SAM Coverage
Departments: Lifts & Ropeways
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Mastering Your Mindset
Mindset is a leadership tool that sets the tone for your whole team. Mindset is a powerful thing. It influences our behavior, decision-making, communication,…
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F&B Tech Heats Up
To take advantage of tech in F&B, involve your staff in the planning, decision-making, and implementation. “What’s the next big thing in F&B tech? Where…
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Breaking Down the Cost Barrier
Ski Cooper raised its financial performance by lowering ticket prices. At the annual Colorado Ski Country USA meeting in June 2024, members from nearly two…
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Pulse Check
Operators across North America are cautiously eyeing the months ahead amid a swirl of economic uncertainty, tariff pressure, labor constraints, and shifting federal policies.…
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Boyne Resorts Introduces Company-Wide Season Pass Products
SAM Magazine—Boyne, Mich., April 21, 2025—Boyne Resorts has launched season pass products that provide access to all 10 of its properties for the 2025-26…
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Big Sky Chair Sale Raises $162K for Charity
SAM Magazine—Big Sky, Mont., April 18, 2025—Through the sale of 125 carriers from the historic Explore 2 lift, Big Sky Resort raised an impressive…
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Ski Areas Stretch Winter Ops Well into Spring
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., April 16, 2025—While many North American ski areas have already stopped spinning lifts for the season, plenty have plans to stretch…
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Aspen Snowmass Investing Nearly $80 Million in Improvements this Summer
SAM Magazine—Aspen, Colo., April 15, 2025—It’s going to be a busy summer at Aspen Snowmass as the resort will take on a broad range…
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Rise Up Challenge 2024
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., Aug. 28, 2024—The 2024 Rise Up Challenge, sponsored by Leitner-Poma of America, highlighted up-and-coming lift mechanics and their lift maintenance teams from six ski areas…
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Eldora GM Brent Tregaskis to Retire, Brian Dobias to Serve as Interim
SAM Magazine—Nederland, Colo., April 4, 2025—Longtime resort leader Brent Tregaskis will retire as Eldora Mountain Resort president and general manager, effective May 5. Brian…