SAM Coverage
Miscellaneous
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California Lift Maintenance and Operations Education Conference 2019
By Dave Zook The California mountain resort industry gathered in Squaw Valley for the Lift Maintenance and Operations Education Conference (LMOE) for the second…
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Record High Skier Visits in Colorado
SAM Magazine—Denver, June 6, 2019—Total skier visits to the 23 member ski resorts of Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA) increased 13 percent over last…
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Quebec Ski Area Visits Hit 10-Year High
SAM Magazine—Bromont, Quebec, June 5, 2019—Preliminary results for the 2018-19 winter season show the 75 member resorts of the Quebec Ski Areas Association (ASSQ)…
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Summer Openers Plan for Snow and Sunshine
SAM Magazine—Ludlow, Vt., May 23, 2019—The summer season at winter resorts is about to begin: Memorial Day Weekend openings abound. But Mother Nature seems…
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Federal Criminal Charges Being Brought Against Stenger, Quiros, and Others
SAM Magazine—Burlington, Vt., May 22, 2019—The U.S. attorney’s office in Vermont is levying federal criminal charges against four of the people allegedly involved in…
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Peak Resorts Reports Strong 2019-20 Season Pass Sales
SAM Magazine—Wildwood, Mo., May 10, 2019—Consolidated initial sales for Peak Resorts 2019-20 season pass products increased 20.8 percent on a unit basis and 19.8…
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Nominate a Rising Star for SAM 10 Under 30
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., March 29, 2019—Is there a 20-something rising star at your ski area who is poised to make an impact and climb…
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Vista Ridge Names Wilson as General Manager
SAM Magazine— Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, March 25, 2019—Vista Ridge, an all-seasons park in Alberta, Canada, named Dan Wilson as its new general manager…
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Western Destination Lodging on Pace for Record Levels
SAM Magazine—Denver, March 19, 2019—A winter season that began on a downward trend in the wake of last year’s disappointing snow conditions is now…
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Snow, Rates Drive Bookings at Western Resorts
SAM Magazine—Winter Park, Colo., Dec. 21, 2018—A strong wave of mid-November snowfall from the Sierras to the Rockies gave winter bookings a boost at…
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Peak Resorts Closes on Acquisition of Snow Time, Inc.
SAM Magazine—Wildwood, Mo., Nov. 26, 2018—Peak Resorts has completed its $76 million acquisition of Snow Time, Inc., which includes three Pennsylvania ski areas—Liberty Mountain…
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Dustin Lyman Named Copper Mountain President and GM
SAM Magazine—Park City, Utah, Nov. 16, 2018—Former Chicago Bears tight end Dustin Lyman is now president and general manager of Powdr-owned Copper Mountain. Lyman,…
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Powderhorn Taps Schramm as New GM
SAM Magazine—Mesa County, Colo., Nov. 16, 2018—Powderhorn Mountain Resort has named Ryan Schramm as its new general manager, filling a role that has been…
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Man and Mother Nature Combine for Early Openings
SAM Magazine—Ludlow, Vt., Nov. 14, 2018—Cooling temps and pockets of fresh snow have resorts across the country opening early. Parts of the West have…
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Outside Lists “America’s 10 Most Eco-Friendly Ski Resorts”
SAM Magazine—Dover, Vt., Nov. 14, 2018—The subject of climate change is now more prevalent than ever, flooding our news feeds and airwaves daily. Rarely…
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Ikon Adds, Epic Answers
SAM Magazine—Broomfield and Denver, Colo., Nov. 15, 2018—Yesterday was a busy day in the ongoing tit for tat between Alterra Mountain Company’s Ikon Pass…
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MacPherson, Meyers Earn 2018 BEWI Award
SAM Magazine—Boston, Mass., Nov. 12, 2018—Two of New England’s top ski resort promoters, Bonnie MacPherson, Okemo, Vt., and Tom Meyers, Wachusett Mountain, Mass., shared…
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NSAA Elects New Board Members Murray and Kryger
SAM Magazine—Lakewood, Colo., Oct. 31, 2018—The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) has elected two new members to its board of directors: Wesley Kryger, president…