SAM Coverage
Lifts
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Vail Resorts Visits, Revenue Up Season-to-Date
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Jan. 19, 2023—Vail Resorts experienced gains in visits and ticket revenue and is up substantially in ancillary revenue year-over-year across its…
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December Lodging Results Strong at Western Destinations
SAM Magazine—Winter Park, Colo., Jan. 18, 2023—An impressive booking pace during December—more than double the pace of the year prior—significantly boosted December and January…
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Dave Belin Joins SNOW Partners as CFO
SAM Magazine—Montville, N.J., Jan. 16, 2023—SNOW Partners has appointed Dave Belin as its new chief financial officer for all its related businesses, effective Jan.…
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Industry Luminary Chris Diamond Dies at 76
SAM Magazine—Steamboat Springs, Colo., Jan. 13, 2023—Chris Diamond, former Steamboat Ski Resort president and author of seminal industry text Ski Inc., died Jan. 12, 2023, from pancreatic…
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Quebec Ski Areas Report Strong 2021-22
SAM Magazine—Terrebonne, Quebec, Jan. 12, 2023—Quebec ski areas welcomed 6.3 million skier visits in 2021-22, the second highest total in the last 10 seasons…
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Sugarloaf Receives Approvals for West Mountain Expansion
SAM Magazine—Carrabassett Valley, Maine, Jan. 12, 2023—Sugarloaf received key approvals from the United States Army Corps of Engineers and the Maine Department of Environmental…
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Lift Construction Survey 2022: In High Demand
The 2022 Lift Construction Survey illustrates what was one crazy summer for lift manufacturers, which installed a whopping 59 aerial lifts in North America—from…
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SAM Reveals the 2022 Terrain Park Contest Winners
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., Jan. 6, 2023—Nearly 1,800 votes were cast in the 16th annual SAM Terrain Park Contest, in which a total of 60…
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B77 Update :: January 2023
A review of the most impactful changes to the passenger ropeway standard. This story is from the SAM print archive Subscribers can read…
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Snow People—December 2022
In SAM’s Snow People, we highlight recent personnel moves that have been made in the mountain resort industry. From resort hires, promotions, and retirements…
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Good Start for Midwest and Western Ski Areas, Slow Start in the East
So far, the early 2022-23 ski season is a tale of inches and feet: Feet of snow and earlier than planned openings in the…
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Indy Pass Adds Four Northeastern Nordic and Alpine Resorts
SAM Magazine—Portland, Ore., Nov. 29, 2022—The Indy Pass has added four Northeastern Alpine and Nordic ski areas to its 2022-23 lineup, making for 21…
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Massive Crowd Flocks to Killington Cup
SAM Magazine—Killington, Vt., Nov. 28, 2022—An estimated 37,000 spectators descended on Killington Resort this weekend for the sixth annual Killington Cup, a women’s Audi…
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2022 Snowbound Expo Exceeds Expectations
SAM Magazine—Boston, Mass, Nov. 23, 2022—After a two-year Covid delay, the Snowbound Expo debuted in Boston this past weekend, Nov. 18-21, drawing 20,000 skiers…
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Ski California Debuts Updated Digital Mountain Safety Guide
SAM Magazine—Petaluma, Calif., Nov. 17 2022—Ski California debuted an updated digital version of its Mountain Safety Guide earlier this week, Nov. 15. Designed by…
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Andrew Gast Hired as Mt. Ashland General Manager
SAM Magazine—Ashland, Ore., Nov. 16, 2022—Andrew Gast will join Mt. Ashland, Ore., as the nonprofit ski area’s new general manager beginning Dec. 21. Gast…
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Indy Expands Colorado Foothold with Echo Mountain, Granby Ranch
SAM Magazine—Portland, Ore., Nov. 15, 2022—The Indy Pass has added Colorado resorts Echo Mountain and Granby Ranch to its roster for the 2022-23 season.…
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Construction Site :: November 2022
Details of some of the major overhauls, terrain expansions, new lifts, and employee housing projects underway at resorts across North America. This story…