SAM Coverage
Activities
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Blacktail Mountain for Sale for $3.5 million
SAM Magazine—Lakeside, Mont., June 9, 2017—After 19 years in operation, Blacktail Mountain Ski Area in northwestern Montana is up for sale, at an asking…
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Lookout Pass Expansion Plan Approved by Forest Service
SAM Magazine—Mullan, Idaho, May 24, 2017—Phase I of Lookout Pass’ master development plan has been approved by U.S. Forest Service officials, and work can…
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Chris MacInnes Named President of Crystal (Mich.)
SAM Magazine—Thompsonville, Mich., May 4, 2017—Chris MacInnes has become president of Crystal Enterprises Inc., which operates Crystal Mountain, Mich. John Melcher succeeds MacInnes as…
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Killing It in Summer
Killington, site of SAM’s 2017 Summer Ops Camp this September, has developed a masterful plan for raising its summer revenues. A few years ago,…
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U.S. Forest Service Webinar Today: ADA/Summer Uses
SAM Magazine—Washington, D.C., March 22, 2017—Today, the Forest Service will host an ADA webinar for ski area and agency personnel from 2 to 3…
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Vail Resorts Q2 Results Show Strong Growth
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., March 13, 2017—Vail Resorts fiscal 2017 second quarter results for the period ending Jan. 31 show growth in just about every…
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Family Values
A look at programs that keep kids happy, off snow as well as on, during the day and in the evenings, whether they ski…
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Life is a Carnival
In spring, guests’ fancies turn to music, beer, barbeques, and pond skimming. Spring in ski country is more than soft snow and sun. It’s…
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New York to Invest $8 Million in Upgrades at Belleayre
SAM Magazine—Highmount, N.Y., Feb. 22, 2017—After committing $20 million in January to upgrade state-owned Gore Mountain and Whiteface, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo today said…
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Trailblazers :: Eric & Sarah Cylvick
Zipline line builders and pioneers, brake system Inventors. From the beginning, Eric and Sarah Cylvick have been pioneers in the adventure zip line business.…
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Summer School
Edutainment—teaching guests about the environment while they play in it—is becoming a key component of summer activities in the mountains. Offering a full menu…
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Mountain Spy :: July 2016
In this month’s Mountain Spy, we tackle a seemingly easy question, but the responses vary—as usual. MOUNTAIN 1, NY
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Multi-Use Trails Mean Business
A quality multi-use path and trail network could be the most undervalued amenity at your resort. Your summer guests love trails. They crave convenient…
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Winter Fat
Resorts adapt to the rist of the fat bike. While many ski resorts have embraced bikes as part of their business models in the…
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Construction Site
A look at projects ranging from major expansions and overhauls to base-area updates and replacements. Cascade Mountain, WI
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10 Ideas for Summer Operations
Other-season opportunities have their own unique demands and challenges. Here’s a look at 10 ideas, cherry-picked from SAM’s sister publication.
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Going Downhill
The prospects for mountain bike parks are looking up. Mountain resorts offer the ideal environment for a downhill mountain bike park. Still, a successful…
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Sliding on Air
The urge to slide down slippery slopes seems to be primal, embedded in the human DNA. For centuries, people have been coming up with…