SAM Coverage
Departments: Lifts & Ropeways
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MCP Details $37.5M in Planned Capital Improvements
SAM Magazine—Durango, Colo., March 27, 2026—Mountain Capital Partners (MCP) plans to invest more than $37.5 million in capital improvements across its Power Pass network…
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Introducing the 2026 SAMMY Leadership Award Honorees
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., March 23, 2026—The SAMMY Leadership Award Class of 2026 includes four terrific leaders whose spheres of influence and positive impact extend…
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Gondola Cabin Falls at Swiss Ski Resort, Killing Passenger
SAM Magazine—Engelberg, Switzerland, March 18, 2026—A gondola cabin fell from the line this morning and tumbled down a slope at a ski resort in…
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Mogensen Takes Full Ownership of Black Mountain (N.H.)
SAM Magazine—Jackson, N.H., March 12, 2026—Indy Pass director and Entabeni Systems CEO Erik Mogensen has bought out early investors to take full ownership of…
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Vail Resorts Cites Mild Winter in Rockies for Tough Q2 Results
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., March 10, 2026—Vail Resorts CEO Rob Katz pointed to “the most difficult weather environment in the Rockies we have ever seen”…
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Utah’s Powder Mountain to Invest $40M in Public Side of Resort
SAM Magazine—Eden, Utah, March 10, 2026—SunDown Lodge RenderingPowder Mountain will invest $40 million in a terrain expansion and base-area improvements on the public side…
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Riding High
New aerial transport systems can reshape the future of mountain towns. Anyone who’s lived in a mountain town knows congestion is an issue. Populations…
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Storing Snow Through the Summer
Once an oddity, storing snow from one season to the next is becoming a viable strategy. By the time the mound of snow at…
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Mountain Spy :: First Tracks
The Spy revisits calls from never-evers to celebrate 20 years of undercover missions. It’s Mountain Spy’s 20th anniversary year, and we’re back in the…
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From Pain Points to Payoff
Six ski area case studies show how targeted tech investments moved the needle on operations, risk, and efficiency. At most ski areas, new tech…