Giants Ridge celebrates up-and-coming lift mechanic Neale Leete with their Rise Up Challenge video entry. Watch all five & vote for your favorite. The winner will walk away with a $3,500 education grant from Leitner-Poma of America. Voting ends 8/15: saminfo.com/contest-awards… Giants Ridge

Gunstock Mountain Resort is seeking a director of snowsports to lead the strategic direction, financial performance, and operational success of the Learning Center, Children’s Center, Nordic, and Race departments. Learn more: saminfo.com/classifieds/em… Gunstock Mountain Resort

What happens when resorts focus on luxury over lifers, capacity over culture, and profit over people? One longtime editor calls out Big Glisse—and it hits home: saminfo.com/the-magazine/t…

Big Sky Resort lift maintenance is seeking positive, professional, and experienced lift mechanics/electricians to join their growing team. This is a full-time year-round position with benefits. Learn more: saminfo.com/classifieds/em… Big Sky Resort

A Colorado GM looks back at the Pennsylvania mom-and-pop where it all began, sees what’s changed, and appreciates what hasn’t. Read more: saminfo.com/the-magazine/t…

We're celebrating a new generation of lift mechanics with the 2025 Rise Up Challenge. Check out Mission Ridge's video entry featuring up-and-comer Carter McGinnis. View all the videos & choose your favorite. Vote daily through August 15: saminfo.com/contest-awards… Leitner-Poma of America

Kirkwood Ski Team is seeking a head coach for the U10 Alpine Race Team. Learn more: saminfo.com/classifieds/em…

Windham Mountain Club is seeking a director of IT. Learn more: saminfo.com/classifieds/em… Windham Mountain Club

Marmot Basin celebrates up-and-coming lift mechanic Stephanie with their Rise Up Challenge video entry. Watch all five and vote for your favorite. The winner will walk away with a $3,500 education grant from Leitner-Poma of America. Voting ends 8/15: saminfo.com/contest-awards… Marmot Basin

Headline News: A lightning-sparked wildfire that ignited late Aug. 12 is burning about 1.5 miles south of Tamarack Resort, Idaho, and has prompted the Valley County Sheriff’s Office to issue a “ready” stage evacuation notice. Read more: saminfo.com/news/sam-headl… Tamarack Resort

Four ski areas—Killington Resort, Vt.; Nordic Mountain, Wis.; Snowshoe, W. Va.; and Welch Village, Minn.—got an early start on their major construction projects, including new lodges and lifts. Read more: saminfo.com/the-magazine/t… Killington Resort snowshoemtn Welch Village

Last call! Voting for the "Rise Up Challenge" closes tonight at 11:59 p.m. EST. The team with the most votes will walk away with a $3,500 educational grant from Leitner-Poma of America. Watch all five videos and vote! saminfo.com/contest-awards…

Headline News: Western mountain lodging properties reversed a June slowdown in July by lowering daily rates more sharply than any time since September 2023. Read more: saminfo.com/news/sam-headl…

Headline News: The 2025 MSAA Summer Meeting and Tradeshow drew a big crowd of 475 attendees to the Grand Geneva Resort & Spa, Wis., Aug. 10-13, including 320 ski area personnel. Read more: saminfo.com/faces-and-plac…

Got a killer park setup, a standout event, or a crew that works harder than anyone? Whether your resort is a local gem or a big mountain, we want to see it in the Annual Terrain Park Contest. Submit your feature, event, edit or crew from the 24-25 season: saminfo.com/terrain-park-c…

Black Mountain Ski Area seeks a highly motivated and experienced director of food & beverage to lead culinary operations at their historic resort. Learn more: saminfo.com/classifieds/em… Black Mountain

Training lift operators just got easier at Monarch Mountain. A custom-built, portable mock control panel lets staff practice real-life scenarios on the spot. Read more in Idea Files: saminfo.com/the-magazine/t… Monarch Mountain

White Pass is seeking a marketing manager. Learn more: saminfo.com/classifieds/em… White Pass

Headline News: A new multi-mountain ski and snowboard product, the Snow Triple Play, will go on sale Sept. 1, offering Northeast skiers and snowboarders three days of lift access at 15 participating resorts in the U.S. and Canada for $199.99. Read more: saminfo.com/news/sam-headl…

Headline News: The votes are in and one of the five up-and-coming lift mechanics and their team have won the 2025 Rise Up Challenge, sponsored by Leitner-Poma of America. Read more: saminfo.com/news/sam-headl… Mission Ridge Giants Ridge Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area Burke Mountain Marmot Basin