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Michael Hammes Named GM at Virginia’s Massanutten Resort
SAM Magazine—Massanutten, Va., Feb. 7, 2024—Industry veteran Michael Hammes has been selected as the new general manager and vice president of Massanutten Resort, a four-season…
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Sleeping Giant Owner Tells SAM Weather, Snowmaking, and Worker Issues Led to Shutdown
SAM Magazine—Cody, Wyo., Jan. 24, 2024—Sleeping Giant Ski Area won’t awaken from its slumber for the 2023-24 season.Sleeping Giant Live Cam Hit by the…
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2023 Terrain Park Contest Winners Revealed
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., Jan. 5, 2024—More than 3,500 votes, the most ever, were cast in the 17th annual SAM Terrain Park Contest in which…
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Powder Mountain to Offer Private Skiing for Homeowners, Install Three New Lifts
SAM Magazine—Eden, Utah, Dec. 13, 2023—In order to keep Powder Mountain financially viable, CEO Reed Hastings plans to sell more real estate at the…
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Netflix CEO Acquires Majority Share of Powder Mountain
SAM Magazine—Eden, Utah, Sept. 6, 2023—Netflix co-founder and CEO Reed Hastings became the majority owner of Powder Mountain following a $100 million investment. Hastings…
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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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B.C. Ski Areas Support Wildfire Evacuees and Emergency Personnel
SAM Magazine—Kelowna, B.C., Aug. 28, 2023— More than 1,000 wildfires have scorched Canada this summer, marking the country’s fourth consecutive year of grappling with…
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Colorado’s Lift-Free Bluebird Backcountry to Close
SAM Magazine—– Kremmling, Colo.—July 10, 2023—After three seasons of operation, Bluebird Backcountry, a ski touring-only area operated on a private ranch between Kremmling and…
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Summer Ops Camp Heads to Steamboat in September
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., June 15, 2023—SAM’s 13th Summer Ops Camp—an immersive, hands-on networking and educational event—is heading to Steamboat, Colo., Sept. 10-12, 2023. This year’s camp curriculum will offer attendees a…
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New Upgrades Coming to Belleayre, ORDA Releases Final Plan
SAM Magazine—Highmount, N.Y., June 14, 2023—A number of new capital upgrades including two new lifts and a 4,000-square-foot addition to the Longhouse Lodge are…
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Summer Lodging: Guests Push Back Against High Rates in West
SAM Magazine—Winter Park, Colo., June 14, 2023—Lodging properties at western mountain destinations are facing a more price-sensitive customer this summer, according to the latest…
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Vermont Skier Visits Rose 10 Percent
SAM Magazine—Montpelier, Vt., June 9, 2023—Vermont’s 27 alpine ski areas reported 4.1 million skier visits for the 2022-23 winter season, a 10 percent increase…
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MCP Acquires Lee Canyon
SAM Magazine—Las Vegas, Nev., April 13, 2023—Mountain Capital Partners (MCP) has acquired Lee Canyon ski resort, located about 50 miles northwest of Las Vegas,…
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Rock to Become President of Vail Resorts Mountain Division
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Mar. 2, 2023—Longtime resort leader Bill Rock will become president of Vail Resorts’ mountain division on May 1, replacing current division president…
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Buchheister Named as Aspen Snowmass CEO
SAM Magazine—Aspen Snowmass, Colo., March 1, 2023—Aspen Skiing Company (ASC) has named Geoff Buchheister as chief executive officer of Aspen Snowmass. Buchheister will lead…
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Early Western Snow Spurs Openings, Banff Sunshine First in Canada
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., Nov. 4, 2022—North American ski areas are starting to open for the season after a second autumn snowstorm pummeled the West…
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Booking Pace Slows, Rates Remain High at Western Mountain Destinations
SAM Magazine—Winter Park, Colo., Oct. 12, 2022—Summer occupancy is likely to be down at the end of October, compared to both last summer and…
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Ober Gatlinburg Under New Ownership
SAM Magazine—Gatlinburg, Tenn., Oct. 12, 2022—Local entrepreneur and former Sevier County attorney Joe Baker has acquired Ober Gatlinburg and all its assets—including the aerial tramway…