Departments: Mountain Ops

SAM Magazine-Oconomowoc, Wisc., Sept. 30, 2011-Highlands of Olympia ski and snowboard area will open for the 2011-2012 season with new management: Casey Bingham and…

SAM Magazine-Monarch, Colo., Sept. 30, 2011-Monarch Mountain season’s passes are now valid for skiing on two continents, in four countries, and in six states-at…

SAM Magazine–September 25, 2011–According to The Morning Call, a 49-year-old man working for an excavation company at Blue Mountain Ski Area in Pennsylvania was…

SAM Magazine–September 25, 2011– The venerable 40-year-old Royal Gorge Ski Resort at Donner Summit, Calif., is in receivership after defaulting on its loan. The…

SAM Magazine-Sacramento, Calif., Sept. 8, 2011- Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed California’s winter sports helmet law yesterday, calling the bill overbearing and expensive. The bill,…

SAM Magazine–August 25, 2011–Peek ‘n Peak Resort & Spa, N.Y., was bought out of bankruptcy yesterday by Scott’s Development Co. for $11.3 million. The…

SAM Magazine-Salt Lake City, Utah, Aug. 24, 2011-Marc Jenson, one of the principal players in the scheme to transform Elk Meadows ski area into…

SAM Magazine–August 11, 2011–Whistler-Blackcomb released its third quarter results yesterday and the news was good and bad. The first thing to note about the…

SAM Magazine–August 5, 2011–Some big names are behind the auction of Powderhorn yesterday: Former Vail exec Andy Daly, along with Ken and Tom Gart…