SAM Coverage
Mountain Ops
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U.S. Forest Service Sets Final Water Rights Rule
SAM Magazine—Denver, Colo., Jan. 6, 2016—A 2011 proposal by the U.S. Forest Service to require ski resorts to transfer water rights to the federal…
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Stein Eriksen, Patriarch of Modern Skiing, Dies at 88
SAM Magazine—Park City, Utah, Dec. 28, 2015—Stein Eriksen, the legendary alpine skier often credited as a founder of modern skiing, died on Sunday, Dec.…
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Bookings Lagging at Western Resorts Despite Snow
Photo credit: Park City Mountain. SAM Magazine—Denver, Colo., Dec. 23, 2015—Despite prolific snowfall since the beginning of November at western resorts, the most recent…
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Vail Resorts Debuts Two Major Employee Initiatives
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Dec. 3, 2015—Vail Resorts came out with two major initiatives yesterday, each with the company’s employee base in mind: the EpicPromise…
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Dan Egan Honored by NASJA
SAM Magazine—Campton, N.H., Dec. 3, 2015—Dan Egan, extreme skiing legend and founder of Degan Media, has received the 2016 North American Snowsports Association's (NASJA)…
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Resorts Were Blessed Over Thanksgiving Holiday
Photo credit: sundayriver.com SAM Magazine—Dover, Vt., Dec. 1, 2015—Cold weather settled in just in time for resorts in the Northeast to make enough snow…
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Mount Washington (B.C.) Sold to Pacific Group Resorts
SAM Magazine—Comox, B.C., Nov. 4, 2015—A Canadian subsidiary of Pacific Group Resorts Inc. (PGRI) has purchased Mount Washington Alpine Resort located on Vancouver Island…
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Lost Valley Under New Ownership
SAM Magazine—Auburn, Maine, Nov. 2, 2015—Scott Shanaman, a New Hampshire-based tramway inspector, is the new owner of Maine’s Lost Valley Ski Area. Home to…
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$3.5 Billion Four-Season Resort in Squamish, B.C.?
SAM Magazine—Squamish, B.C., Oct. 21, 2015—Plans to build a $3.5-billion four-season ski resort northeast of Squamish, B.C., face some key Provincial decisions this fall.…
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Silverton Mountain Guides Inaugurate New Alaskan Operation
SAM Magazine—Seward, Alaska, Oct. 21, 2015—While ski resorts across North America are slowly starting to open, the staff at Silverton Mountain Guides Heli Skiing…