SAM Coverage
Lifts & Ropeways
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“A Day for Jake” to Honor Burton Founder Jake Carpenter
SAM Magazine—Burlington, Vt., Feb. 26, 2020—Burton Snowboards has organized “A Day for Jake,” Friday, March 13, 2020, to honor the memory and legacy of…
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Presidents’ Week Crowds Boost Business for Many
SAM Magazine—Burlington, Vt., Feb. 27, 2020—Many resorts saw the usual uptick in crowds over Presidents’ Day weekend and into the midweek, despite some experiencing…
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Snow People – February
Snow People is our monthly roundup of happenings to the people of and around the mountain resort industry. Send any personnel news to: news@saminfo.com.…
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Squaw/Alpine Gondola Lawsuit Dropped, Project Moving Forward
SAM Magazine – Olympic Valley, Calif., Feb. 6, 2020 – The Granite Chief Wilderness Protection League reached an agreement with Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows to dismiss…
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Arctaris Acquires Saddleback
SAM Magazine—Rangeley, Maine, Jan. 31, 2020—Boston investment firm Arctaris Impact Fund completed a reported $6.5 million acquisition of Saddleback Mountain ski area from the…
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SUMMER OPS CAMP 2020 HEADS TO JACKSON HOLE
SAM Magazine—Jackson, Wyo., Jan. 24, 2020—The 12th annual SAM Summer Ops Camp is headed to the Wild West. Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Wyo., and…
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BUSINESS REPORT: VISITORS SWARM RESORTS OVER MLK WEEKEND
SAM Magazine—Burlington, Vt., Jan. 24, 2020—Fresh snow combined with the Martin Luther King Jr. Day long weekend made for a perfect storm at North…
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Snow People—January 2020
Snow People is our monthly roundup of happenings to the people of and around the mountain resort industry. Send any personnel news to: news@saminfo.com.Longtime…
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Bidders Emerge for Hermitage Club Assets
SAM Magazine—Wilmington, VT., Jan. 22, 2020—The former Hermitage Club, a private ski area and golf club in southern Vermont that’s been shut down since…
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Vail Resorts Sees Early-Season Visits Drop
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Jan. 22, 2020—For the early portion of the winter season through Jan. 5, Vail Resorts (VR) has reported a 7.8 percent…