SAM Coverage
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Alta Nixes Terrain Park
SAM Magazine-Alta, Utah, Sept. 25, 2006-It is one of the very few areas in the U.S. that don’t allow snowboarding, and, it appears, doesn’t…
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Hemlock Valley, B.C., Rises from the Dead
SAM Magazine-Hemlock Valley, B.C., Sept. 25, 2006-Ice hockey entrepreneur Ralf Berezan, owner of the Junior A Surrey Eagles ice hockey team, has purchased British…
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Silverton Opens First
SAM Magazine-Silverton, Colo., Sept. 23, 2006-Silverton Mountain Ski Area hosted the first skiers of the year yesterday after receiving two major storms Thursday and…
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Powder Ridge Closes, Threat of Development Looms
SAM Magazine-September 22, 2006–Powder Ridge, located in Middlefield, Connecticut, will remain closed this winter pending sale of the ski resort. The 500-vertical-foot mountain featured…
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Wolf Creek Expands With An Eye On the Environment
SAM Magazine-Pagosa Springs, Colo., Sept. 21, 2006-Wolf Creek is replacing its venerable 34-year old Dickey lift with a Doppelmayr-CTEC detachable quad. The new “Raven”…
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Loveland Fires Up Its Gun in the Snowmaking Battle
SAM Magazine-Georgetown, Colo., Sept. 21, 2006-Over the past twenty-four hours, a cold front has moved through Colorado, dropping snow across the state and allowing…
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Northstar Pimps Homeowners to Provide Employee Housing
SAM Magazine-Truckee, Calif., Sept. 20, 2006-In an innovative program designed to allieviate some of the problems its employees face when looking for seasonal housing,…
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NSAA Preparing to Launch New Version of SmartStyle
SAM Magazine-Lakewood, Colo., Sept. 18, 2006-NSAA is introducing SmartStyle 2.0 this fall, sporting new information, a new logo, and an updated video. The program…
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Vail Regains Top Spot in Ski Magazine Poll
SAM Magazine-Boulder, Colo., Sept. 18, 2006-Vail has returned to the number-one spot in Ski Magazine’s annual “Top 50 Resort Guide.” Vail has taken the…
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Shawnee Peak Adopts Wind Power
SAM Magazine-Bridgton, Me., Sept. 14, 2006-Shawnee Peak has joined the growing ranks of wind-powered ski areas. The electricity consumption of Shawnee’s lifts, snowmaking equipment,…