Departments: Lifts & Ropeways

SAM Magazine-Avon, Colo., January 21, 2009 -SkiData AG, a provider of RFID access controls, has acquired a 25 percent ownership in Resort Technology Partners,…

SAM Magazine-Welch, Minn., Jan. 21, 2009-Welch Village is opening its Back Bowl slopes and new quad chairlift to all guests daily beginning Thursday, Jan.…

SAM Magazine-Sacramento, Calif., Jan. 16, 2009-In the wake of a mixed holiday season that saw both slumps and records set, resorts are still seeking…

SAM Magazine-Cody, Wyo., Jan. 13, 2009-Wyoming’s Sleeping Giant ski area, which has been closed since 2004, has just received a $500,000 grant from the…

SAM Magazine-Vail, Colo., Jan. 9, 2009-Unaudited interim data for Vail Resorts (VR) show season-to-date skier visits for the company’s five mountain resorts were down…

SAM Magazine-Snoqualmie Pass, Wash., Jan. 8, 2009-Heavy rains and high snow levels have taken a toll on Washington ski resorts, with avalanches, mudslides and…

SAM Magazine-Nederland, Colo., Dec. 30, 2008-Eldora Mountain Resort general manager Brian Mahon, 49, was the victim of an apparently random shooting this morning at…

SAM Magazine – Ludlow, Vt., December 27, 2008 – Vermont Resorts Okemo and Stratton are offering a joint lift ticket product that will enhance…

SAM Magazine-Whistler, B.C., Dec. 24, 2008-Blackcomb’s Excalibur Gondola reopened today after the BC Safety Authority reinstated the operating permit for the lower line of…