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SAM Taps Whistler Blackcomb to Host 2025 Summer Ops Camp
SAM Magazine—Whistler, British Columbia, March 18, 2025—SAM’s Summer Ops Camp will be held at Whistler Blackcomb, Sept. 2-4, 2025, offering three days of education, networking, and hands-on learning focused on the future of summer operations at mountain resorts. This year’s camp will also feature a partnership with the Canada West Ski Areas Association (CWSAA), bringing together a dynamic mix of resort professionals from across North America. Whistler Blackcomb has been at the forefront of year-round recreation development, balancing business innovation with environmental sustainability. With a robust lineup of summer attractions—including the Whistler Mountain Bike Park, Peak...
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SAM Magazine—Eagle, Colo., June 21, 2018—A jury ruled in favor of Vail Resorts on June 20 in the wrongful death trial of 13-year-old Taft Conlin, who was killed in an in-bounds avalanche at Vail in 2012. Vail’s ski patrol had closed the upper Prima Cornice run, but a lower entry to the slope had remained open. Conlin had entered and climbed up toward the cornice when the avalanche occurred. Conlin’s parents, Dr. Louise Ingalls and Dr. Stephen Conlin, had sued the ski company for negligence, saying the resort had violated Colorado’s Skier Safety Act because it did not close the run properly.
SAM Magazine—Wrightwood, Calif., June 21, 2018—Colorado’s Monarch Mountain—one of the pioneers in season pass partnerships—has joined the Powder Alliance, becoming the 20th mountain resort to be a part of the reciprocal pass partnership.
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SAM Magazine—Waltham, Mass., June 21, 2018—BEWI Productions, Inc., the organizer of the Colorado Ski and Snowboard Expo, has partnered with Sun & Ski as the exclusive retailer for this year’s event, Nov. 16-18 at the Colorado Convention Center. Sun & Ski has recently expanded to Colorado, opening shops in Avon and Dillon, with more lo...
SAM Magazine—Denver, June 20, 2018—It didn’t take long for Alterra Mountain Company to answer Vail Resorts’ recent plans for new acquisitions. Alterra has entered into an agreement to purchase Solitude Mountain Resort in Utah, which would bring the company’s total to 13 destinations throughout North America, including CMH heli-skiing oper...
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., June 20, 2018—Registration is open for SAM’s ninth annual Summer Ops Camp, a series of seminars, workshops, and site visits that explore the state of the art in summer operations. Camp also provides a great opportunity to get hands-on with a wide range of summer activities, and to explore product offerings with a d...
SAM Magazine—Montpelier, Vt., June 18, 2018—The Vermont Ski Areas Association (VSAA) reported 3.97 million skier visits at its member resorts during the 2017-18 season, a year-over-year increase of 1.2 percent, but just below the state’s 10-year average. Those visits helped generate $1.6 billion in economic activity during the winter season i...
SAM Magazine—Salt Lake City, Utah, June 18, 2018—Despite limited help from Mother Nature during the 2017-18 ski season, Utah ski areas posted their sixth-best season in terms of skier visits. Starting Nov. 21 at Brighton Resort and ending May 13 at Snowbird, visits for the season totaled 4,145,321—down 9.6 percent from last season’s all-tim...
SAM Magazine—Jackson, Wyo., June 18, 2018—As part of its master development plan, Snow King Mountain Resort (SKMR) intends to build an on-site facility that will house approximately 50 seasonal employees. The Jackson town council must approve the plan before construction can begin. SKMR hopes to start building it by 2020. The site for the prop...
SAM Magazine—June 14, 2018—As winter weather remains unpredictable and skier visits stagnate, resorts are continuing to invest capital in their summer operations. Bike parks are booming, and adventure parks dominate the summer development field. More diversified summer operations are also popping up thanks to some exciting new partnerships. Acr...
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., June 7, 2018—Vail Resorts reported earnings and pass sales increases in its all-important February-April third quarter. Net income grew 41 percent in the quarter, to $256.3 million, boosted by a reduction in income taxes as a result of U.S. tax reform and by the addition of Stowe to the VR portfolio for the 2017-...
SAM Magazine—Denver, June 7, 2018—Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA) announced today at its 55th Annual Meeting in downtown Denver skier visits at its now 24-member ski resorts tallied 7.1 million during the 2017-18 winter season. This year’s total is just slightly ahead of the five-year average, and only 2 percent lower than in 2016-17. “T...
SAM Magazine—Park City, Utah, June 7, 2018—Powdr is shaking up its executive group, starting at the top. The company's founder and chairman John Cumming, has stepped down as CEO, making way for Wade Martin and Justin Sibley, who will serve as co-presidents. Tim Brennewald has been promoted to chief operating officer of Powdr. All moves are effe...
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SAM Magazine—Tremblant, Quebec, June 5, 2018—Mont-Tremblant hosted the Quebec Ski Areas Association annual meeting last week that welcomed a record crowd of 380 attendees from 51 ski areas across the province of Quebec. The province’s ski areas drew more than 6 million skier visits, up 1.4 percent compared to last season despite some challeng...
