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Ikon Pass Adds Partner Resorts, Pass Options for 2022-23
SAM Magazine—Denver, March 3, 2022—Alterra Mountain Company unveiled the details for its 2022-23 Ikon Pass, which includes new pass product options, new partner resorts,…
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Magic Mountain Supports Ukrainian Children’s Fund
SAM Magazine—Londonderry, Vt., Mar. 3, 2022—Magic Mountain will donate $10 of every lift ticket for the coming weekend to the Save the Children Crisis Relief…
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Presidents’ Week Turnout Strong, Not Record Breaking
SAM Magazine—Cambridge, Vt., Mar. 3, 2022—The Presidents’ Day holiday week proved fruitful for North American ski areas. Wilmot Mountain, Wisc.Operators from coast to coast…
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Alpine-X Proposes Second Indoor Ski Area for Texas
SAM Magazine—McLean, Va., March 2, 2022—Alpine-X, a Virginia-based developer with plans to build 20 indoor snowsports resorts across North America, has signed a letter…
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Indy Pass Holds Prices for 2022-23, Introduces Mega Switch Pass
SAM Magazine—Portland, Ore., March 2, 2022—Pricing for 2022-23 Indy Pass products will not increase from 2021-22, but new this year is a $20 discount…
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Sleeping Giant Fundraising to Support Ukraine
SAM Magazine—Cody, Wyo., March 1, 2022—Sleeping Giant ski area launched a fundraising campaign on Feb. 27 to support Ukraine’s army amid the ongoing Russian…
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Snowbird to Get New Trams, First in the United States with Rooftop Balcony
SAM Magazine—Snowbird, Utah, March 1, 2022—Snowbird will upgrade its Aerial Tram with new Doppelmayr cabins this spring. The cabins, which will feature a summer…
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Alterra Plans $344 Million in Capital Improvements
SAM Magazine—Denver, Colo., Feb. 28, 2022—Alterra Mountain Company plans to invest $344 million in capital improvements for winter 2022-23, its biggest single year investment since…
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Gondola Cabin Detaches in High Winds at Sunday River
SAM Magazine—Newry, Maine, Feb. 25, 2022—A strong wind gust caused a gondola cabin to misfeed into the top terminal and detach from the haul…
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Shuttered Toggenburg Up For Sale
SAM Magazine—Fabius, N.Y., Feb. 24, 2022—Intermountain Management president Peter Harris acquired Toggenburg Mountain in August 2021 for $750,000, and immediately shuttered the ski area…