SAM Magazine—Victoria, Australia, Oct. 20, 2015—Australia’s Mount Hotham ski resort is investing AU$ 4.4 million in snowmaking infrastructure for 2016, the single biggest investment in snowmaking at the resort since its 2008 partnership with the government to install the Loch snowmaking dam, said GM Belinda Trembath. With the e...

SAM Magazine—Saint-Sauveur, Que., Oct. 19, 2015—Hot on the heels of Killington and Sunday River opening in the United States, Quebec’s Mont Saint-Sauveur is now the first resort open in Canada. Thanks to cold temperatures over the weekend and with the help of 16 hours of snowmaking, the hill opened today at noon, and will close...

SAM Magazine—Wildwood, Mo., Oct. 19, 2015—Peak Resorts, Inc. is arranging a $15 million line of credit to fund acquisitions and improvements at its current properties. The line of credit, being offered by the Royal Banks of Missouri, allows Peak Resorts to increase the limit to $20 million if needed. “This line of credit will a...

SAM Magazine—Fairfield, Idaho, Oct. 16, 2015—If you’ve ever wanted to own a ski resort, then today might be lucky day. Idaho’s Soldier Mountain Ski Area, once owned by actor Bruce Willis, is currently for sale at the low, low price of $149,000. The not-for-profit ski area currently owes money to the bank for three year&rs...

SAM Magazine—Burnsville. Minn., Oct. 16, 2015—Buck Hill Ski Area, founded in 1954 by Chuck and Nancy Stone, has been purchased by current general manager Don McClure, along with partners David Solner and his wife Corrine. McClure has been involved with Buck Hill for more than 40 years. David Solner has spent the past 23 years as a le...

SAM Magazine—Wrightwood, Calif., Oct. 16, 2015—Mountain High in Wrightwood, Calif., and Snow Valley in Running Spring, Calif., are offering reciprocal lift privileges this winter. Passholders at each area are entitled to three days of free riding at the other resort, excluding blackout holidays. “We’re excited about offer...

SAM Magazine—Denver, Colo., Oct. 16, 2015—While western mountain resorts just wrapped up their third consecutive record-breaking summer season, winter bookings are showing weakness for the first time in more than three years, according to Denver-based DestiMetrics. DestiMetrics draws its data from approximately 290 property managemen...

SAM Magazine—Toronto, Ontario, Oct 16, 2015—In the yearly battle to be the first resort to open in North America, Killington, Vt., is gunning for the top. The Beast of the East has targeted Sunday, Oct.18 as its opening day, hours ahead of rival Sunday River, Maine. During a Ski Vermont media reception on Oct. 15 in Toronto, Ont., he...

SAM Magazine—Bethel, Maine, Oct. 14, 2015—On the heels of a relatively warm early fall across much of the country, Maine’s Sunday River Ski Resort plans to open for the 2015-16 season on Monday, Oct. 19. If all goes according to plan, it will be the first resort in North America to open this season. The current forecast for wes...

SAM Magazine—Washington, D.C., Oct 14, 2015—More than 120 ski and snowboard resorts have signed up to take part in a Guinness Book of World Records biggest-lesson-ever attempt in an effort to generate press coverage and a slew of newcomers to skiing and snowboarding. The event will take place at 10 a.m. local time Jan. 8, 2016 at res...

SAM Magazine—Turin, N.Y., Oct. 9, 2015—The mother and son duo of Cyndy Sisto and Nick Mir have taken ownership of Snow Ridge Ski Resort. The Adriondack resort was previously owned by Russell Horn. “Snow Ridge has a rich history of providing exceptional skiing and snowboarding for central and northern New York families,” s...

A view from the top of Killington looking down Superstar, site of the November 2016 Audi FIS Ski World Cup women's races. SAM Magazine—Killington, Vt., Oct. 9, 2015—It’s official, Killington Resort will host Audi FIS Ski World Cup races Nov. 26-27, 2016, on its Superstar trail. The first World Cup in eastern U.S. in...

A view from the top of Killington looking down Superstar, site of the proposed November 2016 Audi FIS Ski World Cup women's races. SAM Magazine—Oct. 2, 2015—The “Beast of the East” is one step closer to hosting an Audi FIS Ski World Cup in 2016, a feat that hasn’t been accomplished in the eastern U.S. in...

SAM Magazine—Boulder, Colo., Oct. 1, 2015—There are still several hours left to join the Guinness World Record ski and ride lesson attempt. With 103 resorts signed on by mid-afternoon, organizers hope to reach 120 by tonight’s midnight deadline. “Given the high potential for publicity and the very low risk, why wouldn&rsq...

SAM Magazine—Boulder, Colo., Oct. 1, 2015—Resorts have until midnight tonight to register for the attempt to establish a Guinness World Record for the largest mass-participation ski and snowboard lessons. More than 80 resorts have already signed up for what may be the year’s greatest PR and photo op in winter sports, and others ar...