HEADLINE NEWS - Ski Area Management
Dec 20, 2024 · SAM Magazine—Park City, Utah, Dec. 31, 2024—Park City ski patrollers went on strike Friday, Dec. 27, after a breakdown in mediated contract negotiations with Park City Mountain-owner Vail Resorts.
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SAM Magazine—New York City, Oct. 24, 2024—Indy Pass has added access to 30 more alpine, cross-country, and indoor ski areas for the 2024-25 season, including Loveland Ski Area, Colo., and 12 resorts in Innsbruck, Austria. The additions were revealed at a media event in New York City Wednesday night. With the additions, Indy Pass will ...
Independent Areas Top SKI Resort Rankings - Ski Area Management
Despite adding three new public lifts over the summer, Powder went from the top resort in the West to out of the top 30 entirely. Other independent resorts fared much better, including Saddleback, Maine, which jumped to the No. 2 spot in the East after not being ranked in 2024.
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Killington and Sunday River Opening for Daily Operations
Nov 14, 2024 · SAM Magazine—Killington, Vt., Nov. 13, 2024—Vermont’s Killington Resort and Maine’s Sunday River are both opening Nov. 14 at 9 a.m., making them the first Northeast ski areas to open for daily operations.
Exclusivity on the Rise? - Ski Area Management
Crowding issues at resorts have made exclusivity an attractive proposition for wealthy skiers and riders, spawning development of new, private resorts, and prodding existing resorts to offer a higher-end experience.
Tony Santora Named GM of Jack Frost Big Boulder - Ski Area …
SAM Magazine—White Haven, Pa., Dec. 21, 2023—Vail Resorts appointed Tony Santora as the new general manager of Jack Frost Big Boulder, effective Jan. 1, 2024. Santora previously served as GM of VR-owned Hidden Valley Ski Resort in Missouri.
Snow People — November 2024 - Ski Area Management
From resort hires, promotions, and retirements to awards, obits, and supplier news, we celebrate the people that make this industry thrive. PEOPLE: CHRIS INGHAM, BRECKENRIDGE RESORT, CO
Blue Mountain Resort Assists Crews Fighting Nearby Wildfire
Nov 7, 2024 · It sparked Saturday in Leigh Township and grew rapidly over the course of several days, from 150 acres to more than 700 acres, according to Blue Mountain Resort director of marketing Ashley Seier. The resort offered up its pumps and water retention ponds to fire crews to fill tankers, said Seier.
Michigan’s Norway Mountain to Reopen with New Owners
SAM Magazine—Norway, Mich., Sept. 11, 2023—Norway Mountain, idle since 2017, has been purchased by a local family who plans to reopen the 160-acre ski and snowboard area situated in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula for the 2024/25 season.