SAM Coverage
Category: SAM Headline News
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Summer Travelers Booking Later, but Still Booking
SAM Magazine—Winter Park, Colo., Aug. 17, 2023—Data from research firm DestiMetrics, a division of Inntopia, has revealed that travelers to the western United States…
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Australian Operators Eye Strong Finish to Lean Season
SAM Magazine—Australia, Aug. 17, 2023—Warm temperatures in July and into August have put a damper on snow conditions at Australian ski areas, but snow…
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Tornado Damages Chairlifts, Buildings at Snow Ridge
SAM Magazine—Turin, N.Y., Aug. 9, 2023—An apparent EF-3 tornado with peak wind speeds of 140 mph damaged all three chairlifts and several structures at…
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Power Outage Strands Hundreds Atop Banff’s Sulfur Mountain
SAM Magazine—Banff, Alberta, Canada, Aug. 9, 2023— A power outage on the Banff Gondola, owned by attraction and hospitality company Pursuit, stranded hundreds of sightseers…
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Indy Pass Restricts Partners’ Reciprocals with Ski Cooper, Operators Weigh In
THIS REPORT WAS UPDATED ON AUG. 14 SAM Magazine—Portland, Ore., Aug. 4—The role and impact of reciprocal pass agreements has been put in the…
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Jackson Hole Sold to Local Investors
SAM Magazine—Teton Village, Wyo., Aug. 4, 2023 – After 31 years of ownership, Jay, Connie, and Betty Kemmerer have sold Jackson Hole Mountain Resort…
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Third Annual Ski Conservation Summit at Copper Mountain Fosters Conversation and Collaboration
SAM Magazine—Frisco, Colo., Aug. 3, 2023—Copper Mountain hosted the third annual Ski Conservation Summit on July 26. The event brings together local land managers…
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Lutsen Pumps Brakes on $60 Million Expansion
SAM Magazine—Lutsen, Minn., Aug. 3, 2023—Lutsen Mountains, part of Midwest Family Ski Resorts, has submitted a letter to the USFS asking it to defer…
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Voting is Open for the 2023 Rise Up Challenge
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., Aug. 1, 2023—Voting is now open for the third annual Rise Up Challenge, a video contest highlighting a few skilled young…
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Sun Peaks Promotes Darcy Alexander to CEO, Amy Blakeney to COO
SAM Magazine—Sun Peaks, British Columbia, July 25, 2023—Sun Peaks Resort has promoted Darcy Alexander, vice president and general manager for the past 32 years,…