SAM Coverage
Departments: Mountain Ops
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U.S. Pro Freeskiing Team Announced
SAM Magazine-Park City, Utah, June 15, 2011-The USSA has named the first official U.S. Freeskiing national team roster following the recent news that skiing…
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Tamarack’s Majority Owner Wanted by Judge
SAM Magazine–June 13, 2011–After failing to appear in court for the second time, majority owner of Tamarack, Jean-Pierre Boespflug, was found in contempt by…
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Windham GM Woods to Purchase Eponymous Woods Valley
SAM Magazine-Windham, N.Y., June 7, 2011-Yes, you can go home again. Windham Mountain president and general manager Tim Woods will assume ownership of the…
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Ski Areas Feel Heat of Wildfire Season in West
SAM Magazine-Taos, N.M., June 6, 2011-Spiking temperatures over the past week have kicked off the western wildfire season, and ski areas are starting to…
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Vail Resorts Launches Denver Shuttles
SAM Magazine-Edwards, Colo., June 6, 2011-Colorado Mountain Express (CME), owned by Vail Resorts, will offer daily shared-ride shuttle service from downtown Denver to both…
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Colorado’s Powderhorn To Be Sold At Auction
SAM Magazine-Grand Junction, Colo., June 1, 2011-Western Colorado’s Powderhorn Ski Resort will be offered for sale at auction on Aug. 4. The resort, which…
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Kirkwood Founder Klein Dies at 83
SAM Magazine-Kirkwood, Calif., May 18, 2011-Bud Klien, founder of Kirkwood resort, has died at the age of 83 after a battle with cancer. Klien,…
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North Face Freeski Open Highlights Treble Cone Calendar
SAM Magazine-Wanaka, New Zealand, May 13, 2011-Treble Cone will once again host the most prestigious big-mountain event in New Zealand,The North Face Freeski Open,…
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Ralph Walton, Longtime Co-Owner of Crested Butte, Dies at 80
SAM Magazine-Hamilton, Ga., Apr. 21, 2011-Ralph Walton, who co-owned Crested Butte Mountain Resort (CBMR) with Howard “Bo” Callaway for more than three decades, died…
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Peak Resorts to Go Public
SAM Magazine–April 18, 2011–Peak Resorts, Inc. announced that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission…

