SAM Coverage
Lifts & Ropeways
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Advantages in Summer Activities: Terrain, Lifts, and Gravity
Meditations on the role and potential of off-season business. Boy, is it ever difficult to write about summer activities at winter resorts. Summer has…
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Economic Analysis 2013-14: Size and Location Matter
Yes, weather impacts profitability. So does a resort’s size, and how it manages its business. Plus: the lessons that losses teach. Overall, the 2013-14…
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MOUNTAIN RESORT LODGING MOMENTUM CONTINUES INTO SUMMER
SAM Magazine—Denver, April 14, 2015—Despite mercurial temperatures and sporadic snowfall throughout the Rocky Mountain and Far West mountain resorts in February and March, resort…
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Howard, Locher, and Towle Earn SAMMY Leadership Awards
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., April 14, 2015—SAM Magazine is proud to announce the 2015 SAMMY Leadership Award winners: Beth Howard, Ryan Locher, and Hiram Towle.…
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Squaw Valley, Caldwell Agree to Gondola Link with Alpine Meadows
SAM Magazine—Squaw Valley, Calif., April 13, 2015—After years of negotiating, Squaw Valley has reached an agreement with private land owner Troy Caldwell to build…
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Trailblazers :: Jan Leonard
First in a series on individuals who have had a significant impact on developing the North American winter resort industry. Jan Leonard, now sales…
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May 2015
987 reads ECONOMIC ANALYSIS 2013-14: SIZE AND LOCATION MATTER Yes, weather impacts profitability. So does a resort’s size, and how it manages its…
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Riders’ Choice Awards Reveal Top Bike Parks of 2014
SAM Magazine—Jackson, Wyo., April 6, 2015—Mountain bike riders in North America have crowned the top bike parks as part of the second annual "Best…
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Sugar Bowl’s Rob Kautz to Retire
SAM Magazine—Donner Summit, Calif., April 4, 2015—Rob Kautz, president and CEO of Sugar Bowl Resort, is retiring after nearly four decades at Sugar Bowl…
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Sugarloaf Closes Second Lift Over Drive Shaft Issue
SAM Magazine—Carrabassett Valley, Maine—On the heels of the King Pine lift rollback two weeks ago, Sugarloaf has taken a second, similar lift out of…