SAM Coverage
Author: Jordyn Bremmer
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Big Moose Mountain Owner Ordered to Pay $3.8 Million Fix Ski Area
SAM Magazine—Greenville, Maine, March 7, 2022—A Superior Court Justice ordered James Confalone and his company Moosehead Mountain Resort Inc., owner of Big Moose Mountain…
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Sleeping Giant Fundraising to Support Ukraine
SAM Magazine—Cody, Wyo., March 1, 2022—Sleeping Giant ski area launched a fundraising campaign on Feb. 27 to support Ukraine’s army amid the ongoing Russian…
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Snowbird to Get New Trams, First in the United States with Rooftop Balcony
SAM Magazine—Snowbird, Utah, March 1, 2022—Snowbird will upgrade its Aerial Tram with new Doppelmayr cabins this spring. The cabins, which will feature a summer…
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Gondola Cabin Detaches in High Winds at Sunday River
SAM Magazine—Newry, Maine, Feb. 25, 2022—A strong wind gust caused a gondola cabin to misfeed into the top terminal and detach from the haul…
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Shuttered Toggenburg Up For Sale
SAM Magazine—Fabius, N.Y., Feb. 24, 2022—Intermountain Management president Peter Harris acquired Toggenburg Mountain in August 2021 for $750,000, and immediately shuttered the ski area…
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USSS Alpine Director Hunt Resigns
SAM Magazine—Park City, Utah, Feb. 24, 2022—Jesse Hunt will step down as alpine director for U.S. Ski & Snowboard (USSS), effective July 1, 2022.…