SAM Coverage
Departments: Summer Ops
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Winter’s Woes Melt Into Summer Surge at Western Mountain Destinations
SAM Magazine—Winter Park, Colo., May 15, 2026—As the winter season dragged across the finish line, lodging rates at western mountain destinations managed to cling…
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Thoughts and Predictions
SAM readers look into the crystal ball. After four straight seasons with more than 60 million U.S. skier visits, 2025-26 may be the winter…
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Summer Looking Strong as Western Mountain Lodging Limps into Winter Season Finale
SAM Magazine—Winter Park, Colo., April 13, 2026—Economic news conspired with abysmal snowfall and record-breaking warm temperatures during March to continue to drag down the…
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Berkshire East and Catamount Join Bear Den, New Mountain Alliance Formed
SAM Magazine—Charlemont, Mass., March 23, 2026—Berkshire East and Catamount Resorts in Massachusetts have joined Bear Den Partners, formalizing an ownership transition that brings the…
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Western Destinations Lodging Trends Continued in February
SAM Magazine—Winter Park, Colo., March 16, 2026—Fickle February snowfall led to significant disparities in winter occupancy between two different regions in the West—Colorado and…
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Betting on Snow?
More snowmaking after a snow drought? By mid-February, winter in the West felt upside down. Rain had fallen at destination resorts in Colorado and…
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Winter Lodging Trends Mirror Summer for Western Destinations
SAM Magazine—Winter Park, Colo. Nov. 20, 2025—The 2025 summer season closed on Oct. 31 in better shape than it started and wrapped up with…
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Porter-Henry Named as Burke Mountain General Manager
SAM Magazine—East Burke, Vt., Nov. 19, 2025—Burke Mountain Resort has named industry veteran Gabe Porter-Henry as its new general manager, effective Dec. 1. He…
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Price Sensitivity Is Limiting Growth at Western Destinations
SAM Magazine—Winter Park, Colo., Oct. 14, 2025—The summer season at Western mountain destinations (May-October) appears set to finish slightly up from last year, and…
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Indy Pass to End Sales Sept. 18, Adds Final Resorts
SAM Magazine—Granby, Colo., Sept. 16, 2025—Indy Pass will end sales for the 2025-26 season at midnight on Thursday, Sept. 18, the company said today.…