SAM Coverage
Miscellaneous
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PSIA-AASI Release New Learn-to Videos and Manual
SAM Magazine—Lakewood, Colo., Oct. 23, 2018—Professional Ski Instructors of America and the American Association of Snowboard Instructors (PSIA-AASI) has collaborated with Halley O’Brien Productions…
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Vail Closes on Triple Peaks
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Sept. 28, 2018—Vail Resorts has finalized its purchase of Triple Peaks, LLC, after first revealing its plan to acquire the company…
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Peak Resorts to Acquire Snow Time, Inc.
SAM Magazine—Wildwood, Mo., Sept. 24, 2018—Peak Resorts has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Snow Time, Inc., which owns and operates Roundtop, Liberty,…
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Aspen Snowmass, Smuggs’ Lead SKI’s “Resorts of the Year”
SAM Magazine—Boulder, Colo., Sept. 21, 2018—SKI Magazine readers have named Aspen Snowmass, Colo., and Smugglers’ Notch, Vt., the Best in the West and East,…
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2018 ISKINY-PSAA Expo at Peek’n Peak
The combined forces of Ski Areas of New York (ISKINY) and Pennsylvania Ski Areas Association (PSAA) once again staged an informative, lively, and entertaining…
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Summer Ops Camp 2018 Recap
The theme “Summer Ops 2.0” prevailed at SAM’s ninth annual Summer Ops Camp Sept. 4-6 at Aspen Snowmass, Colo. More than 150 resort professionals…
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Northeast Winter Weather Summit Planned at Stratton
SAM Magazine—Stratton, Vt., Sept. 12, 2018—Stratton Mountain Resort and The North American Snowsports Journalists Association (NASJA) will present the 2018 Northeast Winter Weather Summit,…
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Jordan Elliott to Succeed Gifford as PNSAA President
SAM Magazine—La Conner, Wash., Aug. 13, 2018—The Pacific Northwest Ski Areas Association (PNSAA) has hired Jordan Elliott to succeed John Gifford as the association’s…
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Report: Summer Business Perseveres Despite Weather, Fires
SAM Magazine—Jeffersonville, Vt., Aug. 10, 2018—Resorts are investing bigtime in their summer operations. It seems to be paying off: Despite wildfires and wet weekends,…
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Summer Ops Camp Adds New Sessions
SAM Magazine—Woodbury, Conn., July 12, 2018—The SAM Summer Ops Camp has added several sessions that reflect the needs of summer ops 2.0, the next…
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Timberline Lodge Purchases Summit Ski Area
SAM Magazine—Government Camp, Ore., July 11, 2018—R.L.K. and Company, operator of Timberline Lodge and Ski Area, has purchased Summit Ski Area in Government Camp,…
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Government Seeking Private Operator or Investment for Marble Mountain
SAM Magazine—Steady Brook, Newfoundland, Canada, July 9, 2018—The Newfoundland and Labrador government, which owns and operates Marble Mountain Ski Resort, has issued a request…
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Registration Now Open for Summer Ops Camp at Aspen Snowmass
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., June 20, 2018—Registration is open for SAM’s ninth annual Summer Ops Camp, a series of seminars, workshops, and site visits that…
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Visits to Vermont Ski Areas Increased in 2017-18
SAM Magazine—Montpelier, Vt., June 18, 2018—The Vermont Ski Areas Association (VSAA) reported 3.97 million skier visits at its member resorts during the 2017-18 season,…
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Utah Records Strong 2017-18 Despite Lean Snowfall
SAM Magazine—Salt Lake City, Utah, June 18, 2018—Despite limited help from Mother Nature during the 2017-18 ski season, Utah ski areas posted their sixth-best…
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Snow King Plans Employee Housing, Transit Programs
SAM Magazine—Jackson, Wyo., June 18, 2018—As part of its master development plan, Snow King Mountain Resort (SKMR) intends to build an on-site facility that…
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Western Destinations Set Lodging Revenue Record; Summer Is Mixed
SAM Magazine—Denver, May 21, 2018—Western mountain destinations eked out a lodging revenue increase of 1.8 percent over last year as of April 30. The…
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NSAA Climate Challenge Enrollment Deadline Is May 18
SAM Magazine—Lakewood, Colo., May 17, 2018—Resorts interested in joining the NSAA Climate Challenge have until tomorrow, May 18, 2018, to complete the enrollment form,…