SAM Coverage
Departments: Lifts & Ropeways
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Nearly 2,000 Ski and Snowboard Instructors Join Labor Suit Against Vail Resorts
SAM Magazine—Denver, April 17, 2026—Nearly 2,000 current and former ski and snowboard instructors have joined a collective action Fair Labor Standards Act lawsuit against…
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Lessons Learned on a 13,000-Mile Revival Road Trip
The idea, sketched out hastily in the late fall, was to visit four ski areas whose futures were, at some point, endangered. How did…
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Supplier News Roundup
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., April 16, 2025—SAM’s Supplier News roundup delivers a quick look at the latest business moves shaping the mountain resort industry. From…
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Rathbun Now CEO of Purgatory Resort Holdings After Leadership Restructure
SAM Magazine—Durango, Colo., April 13, 2026—A new leadership structure at Purgatory Resort includes general manager Dave Rathbun moving into the role of chief executive…
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Special Report: Black Mountain’s Revival, Led by Its Disrupter-in-Chief
Indy Pass and Entabeni Systems owner Erik Mogensen has transformed this legacy ski area and designated it as his laboratory. It’s the perfect pitch…
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2026 Rise Up Challenge Nominations Now Open
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., April 6, 2026—Nominations are now open for the sixth annual Rise Up Challenge. Hosted by SAM and sponsored by Leitner-Poma of…
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Rise Up Challenge 2025
A good lift mechanic is hard to find. Leitner-Poma of America wants to help the industry rise up to the challenge of supporting the…
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Ikon Pass Adds SilverStar, Giants Ridge
SAM Magazine—Denver, April 2, 2026—SilverStar Mountain Resort in British Columbia has joined Ikon Pass as a partner resort and Giants Ridge, Minn., has been…
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Mont-Sainte-Anne Details Lift Replacements, Other Improvements
SAM Magazine—Beaupré, Québec, March 31, 2026—Rendering of the new gondola cabins. Credit: Doppelmayr.Mont-Sainte-Anne has ordered three new lifts to replace four existing lifts as…
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Vail, Alterra Named in Antitrust Class Action over Pass Pricing
SAM Magazine—Denver, Colo., March 27, 2026—Vail Resorts and Alterra Mountain Company have been named in a federal antitrust class-action lawsuit challenging pricing and competitive…