SAM Coverage
Lifts
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Snowfall Boosts February Bookings
SAM Magazine–Denver, March 16, 2018–The snowfall throughout the month of February boosted lodging numbers for resorts throughout the West. However, it was not enough…
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Snow Park Technologies Founders Join POWDR
SAM Magazine—Park City, Utah, March 15, 2018—Snow Park Technologies (SPT) founders Chris and Genevieve Gunnarson are joining the leadership at POWDR—Chris as the senior…
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Epic Pass Adds Okemo, Mount Sunapee, and Crested Butte Mountain Resort
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., March 14, 2018—Vail Resorts launched sales for its 2018-19 Epic Pass products last week, but that didn’t stop it from entering…
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Boyne Resorts to Buy Seven Properties from Oz Real Estate
SAM Magazine—Boyne Falls, Mich., March 13, 2018—Boyne Resorts has entered an agreement to acquire six mountain resorts and a scenic chairlift attraction that the…
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Alterra Mountain Company Unveils $555 Million Capital Plan
SAM Magazine—Denver, Colo., March 12, 2018—Alterra Mountain Company will invest $555 million across its portfolio of 12 mountain resorts over the next five years,…
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Big Sky Resort to Install Eight-Passenger Bubble Lift
SAM Magazine—Big Sky, Mont., March 8, 2018—Big Sky Resort plans to install North America’s first eight-passenger chairlift ahead of the 2018-19 winter season. The…
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Too Much Snow Closes a Dry Slope in the United Kingdom
SAM Magazine—Gillingham, U.K., March 2, 2018—Chatham Ski and Snowboard Centre, an outdoor dry ski slope in the United Kingdom, was forced to close for…
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Mountain Collective Remains Mostly Intact, Adds Big Sky
SAM Magazine—Aspen Snowmass, Colo., March 2, 2018—The latest news in the dizzying world of season pass alliances is that the Mountain Collective—which includes a…
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Western Mountain Bookings Down, Revenues Hanging On
SAM Magazine—Denver, Feb. 16, 2018—Meager snowfall at many western ski resorts through January led to a decline in winter occupancy for the first time…
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Forest Service Seeking Feedback on Environmental Rules
SAM Magazine—Washington, D.C., Feb. 16, 2018—The U.S. Forest Service has commenced a series of “Regional Partner Roundtables” to gather feedback to improve processes related…
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NSAA Urges DOJ, Senate Guidance on ADA Lawsuit Abuse
SAM Magazine—Washington, D.C., Feb. 16, 2018—More than 60 ski areas and resort companies have now been sued for allegations over inaccessible websites for the…
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NSAA Climate Challenge Registration Opened Today
SAM Magazine—Lakewood, Colo., Jan. 31, 2018—Resorts can now enroll to participate in the 2018 NSAA Climate Challenge. The Climate Challenge is a voluntary program…
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Telluride Ski Resort Joins the Epic Pass
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Jan. 29, 2018—Vail Resorts has entered into a “long-term alliance” with Telluride Ski Resort in Colorado, adding the resort to the…
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Legendary Snowsports Filmmaker Warren Miller Dies at 93
SAM Magazine—Orcas Island, Wash., Jan. 25, 2018—The man who brought ski movies to the mainstream, Warren Miller, died Wednesday at the age of 93.…
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Lift Business Ramps Up
By almost any measure, 2017 was one of the most notable years for lift installation in the past decade. Resorts across North America installed…
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DIY Lift Inspection
Conduct your own predictive maintenance inspections that don’t cost a fortune or require an outside contractor. If this were an ideal world, every ski…
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SAM 2017 Terrain Park Contest Winners
SAM Magazine—Woodbury, Conn., Dec. 22, 2017—Josh Bremer’s “Junkyard Dog” feature at Whitecap Mountain, Wis., and the Scott Delforte Park Jam at Bristol Mountain, N.Y.,…
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Snowfall Down, Revenues Up at Western Mountain Resorts
SAM Magazine—Denver, Dec. 18, 2017—As of Oct. 31, winter season occupancy at mountain destinations in eight western states showed a slight decline year over…