Departments: Mountain Ops

SAM Magazine-Cannonsburg, Mich., July 1, 2010-The Brown family, which has owned and operated Cannonsburg Ski Area for more than three decades, has sold the…

SAM Magazine–June 23, 2010–A five-year-old plan for a ski area on St. Mary’s Glacier outside of Denver was voted down by Clear Creek County’s…

SAM Magazine-Whistler, B.C., June 22, 2010-Intrawest is exploring the sale of Whistler Blackcomb, according to the Wall Street Journal. WSJ says that Intrawest has…

SAM Magazine-North Conway, N.H., June 17, 2010-The principals of Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort-Brian Fairbank, Joseph O’Donnell and Tyler Fairbank-have purchased the assets of Cranmore…

SAM Magazine-Denver, Colo., June 10, 2010-Colorado skier and rider visits for the 2009-10 season, including non-member resorts, are once again approaching the 12 million…

SAM Magazine–June 11, 2010–Following the annual general meeting of the Québec Ski Areas Association (ASSQ), the members have elected a new president, Christian Dufour,…

SAM Magazine–Stratton, Vt., June 9, 2010–The Vermont Ski Areas Association announced at its annual meeting that Vermont’s ski resorts recorded 4,125,082 skier visits for…

SAM Magazine-Antalya, Turkey, June 8, 2010-Delegates at the 47th International Ski Congress of the International Ski Federation (FIS) decided to advance ski halfpipe, women’s…

SAM Magazine-Beloeil, Quebec, May 27, 2010-After more than 30 years as the driving force behind Ski Press, Jean-Marc Blais has left the company. “The…

SAM Magazine-North Woodstock, N.H., May 26, 2010-New Hampshire alpine ski and snowboard resorts recorded a total of 2,228,571 alpine skier and snowboarder visits in…