SAM Coverage
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Richard Kohnstamm, Father of Timberline Skiing, Dies
SAM Magazine-Government Camp, Ore., April 25, 2006-Richard L. Kohnstamm, who transformed Timberline Lodge into a national skiing institution in the 1950s, died last Friday…
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2006 SAMMY Winners Announced
SAM Magazine–Woodbury, Conn., April 20, 2006–SAM Magazine is pleased to announce this year’s SAMMY Future Leadership Awards. First up is Alexa Bernotavicz, mountain operations…
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Warm Weather Trims Retail Sales Gain for 2005-06
SAM Magazine-McLean, Va.. Apr. 19, 2006-Retail winter sports sales remained sluggish in February, but overall sales for specialty and chain stores nonetheless totalled $2.2…
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Three Ski Patrollers Die at Mammoth
SAM Magazine-Mammoth Lakes, Calif., April 10, 2006-Three Mammoth Mountain ski patrollers died last Thursday while working to fence off a geothermal vent following a…
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Bear Valley Decision Reaffirms Assumption of Risk Doctrine
SAM Magazine-Calaveras County, Calif., April 10, 2006-A court here ruled late last week that Bear Valley Ski Company is not liable for a 2000…
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Crotched Mountain Refinanced
SAM Magazine–April 4, 2006–Crotched Mountain, N.H., was refinanced for $8 million with Entertainment Properties Trust, a real estate investment trust. Crotched Mountain was resurrected…
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Jacques Hebert, Quebec Icon, Dies
SAM Magazine-St. Sauveur, Que., Mar. 21, 2006-Jacques Hebert, chairman of Mont Saint Sauveur International, which operates Jay Peak and several Quebec areas, died Mar.…
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Investor Group Puts Faith in Magic
SAM Magazine-Londonderry, Vt., Mar. 20, 2006-An investment group led by a Connecticut lawyer is set to purchase Magic Mountain ski area here for about…
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American Skiing Co. Posts Higher Revenues, Smaller Loss
SAM Magazine-Park City, Ut., Mar. 16, 2006-American Skiing Company (ASC) reported total consolidated revenue of $112.5 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2006,…
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Colorado Resorts on Pace for Record Visits
SAM Magazine-Denver, Colo., Mar.14, 2006-Colorado resorts hosted a record 5.2 million-plus skiers and snowboarders from Jan. 1 through Feb. 28, according to Colorado Ski…