Mountain Ops

SAM Magazine–April 5, 2012–Fifty-two years after the Olympic flame was first ignited in the Tahoe region, California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom and Nevada Lieutenant…

SAM Magazine–March 30, 2012–According to the Cache Valley Daily, Utah’s Cache County Board of Adjustment upheld the planning commission’s approval of a conditional use…

SAM Magazine–March 28, 2012–The NY-state-owned Belleayre Ski Center has found a new overseer with the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA), which operates both Whiteface…

SAM Magazine-Newry, Maine, Mar. 26, 2012-Weather-challenged resorts in the East and West are declaring their commitment to guests by making snow, extending their seasons,…

SAM Magazine–March 23, 2012–Bolton Valley, Vt., officials announced that the Vermont Land Trust has signed a contract to purchase the 1,161 acres of terrain…

SAM Magazine–March 19, 2012–Colorado Ski Country USA’s (CSCUSA) 22 member resorts reported a decrease in skier visitation during the second period of the 2011/12…

SAM Magazine–March 16, 2012–The non-profit organization that runs Mt. Ashland, Ore., the Mt. Ashland Association, was granted the Forest Service permit to operate the…

SAM Magazine-Park City, Utah, Mar. 16, 2012-The Alpine World Cup finals are still to come, but already USST athletes are primed to conclude one…

SAM Magazine–Londonderry, Vt–March 6, 2012–One month after selling its 300th share, the threshold needed to begin the skier-owned Magic Partnership LLC at Magic Mountain…

SAM Magazine-Amherst, Va., Feb. 8, 2012-Wintergreen Resort is cutting expenses, collecting 2013 membership dues early, and asking its 1,800 members for a $6 million…