SAM Coverage
Conferences & Trade Shows
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Aspen, KSL to Acquire Intrawest
SAM Magazine—Denver, April 10, 2017—Aspen Skiing Company and KSL Capital Partners have formed a new entity and entered into a definitive agreement to acquire…
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Killington Anticipates World Cup to Return for Two More Years
SAM Magazine—Killington, Vt., April 4, 2017—[UPDATED] Killington has entered into a two-year agreement with USSA to get a FIS World Cup event back to…
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Record Spending, Off-Season Growth at Colorado Mountain Resorts
SAM Magazine—Denver, March 13, 2017—Sales tax collections in Colorado’s mountain communities once again reached an all-time high in 2016, mirroring the steep climb of…
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Mountain Travel Symposium 2017
March 25 – April 1, 2017, Banff and Lake Louise, Alberta, CanadaThe annual Mountain Travel Symposium gathers more than 1,000 mountain travel experts from…
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On the Road
New England Summit Sunday River, ME, Sept. 13-15… MSAA ANNUAL TRADE SHOW Shanty Creek, MI, Aug. 21-24… Summer Ops Camp Canyons, UT, Sept. 14-16……
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Summer Ops Camp 2016 Wrap Up
More than 160 summer operations managers, vendors, and schemers gathered at the Canyons Grand Summit in Park City, Utah, to explore the state of…
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Sam on the Road
CUTTER’S CAMP Timberline, Mt. Hood, OR, May 9-13… NSAA NATIONAL CONVENTION Nashville, TN, May 18-21… LMS Hancock, MA, April 19-21… EASTERN CANADA SKI AREAS…
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SIA Snow Show: Editor’s Picks
The 2016 SIA Snow Show in Denver Jan. 28-31 showcased the usual overwhelming number of products and brands. SAM searched the show halls and…
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Fun and Games at IAAPA
The editors of SAM, along with a number of ski area operators, attended the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) Expo in…
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Hot Prospects
Summer operations hold the promise of high margins and profits, but achieving them takes a concerted effort. The growth of summer tourism provides winter…
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Blue Pages :: March 2015
THE BIG VIEW FROM THE ASSEMBLY… HISTORY IN THE MAKING… DRONING ON AND ON… DAVID INGEMIE: END OF AN ERA…
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IAAPA Wrap Up 2013
SAM visited the recent IAAPA (International Amusement Attraction Park) show in Orlando, Fla, November 18-22 and found a show floor chock-full of ideas for resort…
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Working the Shows
With the consumer ski show circuit fast approaching, ski resorts are busy dusting off their booths, repairing their banners and fine-tuning their objectives for…
