SAM Coverage
Departments: Lifts & Ropeways
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Special Report: Swiss Valley: A Michiana Revival
On the cusp of turning 65, the Wiseman family’s Swiss Valley has done more than persevere, it’s found a Perfect future. This is part…
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Holiday Business Boomed in East, Midwest and Canada, Went Bust in West
SAM Magazine—Happy Valley, Ore., Jan. 8, 2026—Killington Resort The two-week 2025-26 holiday period was a tale of haves vs. have-nots. While the East, Midwest,…
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Minnesota Ski Areas Generated $359 Million Economic Impact in Winter 2024-25
SAM Magazine—St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 7, 2026—Minnesota’s 18 operating ski areas generated $359.1 million in total economic value to the state during the 2024-25…
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Special Report: SAM Technology Survey Shows Tech’s Rising Strategic Role at Ski Resorts
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., Jan. 7, 2026—Resorts are investing more in technology and increasingly treating it as a strategic priority, according to SAM’s 2025–26 Technology…
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Telluride Partially Reopens as Patrol Strike Continues
SAM Magazine—Telluride, Colo., Jan. 5, 2026—After nine days of the resort being closed entirely during a strike by its unionized ski patrollers, Telluride opened…
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Le Massif Shuttered with Workers’ Strike, Partial Reopening Planned
SAM Magazine—Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Quebec, Jan. 5, 2026—Following the expiration of their collective agreement, roughly 300 union-represented employees at Le Massif de Charlevoix went on strike,…
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Back Down to Earth
Tariffs and inflation were among the primary causes for a dip in North American lift installations. Lift construction returned to pre-Covid levels in 2025…
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Mountain Spy :: January 2026
The Spy reopens the case files to celebrate 20 years of undercover calls. This year is the 20th anniversary of Mountain Spy, and to…
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Winter Widows: A Survival Guide
A look at the realities and joys of loving someone married to the mountain. I met my husband in the White Mountains of New Hampshire…
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Where Climate Meets Community
Mountain communities are facing climate impacts on multiple fronts, and ski areas are responding with climate strategies that scale outward. The Great Salt Lake…