SAM Coverage
Departments: Risk & Safety
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Controversial Commissioners Out, Gunstock Leaders Return to Work
SAM Magazine—Gilford, N.H., Aug. 2, 2022—The Gunstock Mountain Resort senior leadership team is back to work today after the Belknap County Delegation voted 9-1…
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Insider Trading
Mentoring programs help ski industry up-and-comers and veterans trade expertise and experience. Imagine driving down an unfamiliar, winding road at night. Twists and turns reveal…
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Quebec Skier Visits Up 3 Percent for Second Busiest Season of Last 10 Years
SAM Magazine—Beaupré, Quebec, June 3, 2022—The preliminary results of the 34th Economic and Financial Study of Ski Areas show 6.3 million visits were recorded…
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More H-2B Visas Released for This Summer, NSAA Sets Sights on Winter Period
SAM Magazine—Lakewood, Colo., April 21, 2022—The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released 35,000 additional H-2B visas for employers with start dates between April 1…
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Vail to Invest $175 Million in Pay Increases, Housing, HR
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., March 14, 2022—Ahead of its second-quarter earnings call, Vail Resorts rolled out a new incremental annual $175 million investment in its…
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Park City Patrol Union Votes Yes on New Contract
SAM Magazine—Park City, Utah, Jan. 17, 2021—The Park City Professional Ski Patrol Association (PCPSPA) voted to approve a new contract with Vail Resorts (VR)…
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Supreme Court Stays OSHA Vax Mandate
SAM Magazine—Washington, D.C., Jan. 14, 2022—The Supreme Court issued a decision staying the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) mandate that employers with 100 or more…
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Park City Patrollers Union to Vote on Vail Offer
SAM Magazine—Park City, Utah, Jan. 14, 2022— The Park City Professional Ski Patrol Association (PCPSPA) and Vail Resorts (VR) reached a tentative agreement Wednesday night…
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Jiminy Peak Snowmaker Dies After On-Hill Accident
SAM Magazine—Hancock, Mass., Jan. 6, 2022— Jiminy Peak, Mass., snowmaker Kimberlee Francoeur, 30, of Lanesborough, Mass., died after a snow groomer operator reportedly backed…
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Covid Spikes at Killington
SAM Magazine—Killington Vt., Jan. 3, 2022—A special testing site opened at Killington Resort on Sunday after 5 percent of its staff contracted Covid over…