SAM Coverage
Category: SAM Headline News
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Cannon Names Greg Keeler Interim GM
SAM Magazine—Franconia, N.H., July 25, 2023—Cannon Mountain director of sales and marketing Greg Keeler has been named as interim general manager of the ski…
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One Dead, One Seriously Injured After Tremblant Gondola Accident
SAM Magazine—Tremblant, Quebec, July 17, 2023—One person has died and another is in critical condition in a Montreal-area hospital after a piece of heavy…
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UDOT Approves Little Cottonwood Canyon Gondola; Snowbird Comments
SAM Magazine—Salt Lake City, Utah—July 13, 2023—The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) yesterday released its final record of decision (ROD) to move forward with…
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Summer Bookings Rebound in June, Occupancy and Revenues Down
SAM Magazine—Winter Park, Colo.—July 13, 2023—Positive economic news during June spurred an uptick in advance summer reservations, according to DestiMetrics’ most recent monthly Market…
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As Water Recedes, Ski Vermont Offers Online Resource for Flood Victims
SAM Magazine—July 13, 2023—Water has started to recede in Vermont after torrential rains and historic flooding in some mountain locations, with Killington, Magic Mountain,…
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Longtime Cannon Mountain GM John “JD” DeVivo Named GM at Wyoming’s Antelope Butte
SAM Magazine—Franconia, N.H., July 11, 2023—Longtime Cannon Mountain Ski Area GM John “JD” DeVivo will assume the role of GM of the non-profit Antelope…
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Tina Burford Named GM of Australia’s Mount Hotham
SAM Magazine—Mount Hotham, Victoria—July 11, 2023—Australia’s Mount Hotham Skiing Company has named Tina Burford as its new general manager. Burford comes to the position…
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Mark Knutson, GM of Detroit Mountain, Dies in Biking Accident
SAM Magazine— Detroit Lakes, MN—July 10, 2023 – Detroit Mountain general manager Mark Knutson, 53, died Sunday, July 9 in a vehicle-involved biking accident…
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Northeast Ski Areas Report Damage, Closings in Wake of Floods
SAM Magazine—July 10, 2023—Concern is growing among ski area operators in Vermont and New York, with damage already being reported in the wake of…
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Colorado’s Lift-Free Bluebird Backcountry to Close
SAM Magazine—– Kremmling, Colo.—July 10, 2023—After three seasons of operation, Bluebird Backcountry, a ski touring-only area operated on a private ranch between Kremmling and…