In 1991, he returned to his native New Hampshire to become president and general manager of Loon Mountain, a major ski and summer resort in the state.
[1] Apart from his occupational pursuits, he was a leading member of the broader geosciences community and contributed to it in many ways.
He was a member of the council of the Geological Society of America and received its Distinguished Service Award in 2002.
[4] He was subsequently vice chairman of the NRC Committee on Hardrock Mining on Federal Lands.
[4] Born in Lincoln, New Hampshire, as Samuel Sherman Adams, he was the son of Sherman Adams, who served as White House Chief of Staff for President Dwight D. Eisenhower and as Governor of New Hampshire, and Rachel White.