT winter. This, of course, applies to so…
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Mountain Capital Partners to Run Nordic Valley
SAM Magazine—Durango, Colo., April 18, 2018—Mountain Capital Partners, which owns Purgatory and Arizona Snowbowl among other resorts, has entered into an operating agreement with…
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Going Big on Mini Golf
Really? Yes. Mini golf demonstrates the truism that anything worth doing is worth doing well—even extremely well. Years ago, Diane Mueller had a dream:…
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Events: What’s the Value?
Hosting events, especially in summer, can have a bunch of benefits. In mid-September, 10,000 athletes swarmed over Killington, Vt., for the Spartan Race, a…
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Vermont Ski Areas Association Names Molly Mahar as New President
SAM Magazine—Montpelier, Vt., Dec. 28, 2017—Industry veteran Molly Mahar is the new president of the Vermont Ski Areas Association (VSAA). This will be Mahar’s…
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Timberline Lodge First Resort to Open in North America
SAM Magazine—Timberline Lodge, Ore., Oct. 11, 2017—Since September, winter storms have been dropping a fair amount of snow on the high country out West,…
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NSAA Names Kelly Pawlak as New President
SAM Magazine—Lakewood, Colo., Oct. 9, 2017—The board of directors of the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) has named Kelly Pawlak as NSAA’s new president…
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Whistler Blackcomb Boosts Vail Resorts’ Full-Year Results
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Oct. 3, 2017—Vail Resorts (VR) reported fiscal 2017 full-year results last week, including EBITDA of $593 million. That represents growth of…
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Snow People – October 2017
This October edition of Snow People includes happenings to prominent people in the mountain resort industry since our last edition in early August. Sam…
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Eighth Annual SAM Summer (Ops) Camp
“Summer does NOT equal winter,” declared SE Group’s Claire Humber at SAM’s eighth annual Summer (Ops) Camp, held Sept. 5-7, at Vermont’s Killington Resort.…