SAM Coverage
Safety
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A Sensible Collaboration
At Big Sky Resort, patrollers and instructors gain from working with each other to improve safety, skills, and culture. It is a well-worn trope…
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Equipment Checks
How to avoid staff injuries and save a bunch of money by making sure skis and boards are safe to use. Would you put your…
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Safer Slopes
Bystander intervention skills help staff speak to reckless sliders. I asked a group of staff on a recent trip to their ski area how…
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Montana’s Teton Pass Latest to Close Due to Lack of Snow
SAM Magazine—Choteau, Mont., Feb. 12, 2024—Teton Pass Ski Area is the latest in a string of resorts to pull the plug on a 2023-24…
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Registration Open for Cutter’s Camp 2024
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., Jan. 31, 2024—Registration is now open for the 20th anniversary spring session of Cutter’s Camp, May 13-17, 2024, at Timberline, Mt. Hood, Ore. The five-day program…
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A Discussion with Outgoing Gunstock GM Tom Day
SAM Magazine—Gilford, N.H., Jan. 26, 2024—Tom Day, who began his career in the ski industry as a lift attendant at New Hampshire’s Waterville Valley…
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UNSEASONABLE WEATHER DRIVES HOLIDAY BUSINESS DOWN
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., Jan. 5, 2024—Given the unseasonable weather seen across much of North America, most mountain resort operators have not been singing the…
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Cleanup is Underway at Lee Canyon
SAM Magazine—Las Vegas, Nev., Sept. 6, 2023—Cleanup is underway at Lee Canyon after Tropical Storm Hilary caused significant flooding with flows of rock and…
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PGRI Adjusts Executive Roles Amid Company Growth
SAM Magazine—Park City, Utah, Aug. 29, 2023—Pacific Group Resorts, Inc. (PGRI) is making a series of executive changes to accommodate its growth and to…
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Voting is Open for the 2023 Rise Up Challenge
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., Aug. 1, 2023—Voting is now open for the third annual Rise Up Challenge, a video contest highlighting a few skilled young…
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Crested Butte Lift Mechanics, Electricians Vote to Unionize
SAM Magazine—Crested Butte, Colo., July 5, 2023—Lift mechanics and electricians at Crested Butte Mountain Resort (CBMR) voted 7 to 3 to form the Crested…
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Jury Clears Mt. Bachelor in Wrongful Death Suit
SAM Magazine—Bend, Ore., July 26, 2022—A Deschutes County jury ruled in favor of POWDR-owned Mt. Bachelor in a $15 million wrongful death lawsuit on…
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March Snow People
In SAM’s Snow People, we highlight recent personnel moves that have been made in the mountain resort industry. From resort hires, promotions, and retirements to…
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Mountain Capital Partners Expands Into Golf
SAM Magazine—Phoenix, Ariz., March 29, 2023—Mountain Capital Partners (MCP) is taking on a new venture: golf. The winter resort operator is buying Silver Creek…
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Mont Glen Sold to Unnamed Buyer After Former Owner’s Bid Falls Through
SAM Magazine—West Bolton, Quebec, Nov. 22, 2022—Former Mont Glen owner Peter White and his company Optikinvest Inc. could not secure the financing to re-acquire…
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Ski California Debuts Updated Digital Mountain Safety Guide
SAM Magazine—Petaluma, Calif., Nov. 17 2022—Ski California debuted an updated digital version of its Mountain Safety Guide earlier this week, Nov. 15. Designed by…
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Safety First
A variety of employee-centric programs help resorts foster engagement with and commitment to safety best practices. A variety of effective and creative employee safety programs are…
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Our Responsibility Code
The revised Your Responsibility Code should serve as a reinvigoration of the industry’s safety efforts. Believe it or not, some version of the National…