SAM Coverage
Departments: Lifts & Ropeways
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Liftblog’s Peter Landsman Has Now Visited Every Ski Area in North America
SAM Magazine—Dawson City, Yukon, June 20, 2024—Liftblog.com creator Peter Landsman completed his mission to visit every ski area in North America last night when…
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Understanding Vail Resorts’ Epic Pass/Day Ticket Equation
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., June 19, 2024—Just how far can season pass sales take a resort? That’s surely a question that many areas have been…
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Vail Resorts Q3 Report Details Visit Decline, Revenue Rise
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., June 6, 2024—Vail Resorts (VR) has reported results for the third quarter of fiscal 2024 ended April 30, 2024, along with early season…
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NSAA National Convention Highlights Industry’s Challenges, Opportunities
SAM Magazine—Frisco, Texas, May 31, 2024—The 2024 National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) National Convention and Tradeshow welcomed 687 attendees to the Omni PGA Frisco…
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SNOW PEOPLE — SPRING 2024
In SAM’s Snow People, we highlight personnel moves in the mountain resort industry. From resort hires, promotions, and retirements to awards, obits, and supplier…
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Scanlan Resigns as Eaglecrest General Manager
SAM Magazine—Juneau, Alaska, May 29, 2024—The Eaglecrest Ski Area board of directors asked general manager Dave Scanlan to resign last week from the position…
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Ski Area Cannot Waive Liability in Unseated Passenger Case, Colorado Supreme Court Rules
SAM Magazine—Denver, May 23, 2024—In a 5-2 ruling, the Colorado Supreme Court found that liability waivers cannot be used to protect ski areas from…
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Six Lift Maintenance Teams Selected for 2024 Rise Up Challenge
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., May 21, 2024—Six lift maintenance teams have been chosen as finalists in the fourth annual Rise Up Challenge, sponsored by Leitner-Poma of…
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Indy Pass to Debut Digital Pass in 2024-25 Season
SAM Magazine—Granby, Colo., May 15, 2024—Indy Pass will preview a digital version of its popular multi-resort ski pass next season. The mobile pass will…
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Mountain Capital Partners to Buy Chile’s La Parva Ski Resort
SAM Magazine—Tres Valles, Chile, May 10, 2024—Durango, Colo.-based Mountain Capital Partners (MCP), which already owns Valle Nevado ski resort in Chile’s Tres Valles, has…

