SAM Coverage
Lifts & Ropeways
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Vermont Unveils Stringent Winter Operating Guidance
SAM Magazine—Montpelier, Vt., Nov. 3, 2020—The Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development in cooperation with the Vermont Department of Health, Vermont Department of…
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Skiers, Riders Plan for Active, Unusual Winter
SAM Magazine—Boulder, Colo., Nov. 3, 2020—American skiers and riders are willing to make several accommodations to the novel coronavirus when they hit the slopes…
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Resilient Leadership Course Opens Again
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., Nov. 2, 2020—Last month, 180 current and up-and-coming ski area leaders participated in the Summit Series Bootcamp: Resilient Leadership Training. Due…
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Sun Valley, Smugglers’ Notch Top SKI’s Annual Resort Rankings
SAM Magazine—November 2, 2020, Boulder, Colo.—SKI released its annual resort guide, which ranks the best 50 resorts across North America based on its 2020 reader…
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Freedom Pass Adapts to Changing Marketplace
SAM Magazine—Glenwood Springs, Colo., Oct. 30, 2020—The Freedom Pass, a reciprocal lift ticket partnership that grants passholders three free days at member resorts, has…
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COVID Surge in Europe Complicates Resort Openings
SAM Magazine—Cervinia, Italy, Oct. 29, 2020—With COVID-19 cases rising quickly in Europe, winter resorts across the continent are facing new capacity restrictions and delayed…
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Weekly Virus Reports Show COVID-19 Wave Building
The weekly coronavirus infection rate trends compiled by the Insights Collective shows a steady and worrisome rise in COVID-19 cases in many major wintersport…
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Wild Mountain, Mt. Norquay First North American Resorts to Open
SAM Magazine—Taylors Falls, Minn., Oct. 26, 2020—Early snowfall and consistent snowmaking conditions allowed two North American resorts, Wild Mountain, Minn., and Mt. Norquay, Alberta,…
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States, Ski Associations Release Opening Guidelines
SAM Magazine—Albany, N.Y., Oct. 23, 2020—As the winter season approaches, ski-country states and state ski associations are unveiling guidance and requirements for ski areas…
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Sunlight, Guests to Support Local Forest Restoration
SAM Magazine—Glenwood Springs, Colo., Oct. 23, 2020—Sunlight Mountain Resort is supporting fundraising efforts to restore portions of the White River National Forest that were…