SAM Coverage
Departments: Mountain Ops
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Snow, Rates Drive Bookings at Western Resorts
SAM Magazine—Winter Park, Colo., Dec. 21, 2018—A strong wave of mid-November snowfall from the Sierras to the Rockies gave winter bookings a boost at…
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Katz Amsterdam Foundation Grants $2 Million to Emotional Wellness
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Dec. 13, 2018—Vail Resorts CEO Rob Katz and his wife, Elana Amsterdam, have awarded 30 grants totaling more than $2 million…
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Bruce Transue Now Belleayre General Manager
SAM Magazine—Highmount, N.Y., Dec. 13, 2018—This fall, Bruce Transue was named general manager of state-owned Belleayre Mountain Ski Center in New York. The move…
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Terrain Park Contest Voting Ends Dec. 6
SAM Magazine—Woodbury, Conn., Nov. 30, 2018—Voting closes for the 14thannual SAMTerrain Park Contest on Dec. 6, 2018, which means time is short for participating resorts…
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Dustin Lyman Named Copper Mountain President and GM
SAM Magazine—Park City, Utah, Nov. 16, 2018—Former Chicago Bears tight end Dustin Lyman is now president and general manager of Powdr-owned Copper Mountain. Lyman,…
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Publisher’s Memo :: November 2018
We are all about the future. We Are All About the Future Leadership succession has been, and remains, a high priority for many mountain…
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SNOW Operating to Acquire Controlling Interest in Mountain Creek Resort
SAM Magazine—Vernon, N.J., Nov. 7, 2018—SNOW Operating has reached an agreement with Mountain Creek Resort, Inc., and the Koffman family to acquire controlling ownership…
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Snow Brings Early Openings in Colorado
SAM Magazine—Dillon, Colo., Nov. 6, 2018—A series of storms dropped nearly four feet of snow in parts of the Rockies this past week, priming…
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Early-Opening Areas Launch 2018-19 Ski Season
SAM Magazine—Woodbury, Conn., Oct. 31, 2018—It’s the most wonderful time of the year; Halloween decorations are about to come down and snow is in…