SAM Coverage
Lifts
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Vail Resorts Resets the Pricing Model
by Evan Reece With a bold announcement last week, Vail gifted the ski industry an opportunity to broadly correct lift ticket pricing problems that…
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Epic and Ikon Unveil 2019-20 Pricing, New Products and Benefits
SAM Magazine—Denver, March 5, 2019—Alterra Mountain Company’s Ikon Pass and Vail Resorts’ Epic Pass are both offering new products, payment plans, and benefits for…
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Big Plans and a New Pass at Mt. Rose
SAM Magazine—Reno, Nev., Feb. 19, 2019—Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe earned USFS approval for a 112-acre terrain expansion into the Atoma area of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National…
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Arapahoe Basin To End Pass Partnership with Vail Resorts
SAM Magazine—Keystone, Colo., Feb. 18, 2019—Arapahoe Basin has decided it will not renew its pass partnership with Vail Resorts for the 2019-20 season, citing…
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Save the Date: Summer Ops Camp 2019 Heads to Gatlinburg
SAM Magazine—Gatlinburg, Tenn., Feb. 15, 2019—The 10th annual SAM Summer Ops Camp is headed to Gatlinburg, Tenn., Sept. 3-5, 2019. Gatlinburg is a major summer destination…
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ACCT Conference and Expo 2019
SAM Magazine—Denver, Feb. 13, 2019—Continued growth in the number of businesses getting into the aerial adventure industry was on full display at the 2019…
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Tamarack Plans Significant Upgrades
SAM Magazine—Donnelly, Idaho, Feb. 13, 2019—Tamarack Resort is on the verge of realizing the vision of its founders. Starting this spring, Tamarack will complete…
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Sun Valley and Snowbasin to Join Epic Pass
SAM Magazine—Sun Valley, Idaho, Feb. 6, 2019—It’s only the beginning of February and the season pass wars for 2019-20 have already begun. Sun Valley,…
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Lindsey Vonn Retires from Racing
SAM Magazine—Park City, Utah, Feb. 1, 2019—The most successful female ski racer in the world, Lindsey Vonn has decided to retire after what will…
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NSAA Joins Outdoor Trade Associations in Climate Partnership
SAM Magazine—Denver, Jan. 30, 2019—The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA), Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), and Snowsports Industries America (SIA) have formed the Outdoor Business…
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Peter ‘Mongo’ Schory Receives NSAA Industry Impact Award
SAM Magazine—Lakewood, Colo., Jan. 25, 2019—The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) presented the Ski Industry Impact Award to Peter “Mongo” Schory during the Western…
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Mount Sunapee Wins HKD I AM a Snowmaker Contest
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., Jan. 17, 2019—The 2018-19 HKD I AM a Snowmaker contest, showcasing six snowmaking teams from resorts across North America, concluded on…
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Vail Resorts Reports Visit Rise, Forecast Cut
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Jan. 14, 2019‚—Vail Resorts, Inc. (VR), said visits through the holiday period, Jan. 6, were up nearly 17 percent compared to…
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A Big Year for Lifts
Humongous installations, the first eight-pack bubble, and four new direct-drive lifts highliht an active construction season. Lift construction boomed in 2018 as American and…
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Terrain Park Contest Voting Ends Dec. 6
SAM Magazine—Woodbury, Conn., Nov. 30, 2018—Voting closes for the 14thannual SAMTerrain Park Contest on Dec. 6, 2018, which means time is short for participating resorts…
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Snowvember Jump-Starts the Season
SAM Magazine—Ludlow, Vt., Nov. 30, 2018, —November 2018, or Snowvember as many are calling it, has been one for the books. Consistent snowfall and…
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Resort News From Across the Pond
SAM Magazine—Ludlow, Vt., Nov. 30, 2018—While November brought early openings and record snow coverage to large parts of North America, it also ushered in…
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Patti Duncan Named Snowshoe President and COO
SAM Magazine—Denver, Colo., Nov. 28, 2018—Patti Duncan has been promoted to lead Snowshoe Mountain, W.Va., as its new president and chief operating officer, effective…