SAM Coverage
Author: Jordyn Bremmer
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Ski Season’s Slow Start Continues
SAM Magazine—Wardsboro, Vt., Nov. 22, 2023—Inconsistency has been the theme so far in this young winter season across North America. Stratton Mountain Opening DayThere’s…
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Alterra Appoints Perlman, Cohen to New EVP Roles; Seeks Presidents for Steamboat and Mammoth
SAM Magazine—Denver, Nov. 16, 2023—Alterra Mountain Company has appointed Ron Cohen, president and COO of Mammoth Mountain, Calif., and Rob Perlman, president and COO…
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Lodging Rates and Bookings Plateau at Western Destinations
SAM Magazine—Winter Park, Colo., Nov. 15, 2023—The boom in summer lodging business at Western mountain destinations cooled this past summer, with revenues flat compared…
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A Chat with New Hampshire’s Black Mountain Crew, Including New GM Gareth Slattery
SAM Magazine— Jackson, N.H., Nov. 15, 2023—Amidst a variety of news coming out of the ski area recently, ski industry veteran Gareth Slattery has…
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Mountain Collective Gathers in NYC; Reports Strong Sales
SAM Magazine—New York, N.Y., Nov. 13, 2023—The Mountain Collective team held its annual NYC winter kick-off event at the Carroll Place gastropub in the…
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Palisades Tahoe Employee Dies in Collision Involving a Snowmobile
SAM Magazine—Olympic Valley, Calif., Nov. 10, 2023—Palisades Tahoe employee Brian Gimbert, 34, of Tahoma, CA, died as a result of a collision involving a…
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Christine Schultheis Named GM of Kimberley Alpine Resort
SAM Magazine—Kimberley, British Columbia, Nov. 10, 2023—Kimberley Alpine Resort named Christine Schultheis as its new general manager. Schultheis, a charted professional in human resources…
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Consumer Ski Shows Report Record Attendance
SAM Magazine—Boston, Mass., Nov. 8, 2023—The producers of two of the largest consumer ski shows in the nation—Snowbound Boston, and Snowvana in Portland, Ore.—reported…
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Detroit Mountain Names Tom Thiel as GM
SAM Magazine—Detroit Lakes, Minn., Nov. 6, 2023—Detroit Mountain has named Tom Thiel as its new general manager. Thiel, a former beverage sales manager and…
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Snow People—November 2023
In SAM’s Snow People, we highlight recent personnel moves that have been made in the mountain resort industry. From resort hires, promotions, and retirements…