SAM Coverage
Author: Dave
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Colorado Resorts See Drop in Early-Season Visits
SAM Magazine—Denver, January 13, 2018 –Skier visits at the 23 member resorts of Colorado Ski Country USA were down 13 percent compared to last…
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Vail Resorts Reports Early-Season Visit Decline
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Jan. 13, 2018—Vail Resorts reported a 10.8 percent decline in visits across its major North American resorts through the early season,…
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KSL/Henry Crown Joint Venture Has a Name: Alterra Mountain Company
SAM Magazine—Denver, Jan. 11, 2018—The joint venture of affiliates of KSL Capital Partners and Henry Crown and Company that curated 12 mountain resorts across…
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Holiday Visitation Affected by Weather from Coast to Coast
SAM Magazine—Dover, Vt., Jan. 11, 2018—As usual, Mother Nature played a significant role in how successful mountain resorts were during the first major holiday…
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Industry Pros Flock to Mountain Travel Symposium
SAM Magazine—Heavenly, Calif., Jan. 3, 2018—More than 1,100 mountain travel buyers and suppliers from around the world are expected to attend this year’s Mountain…
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Snow People, January 2018
Due to the holidays, we did not compile a December “Snow People,” so here are some highlights of industry members who were on the…
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Loveland Ski Area Employee Killed While Working on Conveyor Lift
SAM Magazine—Loveland, Colo., Jan. 2, 2017—On the morning of Thursday, Dec. 28, lift maintenance employee Adam Lee was killed while doing work on a…
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SAM 2017 Terrain Park Contest Winners
SAM Magazine—Woodbury, Conn., Dec. 22, 2017—Josh Bremer’s “Junkyard Dog” feature at Whitecap Mountain, Wis., and the Scott Delforte Park Jam at Bristol Mountain,…
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Snowfall Down, Revenues Up at Western Mountain Resorts
SAM Magazine—Denver, Dec. 18, 2017—As of Oct. 31, winter season occupancy at mountain destinations in eight western states showed a slight decline year over…
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Lift Malfunction at Tussey Mountain Under Investigation (UPDATED)
SAM Magazine—Harris Township, Pa., Dec. 18, 2018—Not long after Tussey Mountain, Pa., opened for the season on the morning of Saturday, Dec. 16, its…