SAM Coverage
Lifts & Ropeways
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SIERRA AT TAHOE DEBUTS YODA’S RIGLET PARK
Partnering with Burton Snowboards and Lucasfilm, Sierra at Tahoe this season has opened Yoda's Riglet Park, a miniature progression park for 3- to 6-year-olds.…
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RECORD STARTS FOR NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA
SAM Magazine–June 11, 2012–According to NZCity, more than 6,000 skiers and snowboarders flocked to Queenstown's Coronet Peak and Canterbury's Mt Hutt—a record-breaking opening weekend…
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VALLE NEVADO AND MAMMOTH TEAM UP
SAM Magazine—June 6, 2012—Valle Nevado, Chile, and Mammoth Mountain, Calif., are pleased to announce a new sister resort partnership effective May 2012. Valle Nevado,…
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BANK OF AMERICA REMOVES TAMARACK DETACHABLE
SAM Magazine—Boise, Idaho, June 5, 2012—Bank of America has acted on its threat to remove the Wildwood Express chair lift at bankrupt Tamarack Resort.…
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2001 SAMMY Winners
Pam Cruickshank, Okemo Mountain Pam’s first working experience at Okemo was as a lift operator during her college years. After a few years outside…
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2003 SAMMY Winners
Bill Benneyan, Marketing Director, Mountain Creek, N.J. Benneyan started his industry career as the executive director of Cross Country Ski Areas Association. In the…
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2005 SAMMY Winners
Jon Mahanna :: General Manager :: Angel Fire Resort, N.M. Jon Mahanna started his career at age 14 as a ski instructor at Bousquet,…
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2006 SAMMY Winners
Alexa Bernotavicz :: Director of Mountain Operations :: Wildcat Mountain, N.H. Alexa Bernotavicz started her career at Wildcat just eight short years ago as…
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2007 SAMMY Winners
CHRIS JARNOT, SVP MARKETING AND SALES, VAIL RESORTS, COLORADO Chris is a Vail guy through and through. Having grown up skiing on its slopes,…
