SAM Coverage
Lifts
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Australia’s Selwyn Snow Resort Damaged, Others Threatened By Bushfires
SAM Magazine—New South Wales, Australia, Jan. 7, 2020—Most of Australia’s ski resorts are threatened by the unprecedented bushfires that continue to ravage much of…
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Vail Resorts Makes Sweeping Staffing Changes at Former Peak Resorts Properties
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., Nov. 21, 2019—Vail Resorts (VR) notified a variety of personnel across the 17 recently acquired former Peak Resorts properties that their…
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Perfect North Buys Timberline Resort in West Virginia
SAM Magazine—Philadelphia, Nov. 21, 2019—Perfect North Slopes has purchased the land and assets of Timberline Four Seasons Resort in a bankruptcy court auction at…
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New Agreement in Place for Sale of Saddleback
SAM Magazine—Rangeley, Maine, Nov. 8, 2019—The owners of Saddleback, Maine’s third-largest ski area, have reached a new agreement to sell the mountain to Boston…
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B77 Update :: November 2019
Work chairs pre-date some OSHA regulations currently in place for worker safety, and incorporating mandated precautions can be challenging. WORK CARRIERS: WHAT’S THE ISSUE?…
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Schmitz to Become President of Doppelmayr USA
SAM Magazine—Salt Lake City, Utah, Oct. 21, 2019—Katharina Schmitz has been named the next president of Doppelmayr USA, Inc., effective March 31, 2020. Schmitz…
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Sweetser to Retire from Ski Maine
SAM Magazine—Portland, Maine, Oct. 18, 2019—Ski Maine executive director Greg Sweetser is retiring in May 2020 after 24 years leading the association that represents…
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Share Winter Foundation Adds Partners
SAM Magazine—Brooklyn, N.Y., Oct. 16, 2019—The Share Winter Foundation has created new partnerships with Snowsports Industries America (SIA), the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA),…
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Mountain Technology Symposium 2019
SAM Magazine—Jay Peak, Vt., Oct. 11, 2019—The third annual Mountain Technology Symposium, held Oct. 2-4 at Jay Peak Resort, Vt., drew more than 130…
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Big SNOW Indoor Ski Area Grand Opening Dec. 5
SAM Magazine—East Rutherford, N.J., Oct. 11, 2019—Big SNOW American Dream, North America’s first indoor, real-snow ski and snowboard center, has set its official grand…
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Woodward Mountain Parks to Debut This Winter
SAM Magazine—Park City, Utah, Oct. 1, 2019—Several Powdr Corp resorts will incorporate Woodward Mountain Parks starting this winter. Woodward Mountain Parks include different elements…
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Indy Pass Adds Eight More Ski Areas
SAM Magazine—Portland, Ore., October 1, 2019—The Indy Pass has added eight more resorts to its coalition of independent ski areas, bringing its total number…
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Steamboat Donates $500,000 to Yampa River Fund
SAM Magazine—Steamboat Springs, Colo., Sept. 20, 2019—Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation is donating $100,000 per year over the next five years to the newly…
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ISKINY/PSAA Expo 2019
The annual Ski Areas of New York (ISKINY) and Pennsylvania Ski Areas Association (PSAA) Expo, held at Hunter Mountain, N.Y., Sept. 16-18, welcomed a…
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New England Summit 2019
SAM Magazine—Newry, Maine, Sept. 19, 2019—This year’s New England Summit at Sunday River Resort introduced a revamped schedule and a new multi-session Communicators Camp…
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Jackson Hole Transitions to Wind Power
SAM Magazine—Jackson, Wyo., Sept. 18, 2019—On Sept. 17, all Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR) year-round electricity needs—lifts, facilities, and base area operations—transitioned to Lower…
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Construction Site :: September 2019
Major projects are in full swing at resorts across North America, including big lifts, snowmaking overhauls, and a base area renaissance. This story…
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Sea to Sky Gondola Haul Rope Intentionally Severed
SAM Magazine—Squamish, B.C., Aug. 16, 2019—The haul rope of the Sea to Sky Gondola in Squamish, B.C., was reportedly cut in what police are…