SAM Coverage
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Timberline Lodge First Resort to Open in North America
SAM Magazine—Timberline Lodge, Ore., Oct. 11, 2017—Since September, winter storms have been dropping a fair amount of snow on the high country out West,…
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NSAA Names Kelly Pawlak as New President
SAM Magazine—Lakewood, Colo., Oct. 9, 2017—The board of directors of the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) has named Kelly Pawlak as NSAA’s new president…
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Boyne Appoints McGregor and Kelley to Expanded Roles; Scambio to Lead Loon
SAM Magazine—Boyne Falls, Mich., Aug. 31, 2017—Boyne Resorts has appointed John McGregor, current senior vice president of mountain operations, as the new senior vice…
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Vail Resorts Names Ogilvie Urban Ski Areas Vice President
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Aug. 31, 2017—Vail Resorts has named Taylor Ogilvie as the new vice president of the company’s urban ski areas. Ogilvie was…
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Blue Pages :: November 2013
EVOLVING TERRAIN PARK MANAGEMENT… ONLINE WAIVERS GAINING LEGAL BACKING… UNITED WE SKI AND RIDE IN D.C… FOREST SERVICE CLARIFIES RESORT RULES… HAYSTACK TRANSFORMATION TAKING…
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Blue Pages :: July 2013
VAIL GOES ALL IN AT CANYONS… GOING WILD AT LAKE LOUISE… FOREST SERVICE WINDFALL IN ASPEN… SNOW SUMMIT EXPLORES POSSIBLE SALE… CANADIEN CONS… SHORTSWINGS…
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Blue Pages :: May 2013
PASS PERKS PROLIFERATE… PUTTING THE BITTER IN BITTERROOT… BOOTLEG SKI LESSONS ON THE RISE?… BURTON OPEN MOVE TO VAIL IS A HIT… POST MORTEM:…
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A New Approach to Summer
With Vail’s Epic Discovery plan on the table, the Forest Service ponders the rules for the Recreational Opportunity Enhancement Act. Summer business is booming…
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Going to the Next Level
Bring A Friend program and new partners can help boost LSSM well above last season’s 100,000. Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month (LSSM), now…
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Blue Pages :: March 2012
NSAA SUES FOREST SERVICE OVER WATER RULE… SKIING AND DRINKING IN ASPEN… WILL THE HAYSTACK CLUB COME TO PASS?… GOGGLES: THE LATEST PERSONAL VIEW…
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Change is in the Wind
The Forest Service is looking at allowing wind power on its lands. Recently, I was speaking with someone at the Forest Service about wind…
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Processes, Problems and Resolutions
Expanding on public lands takes patience and compromise…and more patience. In the annals of American ski area development, there has been no shortage of…
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Who’s in Charge?
Forest Service personnel and budgets are drying up. Is there a solution? Some milestones are worth celebrating. But for Mountain High, Calif., the arrival…
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Blue Pages :: July 2010
MOVING AND SHAKING IN THE MEDIA WORLD… PEACE THROUGH SKIING… SOLAR POWERED LIFTS… WASTING AWAY AT GREAT DIVIDE… IS SKIING SAFER THAN GARDENING?… FOREST…
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Industry Reports :: July 2010
MOUNTAIN CREEK SOLD… SECOND BEST SEASON FOR SKI AREAS… NO GO FOR CRESTED BUTTE… OBITUARY… AWARDS… PEOPLE… SUPPLIER NEWS MOUNTAIN CREEK SOLDIntrawest sold Mountain…
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Partnering with Smokey
A joint review with your Regional Forester can be a good thing-really. Good old Smokey the Bear. Wouldn’t it be great if that lovable,…
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Battling the Beetle
Resorts in the West fight to save their trees from beetle kill. Henry Hornberger, general manager of Brian Head ski area in southwestern Utah,…
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The Obama Factor
What should we expect from our new president? Here are a few likely scenarios. For some in the business of skiing, the ushering in…