SAM Coverage
Category: Faces and Places
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Vail Resorts Names Brandon Swartz GM of Wildcat, With Oversight of Attitash
SAM Magazine—Gorham, N.H., Dec. 3, 2024—Vail Resorts has appointed Brandon Swartz general manager of Wildcat Resort, effective immediately. Swartz, who currently serves as general…
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Snowbound Boston Draws 21,000
SAM Magazine—Boston, Mass., Nov. 25, 2024—Snowbound Boston returned to the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, Nov. 15-17. Attendance was flat year-over-year, with the event…
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Wachusett Co-Owner David Crowley Dies After Battle with PSP
SAM Magazine—Princeton, Mass., Nov. 21, 2024—Wachusett Mountain co-owner and ski industry leader David Crowley died Wednesday, Nov. 20. He was 69. Crowley succumbed to…
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SAM Catches Up with New Mt. Abram GM, Josh Thompson
SAM Magazine—Greenwood, Maine, Nov. 21, 2024—Mt. Abram Ski Area & Bike Park hired Josh Thompson as its new general manager. Thompson previously served as…
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JD Crichton to Serve as VP and GM of Crested Butte Mountain Resort
SAM Magazine—Crested Butte, Colo., Nov. 20, 2024—Vail Resorts named JD Crichton as the new vice president and general manager of Crested Butte Mountain Resort,…
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Deirdre Riley Named as Crotched Mountain General Manager
SAM Magazine—Bennington, N.H., Nov. 21, 2024—Vail Resorts has promoted Deirdre Riley to general manager of Crotched Mountain, effective Nov. 25. Riley most recently served as senior…
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Ski California Names John Rice President and CEO
SAM Magazine—Petaluma, Calif., Nov. 19, 2024—The Ski California board of directors has appointed 47-year industry veteran John Rice as the association’s new president. Rice,…
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Australian Ski Areas Association Appoints Josh Elliott as CEO
SAM Magazine—Melbourne, Australia, Nov. 13, 2024—The Australian Ski Areas Association (ASAA), which represents the interests of Australia’s ski areas and their stakeholders, has named…
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Snow People — November 2024
In SAM’s Snow People, we highlight personnel moves in the mountain resort industry. From resort hires, promotions, and retirements to awards, obits, and supplier…
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Mike Giorgio Appointed GM of Stowe Mountain Resort
SAM Magazine—Stowe, Vt., Nov. 7, 2024—Vail Resorts appointed Mike Giorgio as general manager of Stowe Mountain Resort, effective Nov. 18. Giorgio mostly recently led…