SAM Coverage
Author: Dave
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U.S. Skier Visits Up in 2016-17
SAM Magazine—Lakewood, Colo., May 10, 2017—U.S. ski areas tallied an estimated 54.7 million skier and snowboarder visits during the 2016-17 season, up 3.7 percent…
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Berkshire East, Taos, and Squaw/Alpine Win Golden Eagle Awards
SAM Magazine—Scottsdale, Ariz., May 9, 2017—Berkshire East, Mass., Taos Ski Valley, N.M., and Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, Calif., won the 2017 Golden Eagle Awards…
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Big Snow, Longer Season from East to West
SAM Magazine—Dover, Vt., April 28, 2017—Across much of the country, the grass is growing, flowers are blooming, and spring sports are in full swing.…
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SANY to Host Lift Training and Maintenance Program
SAM Magazine—Jamesville, N.Y., April 28, 2017—The Ski Areas of New York Lift Training and Maintenance Program is being offered this summer at several locations…
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Snow People – April 2017
Welcome to the April edition of Snow People, where we highlight happenings to prominent ski industry and supplier personnel. Josh Nelson, PistenBullyPistenBully New England…
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40th Annual LMS Draws Record Attendance
Celebrating its 40th year of educating ski area personnel, the Lift Maintenance Seminar (LMS) welcomed the biggest crowd in its history at this year’s…
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Occupancy Flat, Revenues Rise at Western Mountain Resorts
SAM Magazine—Denver, April 24, 2017—The 2016-17 season started slowly for Western destinations, strengthened mid-season, and then lost momentum in the final weeks, according to…
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Aspen SkiCo and KSL Capital Partners to Acquire Mammoth Resorts
SAM Magazine—Aspen and Denver, Colo., April 12, 2017—Resort ownership consolidation was already moving at an unprecedented clip, and it just keeps speeding up. The…
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OZRE, EPR, and CNL Complete $830 Million Resort and Attractions Sale
SAM Magazine—Kansas City, Mo., April 6, 2017—Och-Ziff Real Estate, EPR Properties, and CNL have completed the sale of CNL’s ski area and attractions portfolios.…
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Kässbohrer ATV to Move Regional Headquarters to Lost Valley, Maine
SAM Magazine—Auburn, Maine, March 30, 2017—Kässbohrer ATV, Inc., the North American Division of German parent company Kässbohrer AG and distributor of PistenBully snow grooming…