Less than 11 months after starting as executive director of the Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT), Bill Zimmermann has resigned from his post. Zimmermann succeeded former executive director Shawn…
City of Arlington Parks and Recreation in Arlington, Texas, has partnered with Go Ape to open a new aerial adventure attraction in River Legacy Park East. The attraction will debut…
Developers are seeking the permits to build a new adventure park called Osprey Aerial Adventures on a 12-acre site just south of Chesapeake, Va., a city that’s home to nearly…
Outdoor Venture Group (OV) has unveiled the Nautilus Tower, an accessible outdoor recreation attraction that allows visitors of all abilities to enjoy an at-height experience. The tower can be built…
Phoenix Experiential Design is building the first phase of the new Reach for the Sky canopy walk at Hidden Lake Gardens, a 750-acre property owned by Michigan State University in…
Several companies in the United States are offering training and certification courses in October and November. The following is certainly not an exhaustive list. Check with your nearby outfits that…
Quebec’s four-season Tremblant resort was the host site of this year’s SAM Summer Ops Camp—an immersive, multi-day event designed to help ski area operators grow their summer business—Sept. 7-9. More…
A new attraction from Terra-Nova LLC of Utah called the ZipWhipper opened at Snowbird ski resort in Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah, on June 18. It is the first ZipWhipper to…
SAM Magazine—Stowe, Vt., May 20, 2022—The Vermont Occupational Safety and Health Administration (VOSHA) investigation of the Sept. 23, 2021, death of Stowe Mountain Resort, Vt., ZipTour employee Scott Lewis, 53,…
Petzl has issued a recall of the TRAC CLUB adventure park trolleys due to a risk of breakage of the black rear plate that could cause a fatal fall. As…
The Williams Township Zoning Hearing Board in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley voted unanimously to approve the zoning application for a new high ropes course to be built on a four-acre lot…
An employee of Stowe Mountain Resort, Vt., died Thursday, Sept. 23, after colliding with the anchoring platform while riding the final span of the resort’s zip line tour. According to…
The new Canton Tower Skywalk by MND celebrated its grand opening in December.
USA Climbing has entered a multi-year partnership with TRUBLUE by Head Rush Technologies as the official auto belay sponsor of USA Climbing.
Registration for the 31st annual Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT) Conference and Expo, Jan. 18-29, 2021, is now open.
The Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT) said today, Sept. 8, that its annual conference and trade show scheduled for January 2021 in Spokane, Wash., will go virtual.
$6 million, 1,300-foot-long zip line attraction to be built by Zip World in the city’s center has been blocked.