SAM Coverage
Author: Sarah Wojcik
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Jake Burton Carpenter Dies at 65
SAM Magazine—Burlington, Vt., Nov. 21, 2019—Jake Burton Carpenter, the pioneer who popularized snowboarding and helped turn it into a sport, a billion-dollar business and…
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Snowsports Industries America to Acquire BEWI Expos
SAM Magazine—Park City, Utah, Nov. 18, 2019—Snowsports Industries America (SIA) has reached an agreement to acquire the Boston Ski and Snowboard Expo and the…
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Summer, Winter Lodging Show Mixed Results in West
SAM Magazine—Denver, Nov. 15, 2019—The six-month summer season, from May through October, finished with lackluster lodging results and the softest aggregated summer occupancy figures…
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Resort Openings Accelerate Across North America
SAM Magazine—Burlington, Vt., Nov. 11, 2019—For many skiers and riders across North America, the long wait is finally over. Dropping temperatures, aggressive snowmaking, and…
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New Agreement in Place for Sale of Saddleback
SAM Magazine—Rangeley, Maine, Nov. 8, 2019—The owners of Saddleback, Maine’s third-largest ski area, have reached a new agreement to sell the mountain to Boston…
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Meet the Summit Series Mentees
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., Nov. 7, 2019—Out of the dozens of talented mountain resort industry up-and-comers who were nominated this fall to participate in the…
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Sustainable Slopes Program Highlights Environmental Action
SAM Magazine—Lakewood, Colo., Nov. 7, 2019—The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) has released its annual Sustainable Slopes report. Nine new resorts joined the NSAA…
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Mountain Capital Partners To Acquire Brian Head Resort
SAM Magazine—Durango, Colo., Nov. 5, 2019—Mountain Capital Partners (MCP) has entered into an agreement to acquire Brian Head Resort in southern Utah. The resort…
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Snowstorms Set Lifts Spinning in Colorado
SAM Magazine—Oct. 30, 2019—October storms have dropped temps and several feet of snow in the Colorado Rockies, allowing resorts across the state to start…
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Snow People – October 2019
CRANMORE, N.H.Cranmore Mountain Resort, N.H., announced several staffing updates. In resort operations, Tricia Garcia has been promoted to director of base area operations. She brought on Gregg Ludvigson as…