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Indy Pass Adds Twelve Ski Areas, Including First in Eastern Canada
SAM Magazine—Portland, Ore., Oct. 11, 2022—The Indy Pass has added 12 ski areas to its 2022-23 roster, including its first in eastern Canada, as…
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Vail Resorts Drops Vaccine Requirements, Will Limit Day Tickets
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Aug. 23, 2022—Vail Resorts has updated its Covid protocols, dropping vaccine requirements for guests and staff, and will limit day ticket…
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Rates Hover Near Record, Occupancy Dips at Western Mountain Destinations
SAM Magazine—Stowe, Vt., Aug. 12, 2022—Daily rates at western mountain destinations are hovering at near record highs despite continued declines in occupancy totals for…
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Saddleback Promotes Jim Quimby to General Manager
SAM Magazine—Rangeley, Maine, June 22, 2022—Saddleback Ski Resort has named senior vice president of mountain operations Jim Quimby as the resort’s new general manager,…
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Strong Summer Demand in East and Midwest, Challenging Start for the West
SAM Magazine—Cambridge, Vt., June 17, 2022—Although the Summer Solstice—the official start of summer—is still a few days away, summer operations are in full swing…
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Shuttered Toggenburg Up For Sale
SAM Magazine—Fabius, N.Y., Feb. 24, 2022—Intermountain Management president Peter Harris acquired Toggenburg Mountain in August 2021 for $750,000, and immediately shuttered the ski area…
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Will the Spirit and Frontier Airline Merger Drive Skier Visits?
SAM Magazine—Denver, Colo., Feb. 10, 2022—In a $6.6 billion deal expected to close in the second half of 2022, Spirit Airlines will merge with…
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Cutter’s Camp is Back In-Person, Registration Now Open
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., Feb. 3, 2022—Registration is open for the 18th spring session of Cutter’s Camp, May 16-20, 2022, at Timberline, Mt. Hood, Ore. The five-day program for…
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Bartels Promoted, Cook to Lead Seven Springs, Laurel Mountain, and Hidden Valley
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Feb. 4, 2022—There are leadership changes in the works at Vail Resorts’ (VR) eastern properties: Mount Snow, Vt., general manager Tracy…
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Brandon Swartz Named as Attitash GM
SAM Magazine—Bartlett, N.H., Feb. 3, 2022—Brandon Swartz is moving back east to become the new general manager at Vail Resorts-owned Attitash, N.H., starting Feb.…
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Jiminy Peak Snowmaker Dies After On-Hill Accident
SAM Magazine—Hancock, Mass., Jan. 6, 2022— Jiminy Peak, Mass., snowmaker Kimberlee Francoeur, 30, of Lanesborough, Mass., died after a snow groomer operator reportedly backed…
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Crystal Mountain Implements Parking Reservations
SAM Magazine—Enumclaw, Wash., Jan. 5, 2022—In response to high demand, especially amid ongoing snowfall, Crystal Mountain, Wash., will implement a reservations system for its…
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Vaccines Required for Lift Access at RCR Ski Areas
SAM Magazine—Calgary, Alberta, Nov. 2, 2021—Resorts of the Canadian Rockies (RCR) will require guests to show proof of vaccination to access lifts and indoor services this…
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Schweitzer Joins Ikon Pass
SAM Magazine—Sandpoint, Idaho, April 21, 2020—Schweitzer, Idaho, has joined Alterra Mountain Company’s Ikon Pass for winter 2021-22. Schweitzer is the first Idaho resort to…
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Nominate a Rising Star for the 2021 “10 Under 30”
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., April 21, 2021—The nomination period is now open for SAM’s annual “10 Under 30.” Members of the mountain resort industry are…
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Ontario Resorts Prepare to Reopen
SAM Magazine—Collingwood, Ont., Feb. 9, 2021—The province of Ontario will allow ski resorts to gradually start reopening to the public soon, following a six-week…
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Sugarbush Installs New Solar Array
SAM Magazine—Warren, Vt., Feb. 5, 2021—Sugarbush Resort, in partnership with Green Lantern Solar, has installed a new solar array at Lincoln Peak. The array…
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SAM & NPD Name Lucky Winner of Tiki Chainsaw Challenge
Yesterday, viewers were entertained with bad lumberjack jokes and live tiki chainsaw-carving with North Pole Design’s Senan Gorman and SAM publisher Olivia Rowan. The…