The landscape of leadership in the mountain resort industry is changing rapidly and the skills required to lead the industry into the future are becoming more varied. In an effort to support the mountain resort industry during this transition SAM Magazine has partnered with High Peaks Group—a firm specializing in leadership and team development for the ski industry—to design and lead industry-specific leadership development programs. High Peaks Group founder and CEO Paul Thallner facilitates the SAM Summit Series, and has also authored several articles in SAM.

The Summit Series mentoring program offers up-and-coming leaders in the mountain resort industry the opportunity to learn from current leaders.	The PEAK Navigator program is designed for mountain resort industry leaders to tune their leadership style, get teams engaged, and build employee loyalty.