SAM Coverage
Departments: Rental & Retail
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Stable Rates Fuel Summer Growth in West
SAM Magazine—Winter Park, Colo., July 15, 2024—Stable rates helped fuel a continued uptick in occupancy at Western mountain destinations in June, according to the…
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Alterra Expands Split Payment Plan to Lodging and Lessons
SAM Magazine—Denver, June 6, 2024—Alterra Mountain Company has expanded its partnership with payment network Affirm, allowing customers the option to pay over time when…
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Report Shows Utah Ski Industry’s Massive Contribution to State’s Economy
SAM Magazine—Salt Lake City, Utah, April 25, 2024—Utah’s 15 ski resorts generated nearly $2 billion in nonresident visitor spending during the 2022-23 ski season,…
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Steve Hall Named Head of New Zealand’s The Remarkables Ski Area
SAM Magazine—Queenstown, New Zealand, April 11, 2024—Following a 10-year stint as a high school principal and a “gap year” skiing and biking around the…
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Ikon Pass Increases Prices, Adds Benefits for 2024-25
SAM Magazine—Denver, March 7, 2024—The 2024-25 Ikon Pass suite goes on sale March 14, with 58 destinations and a handful of new benefits. The…
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Vail Resorts Marks Sustainability Progress
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Jan. 29, 2024—Vail Resorts marked its second year of 100 percent renewable energy use at its 37 North American resorts and…
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State, Local Investment to Revitalize Ski Area at Pennsylvania’s Denton State Park
SAM Magazine—Harrisburg, Pa., Sept. 14, 2023—The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) is committing $10 million in capital improvements and is working…
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Summer in the West: Occupancy Down, Rates Up
SAM Magazine—Winter Park, Colo., Sept. 14, 2023—After a slow start, the summer of 2023 will likely finish down slightly from last year for lodging…
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Clean Heat, Boiled Down
Two ski areas look to reduce financial and environmental costs with new state-of-the-art, clean heating systems. Ski areas consume a tremendous amount of fossil…
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Matt Davies Named President and GM of Cypress Mountain
SAM Magazine—Boyne Falls, Mich., June 9, 2023—Boyne Resorts named Matt Davies as president and general manager of Cypress Mountain, West Vancouver, B.C. Davies started…