• First Tracks Guests
  • Attendees In Snowbird Tunnel
  • Brooke VanderKelen
  • Carolyn Stimpson
  • Daren Cole
  • First Tracks
  • Grooming Demos
  • Halley O Brien Hession
  • Hilary Arens Dir.
  • Jodan Elliott With Dave Meeker
  • Mike Bettera
  • NSAA President Mike Reitzell
  • Olivia Rowan Jay Scambio Rick Schmitz
  • Outdoor Demos
  • Dave Meeker With SAM Summit
  • Dave Meeker With Consultant Peggy Hiller
  • Olivia Rowan With SAM Summit Series
  • Olivia Rowan With James Coleman
  • Tatiana Lawson Ski Patrol Dir. At Sun Valley Resort At A Leadership Session
  • The SAM Team
  • The Trade Show Hall
  • Tim Wang And Monika Ratnik
  • Tram Shots
  • Touring The Nest At Snowbird
  • Halley And Liv
  • First Tracks guests were treated to a bountiful breakfast with stunning vistas.
  • Attendees ride Snowbird’s Peruvian Tunnel, a 600-foot surface lift that transports skiers and riders through the mountain, connecting Peruvian Gulch to Mineral Basin for easier access to backside terrain.
  • Brooke VanderKelen Alba from SMI Snowmakers catches up with Brendan and Stephanie Ryan of Alpine Solutions.
  • Carolyn Stimpson of Wachusett Mountain Ski Area with Keith Johns, president and CEO of Doppelmayr USA, and Mike Nellis, Vermont tramway inspector.
  • Daren Cole, president and CEO of Leitner-Poma of America, welcomes guests to the Summit for HTI's dinner.
  • First Tracks included a stop at The Nest at Snowbird, a new midmountain, self-service restaurant that opened for the 2025–26 ski season.
  • Grooming demonstrations took place on a picture-perfect day.
  • Halley O’Brien-Hession, media consultant at Snow Partners, with Soonju Kwon, principal at GSBS Architects, along with Hilary Arens, Snowbird’s director of sustainability and water resources.
  • Hilary Arens, director of sustainability and water resources, presents on climate resiliency.
  • Jordan Elliott, president of the Pacific Northwest Ski Areas Association, with SAM’s Dave Meeker.
  • Mike Bettera, Ryan Wormsbecker, Kevin Laverty, Noah Schwander and Clayton Shoemaker.
  • NSAA President Mike Reitzell and Snowbird President Dave Fields at the First Tracks breakfast.
  • Olivia Rowan of SAM with Jay Scambio of Boyne Resorts, Rick Schmitz of Nordic Mountain, and Kevin Laverty of Effective Edge at the SAM booth.
  • Outdoor demonstrations with spectacular views and perfect blue skies.
  • SAM’s Dave Meeker with former SAM Summit Series mentee Madeline Pierce from Copper Mountain, Colo.
  • SAM's Dave Meeker with consultant Peggy Hiller.
  • SAM Publisher Olivia Rowan with SAM Summit Series mentor Jean Mikulas, president and general manager of Red Lodge Mountain, Mont.
  • SAM Publisher Olivia Rowan with James Coleman, CEO of Mountain Capital Partners; John Rice, president of Ski California; and J.R. Murray, chief planning officer of Mountain Capital Partners at the First Tracks breakfast.
  • Tatiana Lawson, ski patrol director at Sun Valley Resort, at a leadership session.
  • The SAM team enjoying the views from the top of the Summit.
  • The trade show hall was a hive of activity throughout the course of the conference.
  • Tim Wang and Monika Ratnik from Ratnik Industries chatting with attendees at the trade show.
  • A large group arrives to The Summit for HTI's dinner on the iconic Snowbird tram.
  • Touring The Nest at Snowbird, a stunning new midmountain, self-service restaurant offering panoramic canyon views, global cuisine, a heated patio and sustainable features.
  • Halley O’Brien-Hession and Olivia Rowan enjoying the sun and fire pit at The Nest.