Departments: Lifts & Ropeways

SAM Magazine-North Conway, N.H., June 18, 2010-Cranmore Mountain, now run by Jiminy Peak principals Brian Fairbank, Joseph O’Donnell and Tyler Fairbank, will get nearly…

SAM Magazine-Huntsville, Utah, June 17, 2010-Snowbasin Resort has filed a Master Plan with Weber County’s Ogden Valley Destination and Recreation Resort Zone to build…

SAM Magazine-Crested Butte, Colo., June 17, 2010-The U.S. Forest Service will conduct a formal review of a recent appeal decision that nixed Crested Butte’s…

SAM Magazine–June 9, 2010–www.skiinfo.co.uk reports that the number of ski areas open worldwide continues to rise despite more areas closing for the season in…

SAM Magazine-Hardyston, N.J., May 27, 2010-Crystal Springs Resort, an upscale resort company based here, has purchased Mountain Creek resort from Intrawest. The acquisition creates…

SAM Magazine-Broomfield, Colo., May 21, 2010-Vail Resorts plans to spend $75 million to $85 million on resort projects for the 2010-2011 ski season. Major…

SAM Magazine-Aspen, Colo., May 21, 2010-More than 500 salaried employees at Aspen Skiing Co. will be wearing helmets while working on the slopes next…

SAM Magazine–Mt. Crested Butte, Colo., May 10, 2010–Late last week, Deputy Regional Forester Jim Peña affirmed Forest Supervisor Charlie Richmond’s refusal to consider the…

SAM Magazine-Las Vegas, Apr. 27, 2010-Resorts as far-flung as Alyeska, Alaska, the Las Vegas Ski & Snowboard Resort, and Sugarloaf, Maine, are operating into…

SAM Magazine-Broomfield, Colo., Apr. 22, 2010-Thanks to a late-season surge of destination visits, Vail Resorts (VR) saw business increase over the season’s final weeks.…