SAM Coverage
Category: SAM Headline News
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Independent Areas Top SKI Resort Rankings
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., Oct. 31, 2024—Snowbasin, Utah, earned the top spot in the West and Mad River Glen, Vt., repeated as the best in…
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Mountain Collective Adds Sunday River, Megève
SAM Magazine—New York City, Oct. 30, 2024—The Mountain Collective Pass has expanded its network of resorts with the additions of Sunday River, Maine, and…
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Indy Pass Adds 30 Partner Resorts in Six Countries
SAM Magazine—New York City, Oct. 24, 2024—Indy Pass has added access to 30 more alpine, cross-country, and indoor ski areas for the 2024-25 season,…
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SAM Launches Ski Area Summer Operations Survey
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., Oct. 23, 2024—SAM invites ski area operators to participate in a new survey aimed at gathering insights into summer business and…
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Massachusetts’ Ski Ward Opens for Early Season Turns, Colorado Ski Areas to Follow
SAM Magazine—Shrewsbury, Mass., Oct. 21, 2024—Thanks to its all-weather snowmaking system, Massachusetts’ Ski Ward has staked its claim as the first ski area in…
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Homewood Suspends Operations for this Winter
SAM Magazine—Homewood, Calif., Oct. 14, 2024—Homewood Mountain Resort will not operate for 2024-25 after its financial partner withdrew its support for this upcoming winter…
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Indy Pass Acquires Black Mountain in New Hampshire, Plans For a Co-op Model
SAM Magazine—Jackson, N.H., Oct. 5, 2024—At a standing room only crowd at Black Mountain, Indy Pass and Entabeni Systems announced they have purchased Black…
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North Carolina Ski Areas Sustain Minimal Damage from Helene, Communities Not as Lucky
Photo courtesy of Kim Jochl.SAM Magazine—Banner Elk, N.C., Oct. 2, 2024—Ski areas in the mountains of western North Carolina appear to have suffered relatively…
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Vail Resorts Launches Efficiency Plan to Prepare for Global Growth
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Oct. 1, 2024—Vail Resorts has unveiled a “resource efficiency transformation plan” that will save $100 million over the next two years, and…
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Vail Resorts Epic Pass Sales Were Flat Through Summer
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Oct. 1, 2024—Vail Resorts’ Epic Pass product sales through Sept. 20, 2024, for the upcoming 2024-25 North American ski season decreased approximately 3…