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Meet the 2022-23 Summit Series Mentees
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., Nov. 3, 2022—Out of a strong field of 100 nominations, 10 talented mountain resort industry up-and-comers have been selected to participate…
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Palisades Tahoe Base to Base Gondola Nears Opening
SAM Magazine—Olympic Valley, Calif., Oct. 28, 2022—The Base to Base Gondola at Palisades Tahoe, connecting the Village at Palisades Tahoe to the Alpine Lodge…
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Blast Off: RACS Testing
A look at new data designed to help avalanche control practitioners evaluate the respective operational advantages and challenges of different remote avalanche control systems.…
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It’s in the Book
Considerations for your resort’s emergency operations plans, who should be trained to execute them, and why they should not be collecting dust on the…
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Vail Resorts Finishes Season Up Year-Over-Year “As Expected”
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., April 28—Vail Resorts (VR) was up 19.4 percent in lift ticket revenue and 12.5 percent in skier visits through mid-April compared…
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USFS Designates E-Bikes “Motorized Vehicles”
SAM Magazine—Washington, D.C., April 21, 2022—The U.S. Forest Service issued final directives clarifying e-bike definitions and use management on National Forest System lands. Per…
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HTI Acquires Ropeway Company Bartholet
SAM Magazine—Vipiteno, Italy, March 17, 2022—The High Technology Industries Group (HTI) acquired a majority stake in Swiss ropeway company Bartholet Maschinenbau AG. Bartholet joins…
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Vail to Invest $175 Million in Pay Increases, Housing, HR
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., March 14, 2022—Ahead of its second-quarter earnings call, Vail Resorts rolled out a new incremental annual $175 million investment in its…
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Sommets Co-Founder Louis Dufour Dies
SAM Magazine—Terrebonne, Quebec, Feb. 21, 2022—Quebec ski industry pioneer and Les Sommets co-founder Louis Dufour died Feb. 19, 2022. Dufour led Les Sommets, the…
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Big Plans for Big Sky, New Tram and Two-Stage Gondola in Works
SAM Magazine—Big Sky, Mont., Feb. 15, 2022—Boyne Resorts is looking to transform access to Big Sky’s Lone Peak with a new base-to-summit lift network…
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French Ski Areas Must Require Masks, No Vax Mandate (Yet)
SAM Magazine—Porte-de-Savoie, France, Nov. 22, 2021—The French government issued a new national protocol requiring masks in lifts lines and on chairlifts at the country’s…
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Justin Sibley Named CEO of POWDR
SAM Magazine—Park City, Utah, Nov. 17, 2021—Powdr co-president and CFO Justin Sibley has been named chief executive officer of the company. He steps into…
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Aspen Skiing Company to Require Staff Vaccinations
SAM Magazine—Aspen, Colo., Sept. 15, 2021—Aspen Skiing Company (SkiCo) will require all active employees to be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 by Nov. 15. The…
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Caldor Fire Update, Aug. 31
SAM Magazine—South Lake Tahoe, Calif., Aug. 31, 2021—The Caldor Fire continues its push east and northeast, with Heavenly Ski Resort and Kirkwood Ski Resort…
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Caldor Fire Blazes into Sierra-at-Tahoe
SAM Magazine—Twin Bridges, Calif., Aug. 30, 2021—The two-week-old Caldor Fire spread rapidly over the weekend, advancing northeast toward the Lake Tahoe Basin. USFS webcam image…
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SAM Summit Series Opens, Nominate a Mentee
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., August 10, 2021—SAM has launched its fourth annual Summit Series for leadership development and is calling for mentee nominations. Throughout the…
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Wildfires Close Baldy Mountain Resort, CHS Snowmakers Shares Fire Pre Plan
SAM Magazine—Oliver, B.C., August 5, 2021—An above average fire season continues to ravage parts of North America, in some cases causing significant disruptions at…
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Sugarbush Raises Minimum Wage to $15
SAM Magazine—Warren, Vt., August 5, 2021—Sugarbush Resort raised its minimum wage to $15 per hour for all non-tipped positions. To maintain the pay differential,…