SAM Coverage
Departments: Mountain Ops
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Mike Goar to Lead Andermatt-Sedrun, and Other Vail Resorts Moves
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., May 10, 2022— Mike Goar, currently vice president and chief operating officer of Park City Mountain Resort, Utah, will lead Andermatt-Sedrun,…
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Smugglers’ Notch Resort to Offer Employees Free Childcare
SAM Magazine—Jeffersonville, Vt., May 9, 2022—Smugglers’ Notch, Vt. will offer free, full-time childcare for all employees. The benefit will be rolled out in phases…
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Vail Town Council Halts Vail Resorts Affordable Housing Project
SAM Magazine—Vail, Colo., May 4, 2022—The Vail town council voted 4-3 on Tuesday to begin possible condemnation proceedings on a 23-acre parcel of Vail…
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Former Jay Peak Owner Ariel Quiros Sentenced to 5 Years
SAM Magazine—Burlington, Vt., April 29, 2022–Ariel Quiros, the former owner of Jay Peak Resort, was sentenced to serve five years in prison and pay…
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Nominate a Rising Star for the 2022 “10 Under 30”
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., April 27, 2022—The nomination period is now open for SAM’s annual “10 Under 30.” Members of the mountain resort industry are…
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USFS Designates E-Bikes “Motorized Vehicles”
SAM Magazine—Washington, D.C., April 21, 2022—The U.S. Forest Service issued final directives clarifying e-bike definitions and use management on National Forest System lands. Per…
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Stowe Mountain to Implement Paid Parking
SAM Magazine—Stowe, Vt., April 19, 2022—Stowe Mountain Resort will implement a new parking plan for the 2022-23 season that includes paid and free parking…
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Santora Named Hidden Valley General Manager
SAM Magazine—Wildwood, Mo., April 18, 2022—Vail Resorts (VR) has named Tony Santora as the new general manager for Hidden Valley Ski Resort, Mo., effective…
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Former Jay Peak President Bill Stenger Sentenced to 18 Months
SAM Magazine—April 15, 2022, Burlington, Vt.—Former Jay Peak, Vt., president Bill Stenger, 73, was sentenced by a federal judge Thursday to serve 18 months…
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Vail Resorts to Add Housing for 875 Employees Across Four Resorts
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., April 12, 2022—Vail Resorts (VR) has planned four new investments in employee housing at Park City Mountain, Utah, Whistler Blackcomb, B.C.,…