SAM Coverage
Category: SAM Headline News
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Epic Pass Tops $1,000, Expands Verbier Access for 2025-26 Season
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., March 6, 2025—The cost of an Epic Pass will top $1,000 for the first time since the company slashed pass prices…
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Ikon Pass Adds Ischgl and Others, Discontinues Base Plus Pass for 2025-26 Season
SAM Magazine—Denver, March 6, 2025—The 2025-26 Ikon Pass will introduce new resort access, expanded benefits, and a notable change to the pass lineup when…
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Mountain Collective 2025-26 Pass Adds Benefits, Loses A-Basin
SAM Magazine—Aspen, Colo., March 4, 2025—For the 2025-26 season, the Mountain Collective Pass will once again offer two days of access to 26 ski…
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Vance Sugarbush Visit Sparks Protests, and an Unofficial Resort Response
SAM Magazine—Warren, Vt., March 3, 2025—United States Vice President JD Vance went on a ski trip to Sugarbush Resort this past weekend with his…
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Snow Was the Answer for Presidents’ Week Business
SAM Magazine—Wardsboro, Vt., March 3, 2025—Many regions of the United States, especially those that experienced somewhat lackluster snowfall and mild temps last winter, are…
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Indy Pass Adds Six Ski Areas for 2025-26 Season
SAM Magazine—Granby, Colo., March 1, 2025—Indy Pass will include six new ski area partners in 2025-26, including the first Southern Hemisphere partner resort. Next…
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Tyrol Basin Owner Arrested for Assaulting Guest
SAM Magazine—Vermont, Wis., Feb. 26, 2025—Tyrol Basin owner Nathaniel McGree was arrested Monday night, Feb. 24, following an altercation with a 17-year-old guest. According…
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Idaho Supreme Court Rehears Arguments in Ski Area Liability Ruling
SAM Magazine—Boise, Idaho, Feb. 24, 2025—The Idaho Supreme Court is reconsidering its December 2023 decision in Milus v. Sun Valley Co. In a rare…
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High Winds Cause Lift Incidents at Three Northeast Ski Areas
SAM Magazine—Winhall, Vt., Feb. 21, 2025—Over Presidents’ Day weekend, separate wind-related incidents at three ski areas in the Northeast led to temporary lift closures.Stratton…
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Sunday River Ski Patrollers File for Union Election
SAM Magazine—Newry, Maine, Feb. 20, 2025—The paid ski patrollers at Sunday River took steps to unionize on Monday, filing a petition with the National…