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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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Chile's Nevados de Chillan Escaped Major Quake Damage

SAM Magazine-Chillan, Chile, Mar. 12, 2010-The Nevados de Chillan resort, and the hotel and conference center known as Termas de Chillan, experienced only minor damage from the earthquake, SAM has learned, and preparations for the upcoming season were not affected. The Chillan resort was the closest to the earthquake epicenter, about 110 miles, of ...

CSCUSA Sees Slowdown in Skier Visits

SAM Magazine-Denver, Mar. 11, 2010-Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA) member ski areas saw visits dip 4 percent durin January and February compared to the same period last year. This puts visits for the season to date down 2 percent. After an encouraging start to the season, visitation slowed in January, as snowfall lagged across a large part ...

SIA Hit Six-Year Attendance High at 2010 Snow Show

SAM Magazine-McLean, Va., Mar. 11, 2010-A total of 18,932 attendees gave the SnowSports Industries America (SIA) Snow Show its greatest attendance in six years, according to SIA. The show, with more than 3,100 booths representing 845 snow sports brands, was held at Denver's Colorado Convention Center Jan. 28-31 for the first time, after a 37-year r...

Vail Resorts Second Quarter Results Reflect Flat Visits

SAM Magazine-Broomfield, Colo., Mar.10, 2010-Vail Resorts (VR) reported mixed second-quarter results today, as a slight gain in mountain operations was offset by a slight decline in lodging revenues and a virtual absence of real estate activity this year compared to last, due primarily to the timing of real estate closings. Overall, the results sho...

Vail Resorts Expands Season's Pass Options

SAM Magazine-Broomfield, Colo., Mar. 10, 2010-Vail Resorts (VR) is continuing its popular season's pass programs and adding a new Epic 7-Pack as well as an unrestricted pass to Keystone and Arapahoe Basin. The Epic 7-Pack ($449) is a seven-day unrestricted ticket valid at Vail Resorts' five mountain resorts and Arapahoe Basin, about a 35 percent...

Snowsports Retail Sales Flat in January

SAM Magazine-McLean, Va., Mar. 9, 2010-Snow Sports market sales reached $2.26 billion in January, eking out a .4 percent gain in dollars sold compared with the dismal August through January period a year ago, according to the SnowSports Industries America (SIA) Retail Audit Report released today. Fewer carryover sales, coupled with more purchases o...

Borvig 1975-1982 Grips Subject of Service Bulletin

SAM Magazine-Pine Island, N.Y., Mar. 9, 2010-Partek has issued a service bulletin for Borvig lifts manufactured from 1975 to 1982. Affected chair grips from this era must be removed from service in stages due to issues with the jaw area on the main grip body. The bulk of these grips were supplied on Borvig lifts from 1976-1980; some lifts built in ...

Portillo, Tierra Atacama Unhurt by Chilean Earthquake

SAM Magazine-Portillo, Chile, Mar. 9, 2010-Ski Portillo, located approximately 100 miles from Santiago, Chile's capital city, escaped the recent earthquake with no injuries and only superficial damage. Tierra Atacama, located in San Pedro de Atacama, more than 1,000 miles north of the epicenter, is also undamaged. Hotels, infrastructure, lifts, and...

Incentives for Early Pass Purchases Grow

SAM Magazine-Seven Springs, Pa., Mar. 5, 2010-With skiers and riders till feeling the pinch of the recession, areas are ramping up efforts to lock in passholders for next season. Seven Springs Mountain Resort is offering season passes for the 2010-2011 ski/board season starting at $399 if purchased by June 1, 2010. New skiers and snowboards who ...

Olympians Auction Gear to Aid Causes

SAM Magazine-Park City, Utah, Mar. 4, 2010-American Olympians are auctioning a variety of gear to benefit causes ranging from earthquake victims in Haiti to a cancer victim at Lake Tahoe. Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn has teamed with TV host and comedian Ellen DeGeneres to continue the earthquake relief efforts in Haiti by auctioning a sign...

Mountain Travel Symposium Booking Fast

SAM Magazine-Denver, Mar. 5, 2010-Despite a sluggish ski season hampered by the ongoing U.S. recession, mountain resort communities from around the U.S and Canada are sending hundreds of sales representatives to Banff, Alberta for the 35th annual Mountain Travel Symposium (MTS) Week Apr. 11-17. The Symposium's two trade shows allow marketers and tr...

Boston Ski and Snowboard Expo Gets New Home

SAM Magazine-Boston, Mar. 5, 2010-The Boston Globe Ski & Snowboard Expo, staged by BEWI Productions, moves to the Seaport World Trade Center, close to downtown Boston, Nov. 11-14. The new site replaces the Bayside Expo Center, which had been the show's home for 26 years. The Center was recently bought by the University of Massachusetts. Which re...

Many Chilean Resorts Unscathed by Earthquake

SAM Magazine-Santiago, Chile, Mar. 4, 2010-The earthquake that hit Chile earlier this week did little if any damage to resorts north and east of Santiago, from what SAM has been able to learn, but nothing is known about the situation at Nevados de Chillan, formerly called Termas de Chillan, and other resorts to the south. The quake's epicenter w...

Jiminy Peak Sets Presidents' Week Record

SAM Magazine-Hancock, Mass., Mar. 4, 2010-The Presidents' Week holiday period drew 48,924 skier visits to Jiminy Peak, the highest visitation for the week in the history of the resort. In addition, the resort's SKIWee and Explorers Children's Programs taught a record 2,575 kids during the nine-day holiday period. "It was a great holiday week for...

Local Towns Honor Winter Olympians

SAM Magazine-Lake Placid, N.Y., Mar. 4, 2010-Winter resorts across America are celebrating Winter Olympians for representing the U.S. and often winning medals at the Vancouver Games. Local officials in Lake Placid declared Feb. 26 "Andrew Weibrecht Day" and held a parade in his honor. Weibrecht, who earned a bronze medal in the super G, rode ato...