SAM Coverage
Departments: Lifts & Ropeways
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Vail Resorts Skier Visits Down 9.7%, Adjusts Fiscal Guidance
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., March 12, 2024—Vail Resorts reported a 9.7 percent decrease in total season-to-date skier visits (as of March 3, 2024) as well…
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Warning: Credit Card Fraud Continues to Target Ski Areas
SAM Magazine—Red Lodge, Mont., March 7, 2024—There appears to be an extensive effort to sell fraudulently purchased lift tickets on Craigslist at a discounted…
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West Coast Dumped with Snow While Spring Arrives Early in the East
SAM Magazine—Lake Tahoe, Calif., March 5, 2024—The first few days of March 2024 were the best of times and the worst of times for…
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Epic Pass Raises Prices, Adds Crans-Montana for 2024-25
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., March 5, 2024—Vail Resorts’ Epic Pass suite for 2024-25 went on sale today, with the unrestricted Epic Pass launching at $982…
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New ‘Loam Pass’ for Mountain Bikers Hits the Trails
SAM Magazine—Eagle Mountain, Utah, March 1, 2024—A new mountain biking pass offering more than 60 days of riding at 30-plus destinations hits the market…
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Tornado-Damaged Lift at Snow Ridge Needs Further Repairs Following Deropement
SAM Magazine—Turin, N.Y., Feb. 27, 2024—A deropement on Snow Ridge Ski Resort’s North Chair came down to a single inch of movement at the…
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Presidents’ Week Sees Strong Visitation Across Much of North America
SAM Magazine—Cambridge, Vt., Feb. 27, 2024—In the midst of an unusually warm season for much of North America, many resorts reported snow and upward…
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Three Ski Areas Experience Deropements; Evacuations But No Injuries Reported
SAM Magazine—Turin, N.Y., Feb. 27, 2024—A deropement on Snow Ridge Ski Resort’s North Chair—one of three such incidents hitting U.S. ski areas last week—came…
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Blue Mountain and Camelback Join for New Peak to Peak Poconos Pass
SAM Magazine—Palmerton, Pa., Feb. 21, 2024—KSL Resorts will offer a new joint season pass product for the 2024-25 season called the Peak to Peak…
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Sugarloaf Opens West Mountain Terrain Expansion
SAM Magazine—Carrabassett Valley, Maine, Feb. 16, 2024—Today, Sugarloaf is opening West Mountain, a new 120-acre terrain expansion served by a high-speed detachable quad with…

