SAM Coverage
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ASC Refinances $320 Million in Debt and Stock
SAM Magazine–Park City, Utah, Dec. 2, 2004–American Skiing Company (ASC) has completed its long-sought goal of refinancing its existing resort senior credit facility and…
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Mountain High For Sale?
SAM Magazine–Wrightwood, Calif., December 15, 2004–Oaktree Capital Management, owners of southern California’s Mountain High ski area, have retained a financial advisor, Houlihan, Lokey, Howard…
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Could Whaleback Make a Comeback?
SAM Magazine–Enfield, N.H., December 15, 2004–Whaleback Mountain has seen a lot of tire kickers since it closed in 2001. Many have viewed the small…
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SIA Retail Audit Reveals Shifting Markets
SAM Magazine–McLean, Va., Dec.17, 2004–Retail sales for skiing and snowboarding for the August through October period were up 3 percent in dollars to $323.3…
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Mount Washington Cog Railway Skiing Started Up
SAM Magazine–Bretton Woods, N.H., December 22, 2004–The Mount Washington Cog Railway fired up its engines this past weekend and transported the first sliders part…
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Snow Monsters Battle Monster Cable Over Trademark
SAM Magazine–Denver, Colo., Dec. 22, 2004–Sirdar, the company that created the Snow Monsters skier/rider development program, is seeking a declaratory judgment action for non-infringement…
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Bank Reclaims Elk Meadows
SAM Magazine–Beaver, Utah, Dec. 28, 2004–The Nimbus Loan Fund has repossessed Elk Meadows ski area in southwestern Utah from former owner Wayne Case for…
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Christmas Holiday Starts Strong for Many Resorts
SAM Magazine–Seattle, Wash., Dec. 31, 2004–Winter resorts nationwide report strong visitation for the Christmas holiday week. The only exception to this cheery news is…
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Monster Companies Resolve Trademark Spat
SAM Magazine–Durango, Colo., Jan. 8, 2005–Snow Monsters and Monster Cable have amicably resolved their dispute over any possible trademark infringement over the two companies’…
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Holiday Period Leaves Most Resorts Merry
SAM Magazine–Denver, Colo., Jan. 8, 2005–In spite of up-and-down weather in the East and Midwest, massive snows in California, and a snow drought in…