SAM Coverage
Departments: Mountain Ops
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Complicated Situation in Europe Continues
SAM Magazine—Paris, France, Dec. 2, 2020—The debate about restrictions on opening ski resorts, especially for the holidays, in European nations is evolving as government…
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COVID Insights: The Value of Vaccines, Outdoor Dining, Masks, Apps, and more
It will be several months before vaccination levels dent the spread of the pandemic. That should make us thankful for the financial benefits of…
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COVID Tracking: Could Latest Spike Peak Before Thanksgiving?
While COVID-19 infection levels remain high—and climbing, in many locations—this week’s Virus Tracker from the Insights Collective shows a bending of the curve. If…
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COVID Insights: Tracking the Virus, and Combatting It
The pandemic is on the march in many local resort communities and in the larger market areas from which they draw their customers. State…
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Brundage Mountain Acquired by Local Group
SAM Magazine—McCall, Idaho, Nov. 5, 2020—Brundage Mountain Holdings LLC has acquired the majority interest in Brundage Mountain Resort from the DeBoer family, which has…
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Pandemic Insights: Software that Spots COVID, and More
As COVID-19 injections spike again, a couple of developments are worthy of note, according to the latest Weekly Briefing from the Insights Collective. Among…
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POWDR Resorts Detail Parking Reservation Processes
SAM Magazine—Snowbird, Utah, Oct. 30, 2020—Most POWDR-owned resorts will manage visitation this winter using a parking reservations system that requires visitors arriving in personal…
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Greg Gavrilets Named Attitash GM
SAM Magazine—Bartlett, N.H., Oct. 29, 2020—Tennessee native Greg Gavrilets is the new general manager of Attitash in New Hampshire. He succeeds longtime Attitash leader…
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Mountain News Assets Acquired by Investment Group
SAM Magazine—San Francisco, Calif., Oct. 14, 2020—A substantial portion of the assets of Mountain News Corporation have been acquired from Vail Resorts by an…
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Insights on COVID-19 for the Coming Winter
Will worldwide COVID-19 cases double by the end of the year? They could, and there’s no guarantee a vaccine will be available in time…