Departments: Mountain Ops

SAM Magazine-Mammoth Mountain, Calif., Oct. 5 2005-Starwood Capital Group Global, L.L.C. is taking a majority interest in Mammoth Mountain. The transaction values Mammoth at…

SAM Magazine–Park City, Utah, October 5, 2005–Last week, American Skiing Company announced the promotion of Stan Hansen to senior vice president of real estate.…

SAM Magazine–Lakewood, Colo., September 15, 2005–The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) announced today that it would be moving its 2006 national trade show and…

SAM Magazine–Salt Lake City, Utah, September 9, 2005–The executive board of Ski Utah announced this week that it would replace executive director Kip Pitou.…

SAM Magazine–Donner Summit, CA, September 9, 2005–Joining several ski areas across the country, Boreal Mountain Resort will devote all of its slopes to freestyle…

SAM Magazine-Vail, Colo., Sept. 2, 2005-Vail Resorts’ cash contribution of $50,000 makes it a gold-level sponsor of the City and County of Denver’s efforts…

SAM Magazine-Durango, Colo., Aug. 9, 2005-The signature Snow Monsters event, the NextSnow SEARCH, will stage a special “All Stars” event that will serve as…

SAM Magazine–Wrightwood, Calif., July 14, 2005–Mountain High Resort in southern California was bought by Valor Equity Partners and former GM Karl Kapuscinski and key…

SAM Magazine–West Dover, Vt., June 17, 2005–The Vermont Ski Areas Association announced its skier/boarder visit numbers for the 2004-05 season, which were 4.4 million.…

SAM Magazine–June 10, 2005–David Rowan, founder of the industry’s trade publication Ski Area Management (SAM Magazine) died on Wednesday, June 8, from a rare…