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Vail Town Council Blocks Permits for Vail Resorts Employee Housing Project
SAM Magazine—Vail, Colo., Aug. 5, 2022—The Vail town council approved an emergency ordinance this week that suspended all permits for any activity on Vail…
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U.S. Ski Areas Report Record Visitation
SAM Magazine—Lakewood, Colo., May 13, 2022—U.S. ski areas saw a record 61 million skier visits for the 2021-22 season, an increase of 3.5 percent…
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Mt. Hood Skibowl Suspends Mountain Biking After Lost Lawsuit
SAM Magazine—Government Camp, Ore., May 10, 2022—Mt. Hood Skibowl has suspended its summer bike operations after losing a lawsuit from a man who said…
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Winter Park Proposed Master Plan Calls for Gondola to Connect Town and Resort
SAM Magazine—Winter Park, Colo., April 29, 2022—A proposed 10-to-15-year master development plan for Winter Park Resort, Colo., includes a series of gondolas spanning nearly…
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Nominate a Rising Star for the 2022 “10 Under 30”
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., April 27, 2022—The nomination period is now open for SAM’s annual “10 Under 30.” Members of the mountain resort industry are…
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KSL Resorts to Manage Blue Mountain (Pa.)
SAM Magazine—Palmerton, Pa., May 12, 2021—KSL Resorts, an affiliate of KSL Capital Partners, will manage Blue Mountain Resort in Pennsylvania. KSL Resorts quietly began…
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Cooper to Succeed McCarthy as White Pass GM
SAM Magazine—White Pass, Wash., May 6, 2021— Kevin McCarthy is stepping down as White Pass GM on July 1 after 36 years at the…
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Tamarack Unveils Free Year-Round Pass for K-12 Students
SAM Magazine—Donnelly, Idaho, March 3, 2021—Tamarack Resort has unveiled a new community-focused lift pass to reward local students for their commitment to school and to…
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POM Acquires Outside, Creates Multi-Media Empire
SAM Magazine—Boulder, Colorado, Feb. 23, 2021—Pocket Outdoor Media (POM), which has been accumulating active lifestyle content and services, significantly expanded its reach by acquiring…
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Cal Conniff, former NSAA Head, Dies
SAM Magazine—Kennebunk, Maine, Jan. 11, 2021—Cal Conniff, president/executive director of the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) from 1973 to 1990 and a 1990 U.S.…
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Special Report: Cross-Country Skiing is Booming
by Roger Lohr The Cross Country Ski Areas Association (CCSAA) has been conducting online sessions with members since last spring, focused on sharing information…
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Ontario Puts Ski Season on Hold
SAM Magazine—Collingwood, Ont., Dec. 23, 2020—The province of Ontario has imposed a 28-day shutdown of much of the province beginning Dec. 26 to curtail…
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European Ski Industry Struggles with Covid
SAM Magazine—United Kingdom, Dec. 18, 2020—Here we present a roundup of ski industry news from across the pond, based on Patrick Thorne’s “Snow Hunter’s…
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Indy Pass Adds Snow Ridge and Antelope Butte
SAM Magazine—Portland, Ore., Nov. 17, 2020—The Indy Pass now includes access to Snow Ridge Ski Resort in upstate New York and Antelope Butte in…
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Varied Conditions and Operating Plans as More Resorts Open
SAM Magazine—Ludlow, Vt., Nov. 12, 2020—The 2020-21 ski season has begun, with more resorts confirming opening dates even as COVID-19 cases surge across the…
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Alterra Suspends Pay for Some, Postpones Capital Projects
SAM is providing frequent updates, guidance, and ways to connect about the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Update page for more resources and special…
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Aspen Skiing Co. Moving Forward with Major Capital Projects
SAM is providing frequent updates, guidance, and ways to connect about the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Update page for more resources and special…
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Report: Colorado Has a New Ski Area. Or Does It?
by Tom Winter What has been billed as “Colorado’s first new ski area in nearly 20 years” looks suspiciously like a backcountry ski guide…