SAM Coverage
Author: Dave
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SAM Summer Ops Camp 2016
More than 160 summer operations managers, vendors, and schemers gathered at the Canyons Grand Summit in Park City, Utah, to explore the state of…
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Joint Venture to Acquire, Complete Snowmass Base Village
SAM Magazine—Snowmass, Colo., Sept. 21, 2016—After several years of uncertainty, the dormant Base Village project at Snowmass is being acquired from Related Companies by…
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Snow People – September 2016
Welcome to the September edition of Snow People, where we highlight happenings to prominent ski industry and supplier personnel. Ryan Locher, Bryce Mountain, Virginia…
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West Sees Record Summer Mountain Lodging
SAM Magazine—Denver, Sept. 19, 2016—Summer business continues its record pace at several western destination mountain lodging properties, according to a recent DestiMetrics report. As…
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Windham Mountain CEO Randy MacDonald, Dead at 67
Randy MacDonald, managing partner at Windham Mountain Resort, N.Y., died last Friday after a long battle with cancer. Mentor, visionary, leader, loving husband, devoted…
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McCoy Named Head of Pico Mountain
SAM Magazine—Killington, Vt., Sept. 13, 2016—Rich McCoy has been promoted to director of operations at Pico Mountain, Vt., which is owned and operated under…
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Lewis Named GM at Shawnee Peak
SAM Magazine—Bridgton, Maine, Sept. 2, 2016—Ralph Lewis has been named general manager of Shawnee Peak Ski Area. Lewis succeeds long-time GM Edward Rock, who…
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Vail Resorts Adds European Resorts to Epic Pass
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Sept. 1, 2016—Vail Resorts’ Epic Pass now includes a few days of skiing at several resorts in Europe. To varying levels…
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Waterville Valley Begins Terrain Expansion
SAM Magazine—Waterville Valley, N.H., Aug. 30, 2016—The Green Peak expansion project, which gained permits in 2013, is finally underway at Waterville Valley in New…
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Summer Ops Camp Registration Closes in a Week
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., Aug. 29, 2016—Registration for SAM’s seventh annual Summer Ops Camp—a series of seminars, workshops, and site visits that explore the state…