SAM Coverage
Author: Dave
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Deep Snowpack in the West, Big Snow from the East to the Alps
SAM Magazine—Dover, Vt., March 13, 2017—Snow continues to be the story here in the States as well as in Europe. At the beginning of…
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Record Spending, Off-Season Growth at Colorado Mountain Resorts
SAM Magazine—Denver, March 13, 2017—Sales tax collections in Colorado’s mountain communities once again reached an all-time high in 2016, mirroring the steep climb of…
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New Season Pass Alliances, Add-Ons, and Pricing for 2017-18
SAM Magazine—Dover, Vt., March 9, 2017—Season-pass launch season has begun, and many 2017-18 products are currently available at their introductory prices. There are also…
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Lift Issues Temporarily Close Hesperus Ski Area
SAM Magazine—Durango, Colo., March 3, 2017—The Colorado Passenger Tramway Safety Board identified several deficiencies during a lift inspection at Hesperus Ski Area, including signage,…
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Teen Stranded on Lift at Sugar Mountain, Family Sues
SAM Magazine—Sugar Mountain, N.C., March 3, 2017—The family of a teenager who was stranded on a chairlift after it closed last February at Sugar…
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Mountain Travel Symposium 2017
March 25 – April 1, 2017, Banff and Lake Louise, Alberta, CanadaThe annual Mountain Travel Symposium gathers more than 1,000 mountain travel experts from…
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Presidents’ Week Visits Swing with the Weather
SAM Magazine—Dover, Vt., March 1, 2017—As usual, Mother Nature played the biggest role in how successful the Presidents’ holiday period was for ski areas…
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February 2017 Snow People
Welcome to the February edition of Snow People, our monthly roundup of happenings to prominent people in the mountain resort industry. Tracy Bartels, Keystone,…
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SAM Summer Ops Camp Heading to Killington
SAM Magazine—Killington, Vt., Feb. 23, 2017—Resort managers and operators from across North America will gather at the 2017 edition of SAM’s Summer Ops Camp,…
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Taos Ski Valley First Ski Resort to Become Certified B Corp
SAM Magazine—Taos Ski Valley, N.M., Feb. 22, 2017—Taos Ski Valley is the first ski resort in the world to become a Certified B Corporation,…