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Trail Maintenance
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New Ownership For Teton Pass Ski Resort
SAM Magazine—Choteau, Mont., September 17, 2019—Former Teton Pass Ski Resort general manager Charles Hlavac has purchased the resort from Nick Wood for $375,000 after…
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SAM Summer Ops Camp 2019: Business Laid Bare
The essentials for summer business success showed clear and strong as moonshine during SAM‘s Summer Ops Camp in Gatlinburg, Tenn., Sept. 3-5. From marketing…
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Timberline Four Seasons Resort Up for Sale
SAM Magazine—Davis, W.Va., July 24, 2019 —Timberline Four Seasons Resort is initiating the sale process for substantially all of the resort’s assets. Timberline commenced…
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Taos Followed Proper Procedures Before Inbounds Avalanche, USFS Says
SAM Magazine—Santa Fe, N.M., July 18, 2019—A U.S. Forest Service (USFS) review concluded that Taos Ski Valley, N.M., followed proper safety procedures in the…
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July 4th Holiday: Hot Business and Weather
SAM Magazine—Dover, Vt., July 10, 2019—After many regions of ski country experienced wet—and even snowy—weather through much of the spring, a hot summer Fourth…
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Greg Pack Named Mt. Hood Meadows GM
SAM Magazine—Mt. Hood, Ore., July 3, 2019—Industry veteran Greg Pack is the new general manager of Mt. Hood Meadows. Pack brings more than 20…
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California Lift Maintenance and Operations Education Conference 2019
By Dave Zook The California mountain resort industry gathered in Squaw Valley for the Lift Maintenance and Operations Education Conference (LMOE) for the second…
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Sun Peaks, SilverStar Launch Reciprocal Ticket Program
SAM Magazine—Sun Peaks, B.C., June 5, 2019— Sun Peaks Resort and SilverStar Mountain Resort have partnered in a season passholder reciprocal program that benefits…
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Indy Pass Targets Independent Areas, Casual Skiers
SAM Magazine—Portland, Ore., March 8, 2019—A planned season pass product called the Indy Pass is partnering with a growing roster of small-to-medium sized independent…
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The Angles and Potential Behind Vail’s Epic for Everyone Pivot
Am I safe to call this a pivot? I think so.
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Vail Resorts to Acquire Falls Creek and Hotham Ski Resorts in Australia
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Feb. 25, 2019—Vail Resorts (VR) has entered into an agreement to acquire Falls Creek and Hotham ski resorts in Australia from…
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Snow People—February 2019
In SAM’s monthly Snow People, we highlight recent personnel moves that have been made in the mountain resort industry. MICHAEL VAN EYCK, The Fairbank GroupMichael…
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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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Jay Peak Officially on the Market
SAM Magazine—Jay Peak, Vt., Jan. 17, 2019—The court-appointed receiver who’s been overseeing Jay Peak since the resort was seized by the SEC nearly three…
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Killington and Sunday River Opening Friday, First in the East
SAM Magazine—Killington, Vt., and Newry, Maine, Oct. 18, 2018—Killington Resort in Vermont and Sunday River in Maine will be the first mountain resorts in…
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SAM Launches Year Two of Summit Series, Nominate a Mentee
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., Oct. 16, 2018—SAM has launched an open call for nominations to become a mentee for the second year of its successful…
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Deer Valley’s Wheaton Moving On to Alterra, Shallan Taking Over
SAM Magazine—Park City, Utah, Aug. 17, 2018—Deer Valley’s longtime leader and current president and chief operating officer Bob Wheaton will be transitioning into a…
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New Owners Making Improvements to Pine Mountain, Mich.
SAM Magazine—Iron Mountain, Mich., Aug. 15, 2018—An anonymous buyer recently purchased Pine Mountain Ski & Golf Resort in Iron Mountain, Mich., and has already…