SAM Coverage
Author: Jordyn Bremmer
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Telluride Partially Reopens as Patrol Strike Continues
SAM Magazine—Telluride, Colo., Jan. 5, 2026—After nine days of the resort being closed entirely during a strike by its unionized ski patrollers, Telluride opened…
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Le Massif Shuttered with Workers’ Strike, Partial Reopening Planned
SAM Magazine—Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Quebec, Jan. 5, 2026—Following the expiration of their collective agreement, roughly 300 union-represented employees at Le Massif de Charlevoix went on strike,…
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What’s New in Rental Gear for 2026-27
Suppliers balance innovation and consistency in the latest rental gear as rentals claim a bigger share of the market. The rental market for alpine…
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Back Down to Earth
Tariffs and inflation were among the primary causes for a dip in North American lift installations. Lift construction returned to pre-Covid levels in 2025…
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Wild Weather Tees Up Tumultuous Start to Holiday Ski Season
SAM Magazine—Happy Valley, Ore., Dec. 30, 2025—Jay PeakExtreme and erratic weather defined the first week of the 2025 Christmas-to-New Year period across much of…
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Mountain Spy :: January 2026
The Spy reopens the case files to celebrate 20 years of undercover calls. This year is the 20th anniversary of Mountain Spy, and to…
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Winter Widows: A Survival Guide
A look at the realities and joys of loving someone married to the mountain. I met my husband in the White Mountains of New Hampshire…
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Where Climate Meets Community
Mountain communities are facing climate impacts on multiple fronts, and ski areas are responding with climate strategies that scale outward. The Great Salt Lake…
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Keeping Track in Rental
Rental departments generate a lot of data. Here’s how three ski areas stay on top of it all. Rental shops process a lot of…
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Avalanche Kills Mammoth Mountain Ski Patroller
SAM Magazine—Mono County, Calif., Dec. 29, 2025—A 30-year-old Mammoth Mountain ski patroller died Sunday from injuries sustained in an avalanche on Friday. One other…