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About Summer Ops Camp

Summer Ops Camp is a three-day, immersive program designed to help mountain resort operators grow and improve their summer business. Rather than traditional classroom sessions, Camp is built around guided adventures...

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Become a Camp Partner

SAM’s Summer Ops Camp is the premier hands-on event for resort professionals looking to grow their summer business. As a vendor partner, you’ll be front and center with the operators...

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Summer operations have grown significantly—from a side hustle to a mainstay of four season mountain resort operations. That trend continues, so what does that mean for your operation? What are the new considerations you need to make? What are the best new installs and upgrades? This mountain department page contains a wealth of resources to help you answer those questions and so many more. Let SAM help you take your summer business to new heights.

Summer Ops Mountain Department

Summer operations extend the value of the mountain beyond winter. This department covers summer attractions, warm-weather activities, trail development, adventure-park operations, staffing, and guest-experience planning—offering ideas and insights for resorts...

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  • Become a Camp Partner

    SAM’s Summer Ops Camp is the premier hands-on event for resort professionals looking to grow their summer business. As a vendor partner, you’ll be front and center with the operators, decision-makers, and innovators driving the future of year-round revenue at mountain resorts. [widgetkit id="340" name="Camp Partner Slides"] "Summer Ops Camp is one of the few industry gatherings where the learning actually sticks, because you're seeing the work in context, not slides about the work. Our team has sent leaders to this camp for years and they always come back with something useful. We're proud to host the opening night at SkyPark and looking forward to welcoming everyone to Gatlinburg."—...

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 Summer Ops Camp - Ski Area Management

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...

 Summer Ops Camp - Ski Area Management

Inside Camp at Whistler Blackcomb

SAM Magazine—Whistler, British Columbia, Sept. 9, 2025—The fourteenth annual SAM Summer Ops Camp convened Sept. 2-4, at the world-class indoor and outdoor classroom of Whistler Blackcomb for three days of immersive learning, forward-thinking discussions, and genuine connection.  A full day on the mountain allowed both resort operators and ven...

 Summer Ops Camp - Ski Area Management

Become a Camp Partner

SAM’s Summer Ops Camp is the premier hands-on event for resort professionals looking to grow their summer business. As a vendor partner, you’ll be front and center with the operators, decision-makers, and innovators driving the future of year-round revenue at mountain resorts. ...

Premium Camp Partners

Safehold
Gravity Logic
Leitner Poma
Weigand

Camp Partners

skyline
Moment Factory
msaa
segroup
select contracts
Experiential Systems
ecosign
MND
Open Air Design
ZipRider
Singenuity
ZipTrek Ecotours
ecotrek
Deasonbuilt
Holmes
Ropes Park Equipment/Outdoor Ventures
Climbworks
starlifts
MBS
 Summer Ops Camp - Ski Area Management

Camp Host Partners

Ober Mountain
Gatlinburg SkyPark
Anakeesta