SAM Coverage
Area Management
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Flaik Becomes a B Corp
SAM Magazine—Lafayette, Colo., Feb. 13, 2024—Snowsports school management software provider flaik is now a Certified B Corporation after satisfying the required criteria to earn…
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What’s Behind KSL’s $3 Billion “Continuation Vehicle” for Alterra?
SAM Magazine—Denver, Feb. 2, 2024—KSL Capital Partners (KSL) closed a “single-asset continuation vehicle” for Alterra Mountain Company in late January, with total commitments of…
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Fire Destroys Lodge at Utah’s Nordic Valley, Forces Resort Closure
SAM Magazine—Eden, Utah, Jan. 16, 2024—An early morning fire ripped through the lodge at Nordic Valley Resort yesterday, causing extensive damage to the building…
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Study Shows Economic Value of North Carolina Ski Industry
SAM Magazine—Banner Elk, N.C., Dec. 22, 2023—A study commissioned by the North Carolina Ski Areas Association (NCSAA) found that the state’s six operating alpine…
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Bookings Decline at Western Destinations
SAM Magazine—Winter Park, Colo., Dec. 13, 2023—Modest snowfall across much of the West and rate-sensitive customers weary of high prices combined to bring down…
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Salt Lake Named Preferred Host for 2034 Winter Games
SAM Magazine—Salt Lake City, Nov. 30, 2023—The International Olympic Committee (IOC) yesterday named Salt Lake City as the “preferred city” to host the 2034…
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Consumer Ski Shows Report Record Attendance
SAM Magazine—Boston, Mass., Nov. 8, 2023—The producers of two of the largest consumer ski shows in the nation—Snowbound Boston, and Snowvana in Portland, Ore.—reported…
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A-Basin to Open for the Season Oct. 29
SAM Magazine—Dillon, Colo., Oct. 27, 2023—Arapahoe Basin announced it will open for the season on Sunday, Oct. 29 at 8:30 a.m. It will run…
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Extreme Skier Dan Egan Named GM of Reimagined Tenney Mountain
SAM Magazine—Plymouth, N.H., Sept. 19, 2023—Extreme skier-turned-media professional Dan Egan has been named general manager of Tenney Mountain, N.H. Egan previously served as GM…
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Summer Ops Camp at Steamboat: Fun in Learning
SAM Magazine—Steamboat Springs, Colo., Sept. 15, 2023—The thirteenth SAM Summer Ops Camp drew ski area and aerial adventure operators, experts, and suppliers from all…
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State, Local Investment to Revitalize Ski Area at Pennsylvania’s Denton State Park
SAM Magazine—Harrisburg, Pa., Sept. 14, 2023—The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) is committing $10 million in capital improvements and is working…
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Consumer Ski Shows Reporting Record Pre-Registrations
SAM Magazine—Boston, Mass., Sept. 8, 2023—The producers of Snowbound and Snowvana, two of the largest remaining consumer ski shows in the nation, report a…
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Solitude to Unveil First Phase of New Bike Park
SAM Magazine—Big Cottonwood Canyon, Utah, Sept. 6, 2023—Just days after it reported its first dusting of snow for the season, Solitude, Utah, will unveil…
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Indy Pass Restricts Partners’ Reciprocals with Ski Cooper, Operators Weigh In
THIS REPORT WAS UPDATED ON AUG. 14 SAM Magazine—Portland, Ore., Aug. 4—The role and impact of reciprocal pass agreements has been put in the…
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Lutsen Pumps Brakes on $60 Million Expansion
SAM Magazine—Lutsen, Minn., Aug. 3, 2023—Lutsen Mountains, part of Midwest Family Ski Resorts, has submitted a letter to the USFS asking it to defer…
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UDOT Approves Little Cottonwood Canyon Gondola; Snowbird Comments
SAM Magazine—Salt Lake City, Utah—July 13, 2023—The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) yesterday released its final record of decision (ROD) to move forward with…
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As Water Recedes, Ski Vermont Offers Online Resource for Flood Victims
SAM Magazine—July 13, 2023—Water has started to recede in Vermont after torrential rains and historic flooding in some mountain locations, with Killington, Magic Mountain,…
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Longtime Cannon Mountain GM John “JD” DeVivo Named GM at Wyoming’s Antelope Butte
SAM Magazine—Franconia, N.H., July 11, 2023—Longtime Cannon Mountain Ski Area GM John “JD” DeVivo will assume the role of GM of the non-profit Antelope…