SAM Coverage
Lifts & Ropeways
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Presidents’ Week Turnout Strong, Not Record Breaking
SAM Magazine—Cambridge, Vt., Mar. 3, 2022—The Presidents’ Day holiday week proved fruitful for North American ski areas. Wilmot Mountain, Wisc.Operators from coast to coast…
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Snowbird to Get New Trams, First in the United States with Rooftop Balcony
SAM Magazine—Snowbird, Utah, March 1, 2022—Snowbird will upgrade its Aerial Tram with new Doppelmayr cabins this spring. The cabins, which will feature a summer…
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Alterra Plans $344 Million in Capital Improvements
SAM Magazine—Denver, Colo., Feb. 28, 2022—Alterra Mountain Company plans to invest $344 million in capital improvements for winter 2022-23, its biggest single year investment since…
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Gondola Cabin Detaches in High Winds at Sunday River
SAM Magazine—Newry, Maine, Feb. 25, 2022—A strong wind gust caused a gondola cabin to misfeed into the top terminal and detach from the haul…
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Big Plans for Big Sky, New Tram and Two-Stage Gondola in Works
SAM Magazine—Big Sky, Mont., Feb. 15, 2022—Boyne Resorts is looking to transform access to Big Sky’s Lone Peak with a new base-to-summit lift network…
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Sunlight Is First Colorado Resort to Join Indy Pass
SAM Magazine—Portland, Ore., Feb. 15, 2022—Sunlight Mountain has become the first Colorado ski area to join the Indy Pass. For the remainder of winter…
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Maine Ski Area’s $113 Million Redevelopment Plan to Face Public Hearing
SAM Magazine—Greenville, Maine, Feb. 10, 2022—The Maine Land Use Planning Commission voted unanimously on Wednesday to hold a public hearing on the proposed $113.5 million…
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SAM Gives Back
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., Feb. 10, 2022— SAM Magazine has raised over $2,500 for non-profit causes since November 2021. Those proceeds, a percentage of SAM Magazine subscriptions and Summit…
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Will the Spirit and Frontier Airline Merger Drive Skier Visits?
SAM Magazine—Denver, Colo., Feb. 10, 2022—In a $6.6 billion deal expected to close in the second half of 2022, Spirit Airlines will merge with…
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Bartels Promoted, Cook to Lead Seven Springs, Laurel Mountain, and Hidden Valley
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Feb. 4, 2022—There are leadership changes in the works at Vail Resorts’ (VR) eastern properties: Mount Snow, Vt., general manager Tracy…