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News & Views :: January 2019
Thoughts on consolidation, plus people and supplier news. More than 20 years ago, the first great round of resort consolidation swept through the…
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News & Views :: November 2018
Climate Action, Marketing BINGO, thoughts on year-round ops, and the latest supplier developments and resort personnel moves By coincidence, NSAA released its Sustainable…
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News & Views :: September 2018
Opinion and happenings from around the resort world. A LEARN-TO CONUNDRUMIs there a disconnect between top management objectives on learn-to efforts and the…
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News & Views :: July 2018
Vail acquisitions, indoor snow, supplier and staff moves and awards; NSAA’s response to “Statistical Disarray.” THOUGHTS ON CONSOLIDATION The rapid pace of ski…
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News and Views :: May 2018
PodSAM, patrol for girls, season’s pass comparison, and more. PODSAM LISTEN AND LEARN If you haven’t explored the world of podcasts, now’s the time…
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Groomer Report 2018
An inside look at the newest features and technology in groomers and the software programs that help manage them. With the transition to Tier…
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News & Views :: January 2018
Terrain park contest winners, NASTAR’s golden year, crowdfunding, etc. 2017 TERRAIN PARK CONTEST RESULTS The Scott Delforte Park Jam, Bristol Mountain, N.Y. As a…
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News & Views :: November 2017
President Pawlak, Quebec Conversions, Vail Resorts’ Insights, and more. KELLY PAWLAK TO LEAD NSAA If likeability was a quality the National Ski Areas Association…
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Mountain Technology Symposium Has Successful Launch
The inaugural Mountain Technology Symposium, held Sept. 28 – Oct. 1 at Telluride Ski and Golf Resort, Colo., drew 82 ski industry tech leaders…
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Autumn Boosts Overall Summer Occupancy in the West
SAM Magazine—Denver, Oct. 20, 2017—Overall occupancy at western mountain destinations for the six summer months, April through October, was boosted by bookings made in…
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NSAA Names Kelly Pawlak as New President
SAM Magazine—Lakewood, Colo., Oct. 9, 2017—The board of directors of the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) has named Kelly Pawlak as NSAA’s new president…
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Mountain High Purchased by MHR Investor Group
SAM Magazine—Wrightwood, Calif., Oct. 6, 2017— Ski Resort Holdings LLC, an affiliate of Oz Real Estate, has sold Mountain High Resort to Mountain High…
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Sugarbush Incentivizes Landlords to Provide Affordable Housing
SAM Magazine—Warren, Vt., Sept. 11, 2017—Sugarbush Resort has adopted Tenants for Turns, a program originally developed and implemented by resorts out west—including Jackson Hole,…
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Boyne Appoints McGregor and Kelley to Expanded Roles; Scambio to Lead Loon
SAM Magazine—Boyne Falls, Mich., Aug. 31, 2017—Boyne Resorts has appointed John McGregor, current senior vice president of mountain operations, as the new senior vice…
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New & Views :: September 2017
Season’s pass developments, NSAA priorities, supplier news, and more. HARD TO PASS UP We’ve had a short breather since the last round of ski…
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KSL/SkiCo Joint Venture to Acquire Deer Valley
SAM Magazine—Denver, Colo., and Park City, Utah, Aug. 21, 2017—After a short breather from ski resort ownership consolidation, the newly formed entity of KSL…
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Industry Reports :: November 2012
SOLDIER MOUNTAIN GIVEN AWAY…BIG TUPPER ON ICE FOR NOW…OBITUARY…PEOPLE…SUPPLIER NEWS … SOLDIER MOUNTAIN GIVEN AWAY Actor Bruce Willis has handed over the keys of his…
