SAM Coverage
Lifts & Ropeways
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Vail Resorts Finishes Season Up Year-Over-Year “As Expected”
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., April 28—Vail Resorts (VR) was up 19.4 percent in lift ticket revenue and 12.5 percent in skier visits through mid-April compared…
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Industry Events Season Gathers Steam
SAM Magazine—Ludlow, Vt., April 19, 2022—A busy industry events season gathers steam this week with the 45th annual Lift Maintenance Seminar, which began yesterday…
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ORDA Plans $91.7 Million in Improvements
SAM Magazine—Lake Placid, N.Y., April 19, 2022—The state Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) board of directors approved more than $91.7 million in upcoming capital…
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Continued Surge in Capital Improvements
SAM Magazine—Cambridge, Vt., April 1, 2022—Around the globe, the industry is showing signs of growth with a slew of new construction, expansion, and development…
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2021 SAMMY Award Winners
SAMMY Leadership Award 2021 honorees embody many of the mountain resort industry’s hallmarks: creativity, work ethic, entrepreneurship, selflessness, and involvement. The class of 2021…
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Celebrating the Ski Industry’s Unsung Heroes in Tech
Running a ski area is like operating 20 different businesses in one. It takes an amazing variety of highly skilled passionate people to run…
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Timberline Pursues Plans to Further Integrate Summit Pass
SAM Magazine—Government Camp, Ore., March 31, 2022—A new master development plan from Timberline operators R.L.K. and Company outlines major capital investments to further integrate…
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Homewood Mountain to Become Semi-Private Resort
Updated April 25, 2022 to acknowledge original reporting by Moonshine Ink. SAM Magazine—Homewood, Calif., March 28, 2022—Homewood Mountain Resort owner JMA Ventures has said the…
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Vail Resorts to Acquire Majority Stake in Andermatt-Sedrun
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., March 28, 2022—Vail Resorts (VR) has entered into an agreement to purchase a majority stake in Andermatt-Sedrun Sport AG from Andermatt…
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