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Nick Herrin to Lead New Snowsports Division at Boyne Resorts
SAM Magazine—Boyne Falls, Mich., Aug. 3, 2022—Boyne Resorts has tapped Nick Herrin to lead its new snowsports division. Herrin joined the company in the…
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Motion Filed to Sell Jay Peak, PGRI Begins Bid Process
SAM Magazine—Jay, Vt., Aug. 1, 2022—A motion for approval has been filed for Pacific Group Resorts, Inc. (PGRI) to enter into a $58 million…
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Indy Adds Allied Resorts Tier
SAM Magazine—Portland, Ore., May 10, 2022—The Indy Pass has introduced a new category of resort partners: Allied Resorts. Allied resorts will offer discounted lift…
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Vail Resorts to Acquire Majority Stake in Andermatt-Sedrun
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., March 28, 2022—Vail Resorts (VR) has entered into an agreement to purchase a majority stake in Andermatt-Sedrun Sport AG from Andermatt…
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Snowbird to Get New Trams, First in the United States with Rooftop Balcony
SAM Magazine—Snowbird, Utah, March 1, 2022—Snowbird will upgrade its Aerial Tram with new Doppelmayr cabins this spring. The cabins, which will feature a summer…
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Shuttered Toggenburg Up For Sale
SAM Magazine—Fabius, N.Y., Feb. 24, 2022—Intermountain Management president Peter Harris acquired Toggenburg Mountain in August 2021 for $750,000, and immediately shuttered the ski area…
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SAM Gives Back
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., Feb. 10, 2022— SAM Magazine has raised over $2,500 for non-profit causes since November 2021. Those proceeds, a percentage of SAM Magazine subscriptions and Summit…
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SAM Terrain Park Contest Winners
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., Feb. 4, 2022—Nearly 2,500 votes were cast in the 15th annual SAM Terrain Park Contest, in which a total of 40 entries from ski…
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Schooled
Did snowsports schools find better ways to operate? Lessons from the pandemic suggest the answer is a resounding yes. Change—it’s the only constant in…
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Snowcats Save Christmas at Kimberley
SAM Magazine—Kimberley, B.C., Jan. 4, 2022—After a suspicious Dec. 18 fire destroyed the control system for the main chairlift at Kimberley Alpine Resort, the…
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NSAA Cancels Winter Shows
SAM Magazine—Lakewood, Colo., Jan. 3, 2022—The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) has cancelled its in-person Western and Eastern Winter Conferences and Tradeshows, scheduled for…
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Ski Areas Respond Mid-Holiday as Covid Surges
SAM Magazine—Ludlow, Vt., Dec. 29, 2021— In the middle of a busy holiday period, ski area operators in some pockets of the country are…
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Schweitzer Opens New Employee Housing
SAM Magazine—Sandpoint, Idaho, Dec. 14, 2021—Schweitzer has converted a former assisted living facility in nearby Sandpoint into employee housing for winter and summer seasonal…
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Boyne Resorts Buys Shawnee Peak
SAM Magazine—Bridgton, Maine, Oct. 22, 2021—Boyne Resorts has acquired Shawnee Peak, Maine. Transition of the resort’s ownership has begun immediately, with all Shawnee Peak…
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Crichton, Donnelly, Giorgio, and Harris Promoted by Vail Resorts
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Oct. 20, 2021—Three Vail Resorts (VR) properties have new general managers, and the company’s Midwest region has a new vice president.Donnelly…
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New School
Covid-19 taught many new lessons about running school group programs. After-school ski programs have been bedrock drivers of attendance at ski areas for…
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2021-22 Indy Pass Now on Sale, Adds Three Resorts
SAM Magazine—Portland, Ore., April 27, 2021—The 2021-22 Indy Pass goes on sale today, and has also added three more partner resorts to its roster:…
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Freedom Pass Adds Four Resorts
SAM Magazine—Glenwood Springs, Colo., April 26, 2021—Four new ski areas have signed on to the Freedom Pass for 2021: Cherry Peak and Eagle Point,…