SAM Coverage
Departments: Summer Ops
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Vail Resorts Names Pete Sonntag COO of Whistler Blackcomb
SAM Magazine—Whistler, B.C., June 16, 2017—Vail Resorts has appointed Pete Sonntag, the current senior vice president of the company’s Lake Tahoe region, to become…
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Winter Concludes with Occupancy Down Slightly in the West, Revenues Up
SAM Magazine—Denver, May 18, 2017—Overall aggregated occupancy during the 2016-17 winter season—November through April—declined 0.2 percent, marking the first seasonal dip in winter occupancy…
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Occupancy Flat, Revenues Rise at Western Mountain Resorts
SAM Magazine—Denver, April 24, 2017—The 2016-17 season started slowly for Western destinations, strengthened mid-season, and then lost momentum in the final weeks, according to…
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U.S. Forest Service Webinar Today: ADA/Summer Uses
SAM Magazine—Washington, D.C., March 22, 2017—Today, the Forest Service will host an ADA webinar for ski area and agency personnel from 2 to 3…
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Winter Park Succession: CEO DeFrange Retires, Foulkes Steps In
SAM Magazine—Winter Park, Colo., March 21, 2017—At the end of the day on Friday, March 31, Winter Park Resort president and CEO Gary DeFrange…
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Occupancy Flat, Revenues Up In Western Mountain Destinations
SAM Magazine—Denver, March 20, 2017—With less than a month remaining in the winter 2016-17 booking season, overall aggregated occupancy for 19 western mountain resorts…
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Early-Season Skier Visits Above Average in Colorado
SAM Magazine—Denver, Jan. 20, 2017—Considering how long it took the ski season to get rolling in Colorado, it’s not surprising that total skier visits…
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Waterville Valley Bids Adieu to Governor-Elect Sununu
SAM Magazine—Waterville Valley, N.H., Nov. 23, 2016—New Hampshire governor-elect Chris Sununu will resign as CEO of Waterville Valley Resort and relinquish his position on…
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Peak Resorts Completes $20 Million Placement of Preferred Stock and Warrants
SAM Magazine—Wildwood, Mo., Nov. 3, 2016—Peak Resorts, has completed its previously announced private placement of its Series A cumulative convertible preferred stock and warrants…
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YouTube Star Buys Pebble Creek Ski Area
SAM Magazine—Inkom, Idaho, Oct. 4, 2016—Nobody ever said you have to have ski resort operations experience to own a ski area. The latest example…