SAM Coverage
Lifts & Ropeways
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Blue Pages :: September 2016
VAIL’S WHISTLER DEAL HAS GLOBAL IMPACTS… THIS TRAIL GOES RIGHT AND LEFT… READY FOR A POSSIBLY SNOWY WINTER?; WE’RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER… RED…
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Do Cats Have Nine Lives?
We are all very familiar with the “weekly safety meeting.” It’s not always easy to come up with material that is relevant and grabs…
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Focusing on Beginners
Resorts are expanding efforts to attract—and convert—newcomers. The 2016 January Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month (LSSM) lured a record number of never-evers onto…
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Industry Reports :: September 2016
Vail Buys Whistler Blackcomb, New Life for Canada’s Mt. Baldy, and more VAIL RESORTS TO BUY WHISTLER BLACKCOMB On August 8, Vail Resorts bought…
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Construction Site : September 2016
New and upgraded lifts highlight improvements at resorts this summer. Grand Targhee Resort, WV A new fixed-grip Doppelmayr quad is replacing the old 1974…
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Size Matters
How resorts measure and report their acreage/miles of terrain has wide-ranging consequences, locally and internationally. The story even made it to us in Europe:…
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Lessons from the top
Jiminy Peak wizard Brian Fairbank and Holiday Valley wit Dennis Eshbaugh sound off on leadership, mentoring, regrets, and achievements. If there’s one thing…
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Vail Resorts Adds European Resorts to Epic Pass
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Sept. 1, 2016—Vail Resorts’ Epic Pass now includes a few days of skiing at several resorts in Europe. To varying levels…
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Waterville Valley Begins Terrain Expansion
SAM Magazine—Waterville Valley, N.H., Aug. 30, 2016—The Green Peak expansion project, which gained permits in 2013, is finally underway at Waterville Valley in New…
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2016 MSAA ANNUAL MEETING AND TRADE SHOW HELD AT SHANTY CREEK, MICH.
About 400 ski area and supplier members attended the 2016 Midwest Ski Areas Association Annual Meeting and Trade Show, Aug. 21-24, at Shanty Creek…