SAM Coverage
Resort Development
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Tamarack Plans Significant Upgrades
SAM Magazine—Donnelly, Idaho, Feb. 13, 2019—Tamarack Resort is on the verge of realizing the vision of its founders. Starting this spring, Tamarack will complete…
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Snow People – January 2019
In SAM’s monthly Snow People, we highlight recent personnel moves that have been made in the mountain resort industry. This report was written by Katie Brinton.…
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World Snow Day Message Reaches 3.5 Million People
SAM Magazine—Oberhofen, Switzerland, Jan. 21, 2019—The eighth annual World Snow Day held Jan. 20 encouraged would-be winter sports participants to try skiing and snowboarding.…
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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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Snow People – December 2018
In SAM’s monthly Snow People, we highlight recent personnel moves that have been made in the mountain resort industry. This report was written by Katie Brinton.…
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Early-Opening Areas Launch 2018-19 Ski Season
SAM Magazine—Woodbury, Conn., Oct. 31, 2018—It’s the most wonderful time of the year; Halloween decorations are about to come down and snow is in…
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Staff Changes Coming to Vail Resorts’ Northeast Properties
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Oct. 26, 2018—After closing on its recent acquisition of Triple Peaks LLC, which includes Okemo, Vt., and Mount Sunapee, N.H., Vail…
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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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14 Years Later, Antelope Butte to Reopen for Winter
SAM Magazine— Sheridan, Wyo., Oct. 18, 2018—In 2004, a family dispute forced Fun Valley Inc. to shut down the slopes at Antelope Butte ski…
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HKD Snowmakers Acquires the Controls Division of Sno.matic
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., Sept. 7, 2018—HKD Snowmakers has acquired the controls, monitoring and automation business of Sno.matic Controls and Engineering, a company that specializes…
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Alterra to Acquire Crystal Mountain Resort in Washington
SAM Magazine—Denver, Sept. 7, 2018—Less than three weeks after Vail Resorts closed on its acquisition of Stevens Pass in Washington, Alterra Mountain Company has…
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Building Ski Towns of the Future
The old condo village concept of base area development is dead. In its place? A more vibrant, varied, and locally-influenced model. Recent ski industry…
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Aspen Snowmass Launches Give A Flake
SAM Magazine—Aspen Snowmass, Colo.—Sept. 6, 2018—With its national advertising campaign—Give A Flake—Aspen Snowmass once again departs from traditional ski resort marketing. The campaign invites…
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Soldier Mountain Looking for Another New Owner
SAM Magazine—Boise, Idaho, Aug. 30, 2018—Ripe for a no-frills ski/ride/telemark/cat ski ownership opportunity? You’re in luck: Soldier Mountain, Idaho, is up for sale—again. The…
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New Exclusive Retailer for Colorado Ski and Snowboard Expo
SAM Magazine—Waltham, Mass., June 21, 2018—BEWI Productions, Inc., the organizer of the Colorado Ski and Snowboard Expo, has partnered with Sun & Ski as…
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Alterra to Acquire Solitude Mountain Resort
SAM Magazine—Denver, June 20, 2018—It didn’t take long for Alterra Mountain Company to answer Vail Resorts’ recent plans for new acquisitions. Alterra has entered…
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Eldora Gets Closer to Its Core
A new lift, new look, and new spirit build local appeal. With snowfall about 50 percent of normal this season, Eldora Mountain Resort picked…
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Diverse Quartet Earns 2018 SAMMY Leadership Awards
SAM Magazine—Woodbury, Conn., April 4, 2018—SAM Magazine is bestowing its 2018 SAMMY Leadership Awards on a remarkable quartet: Nadia Guerriero, Tish Lopez, Ryan Lavoie,…