SAM Coverage
Departments: Summer Ops
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Mt. Hood Skibowl Suspends Mountain Biking After Lost Lawsuit
SAM Magazine—Government Camp, Ore., May 10, 2022—Mt. Hood Skibowl has suspended its summer bike operations after losing a lawsuit from a man who said…
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How Sprung Structures Help to Generate Year-Round Revenue
For businesses that earn the bulk of their revenue from snow and cold weather, is it possible to remain profitable without either of the…
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OR Trade Shows Return to Utah in 2023
SAM Magazine—Salt Lake City, Utah, March 23, 2022—The winter and summer Outdoor Retailer trade shows are headed to Salt Lake City, returning to their…
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MCP Adds New Power Pass Product for 2022-23, Prices Flat
SAM Magazine—Durango, Colo., March 23, 2022—Mountain Capital Partners (MCP) has rolled out its 2022-23 Power Pass lineup, which provides access to MCP’s Spider Mountain…
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Western Destination Occupancy and Rates Reach New Records
SAM Magazine—Winter Park, Colo., March 18, 2022—Occupancy and rates at western mountain destinations have set records for the season through the month of February,…
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Publisher’s Memo :: March 2022
Solving our Riddles Solving Our Riddles Our industry is in an interesting position right now. Demand is high for skiing and snowboarding. Crowds of…
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Omicron Surge Dampened Destination Visits in January
SAM Magazine—Winter Park, Colo., Feb. 16, 2022—Momentum from the red-hot holiday season turned cool in early January as a surge in new cases of…
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Wild Mountain to Install 40-Kilowatt Solar Array
SAM Magazine—Taylors Falls, Minn., Jan. 20, 2022—Wild Mountain is installing a 40-kilowatt solar array this spring. In 2021, Wild Mountain became the first CarbonNeutral…
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Schweitzer Opens New Employee Housing
SAM Magazine—Sandpoint, Idaho, Dec. 14, 2021—Schweitzer has converted a former assisted living facility in nearby Sandpoint into employee housing for winter and summer seasonal…
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Jackson Hole Boosts Minimum Wage from $15 to $18
SAM Magazine—Teton Village, Wyo., Dec. 2, 2021—Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR) increased its minimum wage for all non-tipped positions from $15 per hour to…