SAM Coverage
Category: SAM Headline News
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Ikon Pass Expands in Italy, Adds Five Valle d’Aosta Resorts
SAM Magazine—Denver, Aug. 27, 2025—Ikon Pass holders will gain access to Valle d’Aosta’s five ski areas for winter 2025-26, including Courmayeur Mont Blanc, Cervino…
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Indy Reopens Sales, Launches Learn-to-Turn Pass
SAM Magazine—Granby, Colo., Aug. 19, 2025—With the addition of dozens of new resorts, Indy Pass will go back on sale to the public Aug.…
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Rise Up Challenge 2025 Winner Named
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., Aug. 18, 2025—Maddie Baldwin and the lift maintenance crew at Bogus Basin, Idaho, were voted the winners of the 2025 Rise…
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Snow Triple Play to Launch Sept. 1 with 15 Partner Ski Areas
SAM Magazine—Montville, N.J., Aug. 18, 2025—A new multi-mountain ski and snowboard product, the Snow Triple Play, will go on sale Sept. 1, offering Northeast…
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Western Mountain Properties Cut Rates, Spur Summer Booking Rebound
SAM Magazine—Winter Park, Colo., Aug. 14, 2025—Western mountain lodging properties reversed a June slowdown in July by lowering daily rates more sharply than any…
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Rock Fire Closes Tamarack Resort, Threatens Surrounding Community
SAM Magazine—Valley County, Idaho, Aug. 14, 2025—A lightning-sparked wildfire that ignited late Aug. 12 is burning about 1.5 miles south of Tamarack Resort, Idaho,…
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Voting Opens for 2025 Rise Up Challenge
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., Aug. 4, 2025—The 2025 Rise Up Challenge is underway, and voting is officially open. Now in its fifth year, this video…
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Whiteface Joins Mountain Collective for 2025-26 Season
SAM Magazine—Wilmington, N.Y., July 22, 2025—Whiteface Mountain will join the Mountain Collective pass for the 2025-26 season, expanding the multi-resort pass’s Northeast footprint. The…
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Leelanau Conservancy to Acquire Sugar Loaf Ski Area (Mich.)
SAM Magazine—Leeland, Mich., July 21, 2025—The Leelanau Conservancy plans to acquire and revitalize the defunct Sugar Loaf ski area in northwest Michigan, transforming it…
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Vermont Adaptive, Bart Adaptive to Merge, Expanding Access in Southern Vermont
SAM Magazine—Killington, Vt., July 17, 2025—Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports and the Bart Adaptive Sports Center plan to merge, forming what will be the…

