SAM Coverage
Category: SAM Headline News
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Ikon Pass Adds SilverStar, Giants Ridge
SAM Magazine—Denver, April 2, 2026—SilverStar Mountain Resort in British Columbia has joined Ikon Pass as a partner resort and Giants Ridge, Minn., has been…
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Indy Adds 7 Alpine, 3 Cross Country Ski Areas Ahead of Public Sales Period
SAM Magazine—Jackson, N.H., March 31, 2026—Indy Pass has added seven new alpine ski area partners in the Midwest, Alps, and Japan as well as…
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Mont-Sainte-Anne Details Lift Replacements, Other Improvements
SAM Magazine—Beaupré, Québec, March 31, 2026—Rendering of the new gondola cabins. Credit: Doppelmayr.Mont-Sainte-Anne has ordered three new lifts to replace four existing lifts as…
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Vail, Alterra Named in Antitrust Class Action over Pass Pricing
SAM Magazine—Denver, Colo., March 27, 2026—Vail Resorts and Alterra Mountain Company have been named in a federal antitrust class-action lawsuit challenging pricing and competitive…
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MCP Details $37.5M in Planned Capital Improvements
SAM Magazine—Durango, Colo., March 27, 2026—Mountain Capital Partners (MCP) plans to invest more than $37.5 million in capital improvements across its Power Pass network…
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Berkshire East and Catamount Join Bear Den, New Mountain Alliance Formed
SAM Magazine—Charlemont, Mass., March 23, 2026—Berkshire East and Catamount Resorts in Massachusetts have joined Bear Den Partners, formalizing an ownership transition that brings the…
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Gondola Cabin Falls at Swiss Ski Resort, Killing Passenger
SAM Magazine—Engelberg, Switzerland, March 18, 2026—A gondola cabin fell from the line this morning and tumbled down a slope at a ski resort in…
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Western Destinations Lodging Trends Continued in February
SAM Magazine—Winter Park, Colo., March 16, 2026—Fickle February snowfall led to significant disparities in winter occupancy between two different regions in the West—Colorado and…
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Vail Resorts Cites Mild Winter in Rockies for Tough Q2 Results
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., March 10, 2026—Vail Resorts CEO Rob Katz pointed to “the most difficult weather environment in the Rockies we have ever seen”…
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Utah’s Powder Mountain to Invest $40M in Public Side of Resort
SAM Magazine—Eden, Utah, March 10, 2026—SunDown Lodge RenderingPowder Mountain will invest $40 million in a terrain expansion and base-area improvements on the public side…