SAM Coverage
Lifts & Ropeways
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Snow People—June 2023
In SAM’s Snow People, we highlight recent personnel moves that have been made in the mountain resort industry. From resort hires, promotions, and retirements…
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New Upgrades Coming to Belleayre, ORDA Releases Final Plan
SAM Magazine—Highmount, N.Y., June 14, 2023—A number of new capital upgrades including two new lifts and a 4,000-square-foot addition to the Longhouse Lodge are…
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Little Cottonwood Gondola Gains Conditional Approval
SAM Magazine—Salt Lake City, Utah, June 5, 2023—The Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC) has voted to approve a long-term regional transportation plan from the…
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Quebec Posts Best Season in 16 Years
SAM Magazine—Quebec, Canada, June 5, 2023—Quebec’s 75 ski areas saw 6.6 million skier visits during the 2022-23 winter season, and increase of 5 percent…
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Smuggs’ and Stowe Consider Connector Gondola
SAM Magazine—Jeffersonville, Vt., June 2, 2023—The owners of Stowe Mountain Resort and Smugglers’ Notch Resort are in talks to install a connector gondola between…
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Crested Butte Lift Mechanics, Electricians Look to Unionize
SAM Magazine—Crested Butte, Colo., May 31, 2023—Lift mechanics and electricians at Crested Butte Mountain Resort (CBMR) have signed union authorization cards initiating a process…
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Alterra Mountain Company to Acquire Schweitzer
SAM Magazine—Denver, June 1, 2023—Alterra Mountain Company has entered into an agreement to purchase Schweitzer, Idaho, from owner and developer MKM Trust. The transaction…
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Six Resorts Selected for 2023 Rise Up Challenge
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., May 30, 2023—Six lift maintenance teams have been chosen to participate in the third annual Rise Up Challenge, which is supported by…
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Historic Snow in the West to Delay Some, Not All Summer Activities
SAM Magazine—Bear Valley, Calif., May 23, 2023 – Several ski areas in the West are reporting that their summer operations and activities will move…
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East Peak Resort Gains Initial Approval for 800-Acre Land Lease
SAM Magazine—Valdez, Alaska, May 17, 2023—Alaska’s Southcentral Regional Land Office (SCRO) has given preliminary approval to East Peak Resort (EPR) for a 20-year, 800-acre…