SAM Magazine—Bend, Ore., May 11, 2016—Powdr has appointed John McLeod as president and general manager of Mt. Bachelor, Ore. A longtime Bend resident, McLeod served as

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SAM Magazine—Salzburgerland, Austria, May 9, 2016—The jury has always been out as to whether new lifts attract more people, but according to usage figures recently released by the Kitzsteinhorn glacier in Austria’s Salzburgerland, there may be evidence they do.

SAM Magazine—Denver, May 9, 2016—Strong numbers at Intrawest’s Colorado resorts and Canadian Mountain Holidays helped balance the challenging winter its eastern properties endured. Total revenue decreased 1.9 percent, to $314.2 million, for the three months ended March 31, compared to the same prior-year period.

SAM Magazine—Park City, Utah, April 29, 2016—Lee Canyon president and general manager Kevin Stickelman has resigned from Lee Canyon, Nev., to become chief operating officer of the National Ability Center in Park City, Utah. Stickelman had been in the Powdr organization for 15 of the last 20 years, leading Lee Canyon (formerly Las Vegas Ski and Snowboard Resort) for the last six.

SAM Magazine—Grand Junction, Colo., April 28, 2016—Leitner-Poma has acquired Salt Lake City-based chairlift builder and retrofitter Skytrac, a company established by legendary liftbuilder Jan Leonard and former CTEC employees, with roots in aerial lift technology that extend back nearly five decades. The purchase was completed this week.

SAM Magazine—Bellefontaine, Ohio, April 27, 2016—After losing its base lodge to a fire last September and operating out of temporary Sprung Structures this past winter, Mad River Mountain, Ohio, plans to break ground on a new $6.5 million, 46,000-square-foot base lodge in May.

SAM Magazine—Palmer, Alaska, April 27, 2016—Silverton Mountain Guides Alaska Heli has named lifelong Alaskan and 25-year ski industry veteran Di Whitney as its new vice president of operations. Most recently, Whitney was general manager and VP at Alyeska Ski Resort.

SAM Magazine—Stevens Pass, Wash., April 26, 2016—Stevens Pass wrapped up its season on April 24 with 132 percent more skier visits than 2014-15 and the most since it started digitally capturing that data in 2008-09.

SAM Magazine—Denver, April 22, 2016—DestiMetrics’ most recent Monthly Market Briefing tells a very positive story for the Far West and Rocky Mountain regions. As of March 31, actual occupancy combined with on-the-books reservations for April were nudging the 2015-16 season to a likely record, with winter occupancy up 4.3 percent and revenues up 5.2 percent over last year. Boosted by an early Easter, March occupancy was up 5.2 percent and revenues up 7.9 percent compared to March 2015.

SAM Magazine—Woodbury, Conn., April 20, 2014—There are still a few spots available for Cutter’s Camp at Timberline, Mt. Hood, May 9-13, but registration closes on April 29. Now in its 14th year, Cutter's Camp continues to be the industry’s only open-forum educational gathering of terrain park professionals.

SAM Magazine—West Dover, Vt., April 21, 2016—Until the department of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services releases the $52 million Mount Snow has raised through the EB-5 foreign investor program, the resort’s West Lake and Carinthia Base Lodge projects are on hold.

SAM Magazine—Woodstock, Vt., April 20, 2016—Grooming technique and hospitality were emphasized at this year’s Cross Country Ski Areas Association (CCSAA) annual conference at Snow Mountain Ranch, Colo, April 5-6.

SAM Magazine—Kelowna, B.C., April 20, 2016—Canada West Ski Areas Association (CWSAA) has named ski industry veteran Christopher Nicolson as its new president and CEO. He succeeds David Lynn, who left the organization in January to establish a business consultancy.

SAM Magazine—Olympic Valley, Calif., April 18, 2016—No need to spend time hunting for a closer parking spot on your next trip to Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, so long as you bring at least three friends. The resort has partnered with Protect Our Winters (POW) to offer free premium close-in parking to guests who carpool with at least four passengers in the vehicle.