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Peak Resorts Q2 Report: Record Pass Sales, Decreased Operating Expenses
SAM Magazine—Wildwood, Mo., Dec. 21, 2018—Despite growing competition in the Northeast in the multi-resort pass market, Peak Resorts reported record season pass sales through…
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Snow, Rates Drive Bookings at Western Resorts
SAM Magazine—Winter Park, Colo., Dec. 21, 2018—A strong wave of mid-November snowfall from the Sierras to the Rockies gave winter bookings a boost at…
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Peak Resorts Undergoes Resort Leadership Restructuring
SAM Magazine—Wildwood, Mo., December 21, 2018—Peak Resorts has created several new key roles and appointed new personnel at the corporate and managerial levels to…
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Snow People – December 2018
In SAM’s monthly Snow People, we highlight recent personnel moves that have been made in the mountain resort industry. This report was written by Katie Brinton.…
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Katz Amsterdam Foundation Grants $2 Million to Emotional Wellness
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Dec. 13, 2018—Vail Resorts CEO Rob Katz and his wife, Elana Amsterdam, have awarded 30 grants totaling more than $2 million…
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Bruce Transue Now Belleayre General Manager
SAM Magazine—Highmount, N.Y., Dec. 13, 2018—This fall, Bruce Transue was named general manager of state-owned Belleayre Mountain Ski Center in New York. The move…
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Vail Resorts Epic Pass Sales Rise 21 Percent
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Dec. 7, 2018—Vail Resorts reported a jump of 21 percent in Epic Pass sales through Dec. 2, with revenues rising 13…
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Vail Resorts Unveils $180 Million Improvement Plan for 2019-20 Season
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Dec. 7, 2018—In its most recent quarterly earnings report, Vail Resorts unveiled plans to invest approximately $175 million to $180 million…
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Inaugural Northeast Winter Weather Summit
SAM Magazine—Stratton, Vt., Dec. 7, 2018—The inaugural Northeast Winter Weather Summit, held Dec. 2 and 3, drew a mixed group of 70 attendees, including…
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Terrain Park Contest Voting Ends Dec. 6
SAM Magazine—Woodbury, Conn., Nov. 30, 2018—Voting closes for the 14thannual SAMTerrain Park Contest on Dec. 6, 2018, which means time is short for participating resorts…