SAM Coverage
Lifts & Ropeways
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Boyne Resorts’ Sky Lift Severely Damaged in Tennessee Wildfire
SAM Magazine—Gatlinburg, Tenn., Dec. 20, 2016—Gatlinburg Sky Lift, a Boyne Resorts-owned scenic chairlift attraction in Gatlinburg, Tenn., was in the path of the wildfire…
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Jury Awards $750,000 to Woman Who Was Stranded on Gondola
SAM Magazine—Rutland, Vt., Dec. 1, 2016—What goes up must come down, and if it doesn’t, it’ll cost you. A Pittsfield, Vt., woman who was…
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Dick Kun, Former Snow Summit CEO, Dead at 76
SAM Magazine—Big Bear Lake, Calif., Nov. 28, 2016—Industry leader and former chairman and CEO of Snow Summit Ski Corporation, Richard “Dick” Kun, died at…
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Magic Owners Complete Purchase, Set Plan
SAM Magazine— Londonderry, Vt., Nov. 23, 2016—Having been through its fair share of ownerships and plenty of uncertainty about the future, Vermont’s Magic Mountain…
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More Resorts to Open, Others Further Delayed
SAM Magazine—Dover, Vt., Nov. 17, 2016—A handful of North American ski areas plan to open in the next couple days, but winter weather remains…
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Copper Mountain and Powder Mountain to Offer Reciprocal Benefits to Passholders
Sam Magazine—Copper Mountain, Colo., Nov. 11, 2016—In another partnership between two unaffiliated resorts, Powder Mountain in Utah and Copper Mountain in Colorado are offering…
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Snow People – November 2016
Welcome to the November edition of Snow People, our monthly roundup of happenings to prominent ski industry and supplier personnel. Tom Feiten, Squaw Valley…
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Mammoth and Loveland to Open as Weather Delays Others
SAM Magazine—Dover, Vt., Nov. 9, 2016—At the beginning of this week, nearly ten more North American ski areas—from Alberta, Canada, to New Mexico—had planned…
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Outside the Ropes
Improvements to gear are fueling continued interest in the backcountry. How resorts are responding depends on a number of local considerations. It’s been called…
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Snowcat Maintenance
A SAM roundtable discussion explores the practical, confounding, and sometimes comical world of vehicle maintenance. Snowcats are funny creatures. They meow, hum, purr, hack…