SAM Coverage
Miscellaneous
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Snowbound Aims to Make Big Splash This Fall
Special report by Katie Brinton. SAM Magazine—Park City, Utah, April 20, 2021—SIA’s Snowbound Festival, a reimagined version of the former BEWI Expos, is set…
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Ban Expires on J-1 and H2-B Visas
SAM Magazine—Ludlow, Vt., April 9, 2021—The Trump administration ban on J-1 and H2-B visas has officially expired, opening up the possibility once again for…
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Covid Causes More Closures in B.C.
SAM Magazine—Kelowna, B.C., April 1, 2021—Canadian resorts Revelstoke and Big White are both closing ahead of schedule, just as British Columbia enters a three-week…
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British Columbia Shutters Whistler Blackcomb to Halt Covid Surge
SAM Magazine—Whistler, B.C., March 29, 2021—British Columbia is implementing a three-week “circuit breaker”-style lockdown, imposing widespread restrictions on indoor dining in restaurants, group fitness,…
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Snow People—March 2021
Resorts Maggie Murray and Jesse True, Arapahoe Basin, Colo. Arapahoe Basin welcomed Maggie Murray as its new finance director and Jesse True as its new…
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Vail Resorts Drops Prices for 2021-22 Epic Pass
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., March 24, 2021—Vail Resorts (VR) officially unveiled its 2021-22 Epic Pass lineup today, dropping pass prices 20 percent “across the board,”…
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Claims of Racism at Whitefish Resort Lead to Changes
SAM Magazine—Whitefish, Mont., March 22, 2021—A group of 20 to 30 protesters gathered on and around the Whitefish Mountain Ski Resort Sunday morning to…
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Loaded Chair Falls from Lift at Camelback
SAM Magazine—Tannersville, Pa., March 22, 2021—A chair carrying three passengers detached from the haul rope and fell to the ground Sunday afternoon at Camelback…
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More Snow, Less Covid-19 Deliver Uptick to Western Destinations
SAM Magazine—Winter Park, Colo., Feb. 18, 2021—January snow and a drop in both Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations combined to give a boost, albeit small,…
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Showdown Montana Gets Next-Gen Owner
SAM Magazine—Neihart, Mont., Feb. 10, 2021—George Willett has sold Showdown Montana to his daughter, Katie Boedecker, after nearly 48 years of running the resort.Katie…
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I Am a Snowmaker 2021: And the Winner Is…
SAM Magazine—Boischatel, Quebec, Jan. 25, 2021—More than 4,000 total votes were cast during the seven-day voting period in the 2021 HKD I AM a…
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Vail Resorts Visits Declined 16.6 Percent Through the Holidays
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Jan. 18, 2021—Vail Resorts (VR) reported that season-to-date visits at its North American resorts are down 16.6 percent for the season…
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Covid Insights: Just When You Thought We’d Turned a Corner …
Despite the growing availability of vaccines, the pandemic continues to demand attention. A new strain is putting more people, including kids, at risk of…
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Complicated Situation in Europe Continues
SAM Magazine—Paris, France, Dec. 2, 2020—The debate about restrictions on opening ski resorts, especially for the holidays, in European nations is evolving as government…
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Holiday Openings Shift Under New COVID Measures
SAM Magazine—Ludlow, Vt., Dec. 2, 2020—While holiday openings were still plentiful this Thanksgiving, the model for opening seems to have shifted in parts of…
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Snow People – December 2020
RESORTS Sarah Sherman, Snowbird Sarah Sherman has been appointed communications manager at Snowbird, working within the marketing team to oversee the resort’s public and…
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To Open Resorts, or Not: Europe in Turmoil
SAM Magazine—Paris, France, Nov. 30, 2020—With the pandemic spiking across many regions in the European Union, France has declared that ski lifts won’t run…
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Resilient Leadership Course Opens Again
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., Nov. 2, 2020—Last month, 180 current and up-and-coming ski area leaders participated in the Summit Series Bootcamp: Resilient Leadership Training. Due…