SAM Coverage
Lifts & Ropeways
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Construction Site :: July 2021
New lifts, employee housing, and a Club Med are among this year’s early-summer projects. KEYSTONE, CO At the close of the season, after about…
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Safety Programs Checkup
Make sure your resort safety programs and training are in compliance before OSHA comes knocking. As we emerge from Covid protocols, continue to bring…
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Forecasting a Summer Swell
With Covid-19 loosening its grip on the country, the outdoor recreation boom it spawned shows no sign of letter up. Last summer, in the…
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Mountain Spy :: July 2021
“Can your bike park accommodate our tandem mountain bike?” MOUNTAIN 1, NH Answering phone: Automated machine. Chose general inquiries. First contact: Female. SAM: Stated…
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New Products :: July 2021
Equipment, software, and technology that raise the bar for service. TECHNOALPIN: TL LANCE SERIES AND TT10 FAN GUN TechnoAlpin has two new snowmaking solutions:…
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News and Views :: July 2021
Visit trends, Vail pay raises, patrol unions, Liftopia, and Olympic woes, plus people and supplier news. SKIER VISITS BEAT EVERYONE’S EXPECTATIONS Well, almost—78…
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Snowbird Expands On-Site Power Capabilities
SAM Magazine—Snowbird, Utah, June 29, 2021—Snowbird can now meet up to 100 percent of the resort’s electrical power needs through its new onsite Snowbird…
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NSAA Honors Bill Jensen, Tim Silva with Lifetime Achievement Awards
SAM Magazine—Lakewood, Colo., June 14, 2021—The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) presented Lifetime Achievement Awards to Bill Jensen, former Vail Resorts mountain division president…
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Cohen Named Mammoth, June President and COO
SAM Magazine—Denver, Colo., June 11, 2021—Alterra Mountain Company named Ron Cohen president and COO of Mammoth Mountain and June Mountain, Calif., effective immediately. He…
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Major Resort Ownership Groups Band Together to Fight Climate Change
SAM Magazine—Denver, June 10, 2021—Alterra Mountain Company, Boyne Resorts, POWDR, and Vail Resorts have joined forces to develop the Climate Collaborative Charter, a unified effort…