SAM Coverage
Lifts & Ropeways
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COP-KILLER MANHUNT FOCUSES ON BEAR MOUNTAIN
SAM Magazine—Big Bear, Calif., Feb. 7, 2013—A fired police officer who threatened to bring "warfare" to the Los Angeles Police Department has killed three…
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Stevens Pass Announces Capital Plans
SAM Magazine–February 4, 2013–Stevens Pass Mountain Resort, Wash., has unveiled capital plans for more than $4 million in lift and terrain improvements. A new…
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SPECIAL REPORT: SE GROUP’S FUTURE OF THE INDUSTRY SURVEY 2012-PART V
CHALLENGE #5: WEATHER/CLIMATE CHANGE “The weather factor will always be the challenge. It will not go away. It has been with the ski industry…
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CAIRNS NAMED BROMLEY PRESIDENT
SAM Magazine—Londonderry, Vt., Jan. 25, 2013—Bromley GM Bill Cairns has been named the resort’s president. “Bill’s been with Bromley for 32 years. His first…
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CRESTED BUTTE PRODUCES NEW MASTER PLAN
SAM Magazine—Mt. Crested Butte, Colo., Jan. 24, 2013—Crested Butte Mountain Resort has submitted a new Master Development Plan to the U.S. Forest Service. The…
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BRIDGER BOWL PLANS MAJOR LIFT ADDITIONS
SAM Magazine—Billings, Mont., Jan. 23, 2013—Bridger Bowl ski area plans to invest $4.1 million in two new Skytrac triple chairs next summer. That’s a…
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BOYNE MOUNTAIN SNOWMAKING PIPE FAILS, FLOODS SLOPE
SAM Magazine—Boyne Falls, Mich., Jan. 23, 2013—At around 8 a.m. Tuesday morning, a snowmaking pipe failed at Boyne Mountain. Water flooded the lower portion…
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WHISTLER BLACKCOMB PLANS $18 MILLION LIFT UPGRADE
SAM Magazine—Whistler, B.C., Jan. 21, 2013—Whistler Blackcomb has unveiled capital plans for an $18 million lift expansion. Whistler Mountain’s Harmony detachable quad chairlift will…
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The Vagaries of Snowmaking: Fall 2011 vs. Fall 2012
by Yaroslav Stanchak, Mountain View Techno In this follow-up to our report on New England in the November 2012 SAM (“Get Ready”), we compare…
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Vail Resortsâ Status YTD: Some Good, Some Bad
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Jan. 16, 2013—Vail Resorts has reported the early-season performance of its seven destination resorts, and the news reflects the up-and-down season…