SAM Coverage
Author: Jordyn Bremmer
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Indy Pass Sales Reflect Growth in Partnerships
SAM Magazine—Portland, Ore., Sept. 16, 2022—After adding 40 partner resorts since the end of the 2021-22 season, the Indy Pass now has 96 alpine…
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SAM Summer Ops Camp Explored Opportunities, Challenges, and Fun
The four-season masterpiece of Quebec’s Tremblant resort was the host site of this year’s SAM Summer Ops Camp—an immersive, multi-day event designed to help…
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Bookings Rise at Western Destinations
SAM Magazine—Winter Park, Colo., Sept. 15, 2022—Ongoing growth and strength in daily room rates continued to defy expectations at Western mountain destinations in August,…
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Maine’s Shawnee Peak Returns to its Original Name, Pleasant Mountain
SAM Magazine—Bridgton, Maine, Sept. 15, 2022—Maine’s Shawnee Peak will return to its original namesake, Pleasant Mountain, a move that honors its 84-year history and the…
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Rainbow Fire at Brundage Now Under Control
SAM Magazine—McCall, Idaho, Sept. 12, 2022—The Forest Service has declared the Rainbow Fire to be officially under control, five days after lightning sparked the…
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Powder Alliance Adds Two New Zealand Destinations
SAM Magazine—Wrightwood, Calif., Sept. 1, 2022—The Powder Alliance has added two New Zealand resorts to its 2022-23 affiliate program lineup. The Tūroa and Whakapapa ski areas,…
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Ikon Pass Adds Lotte Arai and Panorama
SAM Magazine—Denver, Sept. 1, 2022—Alterra Mountain Company’s Ikon Pass has added Lotte Arai Resort in Japan and Panorama Mountain Resort in British Columbia. With…
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Big Snow, Mich. Acquisition Closed, Renamed Snowriver Mountain Resort
SAM Magazine—Duluth, Minn., Aug. 29, 2022—Charles Skinner Jr. has closed on the acquisition of Big Snow Resort, which includes Indianhead and Blackjack ski areas,…
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Big Rock Gets $2.5 Million Boost from U.S. Department of Commerce
SAM Magazine—Mars Hill, Maine, Aug. 17, 2022—The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Authority (EDA) has awarded a $2.5 million grant to Big Rock…
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Historic Climate Bill Expected to Benefit Ski Industry
SAM Magazine—Washington, D.C., Aug. 16, 2022—President Biden signed the $750 billion Inflation Reduction Act today. The package includes the largest climate, energy, and environmental justice…