SAM Coverage
Lifts & Ropeways
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A Balancing Act
What is the status—and future—of the day ticket? It wasn’t long ago that resorts wanted skier visits to be on day tickets—a higher-yield product…
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News and Views :: January 2023
Pricing parking, luxury collabs, demographics data, and a new resort group. HOT LOT One buyer in Colorado has circumvented ski town parking woes…
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Publisher’s Memo :: January 2023
SAMMY Hall of Famers… Lift Construction survey. RECOGNITION ABOUNDS When it comes down to it, recognition is at the heart of what SAM…
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Tree Falls on Park City Mountain Chairlift, Employee Killed
SAM Magazine—Park City, Utah, Jan. 3, 2022—A Park City Mountain staff member was killed Jan. 2 after falling from the chairlift they were riding.…
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Polar Vortex Disrupts Operations Across North America
SAM Magazine—Ludlow, Vt., Dec. 23, 2022—A powerful winter storm bringing artic temps, dangerous wind chill values, and in some regions, blizzard conditions or even…
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Important Precedent Set in Oregon Ski Area Ruling
SAM Magazine—Portland, Ore., Dec. 20, 2022—Recreational use law was successfully used as a defense against a plaintiff seeking $1.5 million in a parking lot…
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Mont-Sainte-Anne Ordered to Remain Closed, Remediate Lift Issues
SAM Magazine— Beaupré, Quebec, Dec. 19, 2022—The Quebec Building Authority (RBQ) found that Mont-Sainte-Anne (MSA) did not follow proper operating procedures during morning start-up…
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Cabin Detaches from Mont-Sainte-Anne Gondola
SAM Magazine—Beaupré, Quebec, Dec. 12, 2022—A gondola cabin fell from the haul rope of the Mont-Sainte-Anne (MSA) L’Étoile Filante gondola before operating hours on…
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Snow People—December 2022
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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Good Start for Midwest and Western Ski Areas, Slow Start in the East
So far, the early 2022-23 ski season is a tale of inches and feet: Feet of snow and earlier than planned openings in the…