SAM Coverage
Departments: Mountain Ops
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Visits to Vermont Ski Areas Increased in 2017-18
SAM Magazine—Montpelier, Vt., June 18, 2018—The Vermont Ski Areas Association (VSAA) reported 3.97 million skier visits at its member resorts during the 2017-18 season,…
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Utah Records Strong 2017-18 Despite Lean Snowfall
SAM Magazine—Salt Lake City, Utah, June 18, 2018—Despite limited help from Mother Nature during the 2017-18 ski season, Utah ski areas posted their sixth-best…
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Colorado Ski Country USA Hosted 7.1 Million Visits in 2017-18
SAM Magazine—Denver, June 7, 2018—Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA) announced today at its 55th Annual Meeting in downtown Denver skier visits at its now…
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Co-Sponsors for Ski Fee Retention Act Growing, More Needed
SAM Magazine—Lakewood, Colo., May 17, 2018—In its most recent edition of “Capital Watch,” the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) said the list of co-sponsors…
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Outdoor Retailer Snow Show Dates Moved Back
SAM Magazine—Denver, April 12, 2018—“We’re listening. And we heard you loud and clear. We’ve adjusted our January dates.” That was the message from Outdoor…
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Powder Alliance Adds Four Resorts for 2018-19
SAM Magazine—Wrightwood, Calif., April 5, 2018—The Powder Alliance has added Sugar Bowl Resort, Calif., Loveland Ski Area, Colo., Castle Mountain Resort, Alberta, Canada, and…
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Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month Draws 90,000 Newcomers
SAM Magazine—District of Columbia, March 21, 2018—Resort partners in the 10th annual Learn to Ski and Snowboard (Month)/Bring a Friend initiative provided nearly 90,000…
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NSAA Urges Support for Federal Ski Fee Retention Bill
SAM Magazine—Lakewood, Colo., March 21, 2018—NSAA is encouraging resorts on public land to help line up co-sponsors for the Ski Area Fee Retention Act…
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State Closes Hermitage Club After Failure to Pay Taxes
SAM Magazine—Wilmington, Vt., March 20, 2018—The members-only Hermitage Club, which until yesterday operated a ski area on Haystack Mountain in southern Vermont, was closed…
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Too Much Snow Closes a Dry Slope in the United Kingdom
SAM Magazine—Gillingham, U.K., March 2, 2018—Chatham Ski and Snowboard Centre, an outdoor dry ski slope in the United Kingdom, was forced to close for…