SAM Coverage
Category: SAM Headline News
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Megève Ski Area Joins Ikon Pass
SAM Magazine—Haute-Savoie, France, Dec. 1, 2025—Alterra Mountain Company added France’s Megève Ski Area as an Ikon Pass partner for 2025-26. Full Ikon Pass holders…
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Pacific Group Resorts Acquires SilverStar
SAM Magazine—Vernon, British Columbia, Nov. 25, 2025—Pacific Group Resorts (PGR) has acquired SilverStar Mountain Resort in Vernon, British Columbia, from Powdr. PGR’s portfolio now…
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CDA Wins 25-Year Contract Renewal to Operate La Plagne
SAM Magazine—Paris, Nov. 25, 2025—After a competitive tender process, Compagnie des Alpes (CDA) has secured a new 25-year Public Service Delegation (PSD) to continue…
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Mad River Glen Exercises Right to Buy 1,100 Acres Surrounding the Ski Area
SAM Magazine—Waitsfield, Vt., Nov. 24, 2025—The Mad River Glen co-op board of trustees voted unanimously to exercise its right of first refusal to acquire…
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Wisconsin’s Whitecap Mountains Files for Bankruptcy
SAM Magazine—Upson, Wis., Nov. 24, 2025—Whitecap Mountains Resort has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of…
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Jackson Hole Ski Patrol Files Petition to Unionize
SAM Magazine—Jackson, Wyo., Nov. 21, 2025—Ninety-three percent of eligible Jackson Hole Ski Patrol employees backed a petition filed with the National Labor Relations Board…
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Special Report: Nederland’s Eldora Purchase: Brave But Risky Business
A special analysis and commentary by Andy Bigford. The town of Nederland’s efforts to buy neighboring Eldora Mountain Resort, with the support of an…
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Winter Lodging Trends Mirror Summer for Western Destinations
SAM Magazine—Winter Park, Colo. Nov. 20, 2025—The 2025 summer season closed on Oct. 31 in better shape than it started and wrapped up with…
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Eastern Ski Areas Opening, Delayed Openings in the West
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., November 19, 2025—More than a dozen North American ski areas have opened for the season, some for daily operations and some…
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Breckenridge Ski Patrol Union Reaches Tentative Deal with Resort, Averting Strike
SAM Magazine—Breckenridge, Colo., Nov. 17, 2025—The Breckenridge Ski Patrol Union (BSPU) and Vail Resorts reached a tentative agreement after a late-night bargaining session on…