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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,…
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Schweitzer Completes Best Summer Ever
SAM Magazine-Sandpoint, Ida., Sept. 14, 2006-Add Schweitzer Mountain to the growing list of areas whose summer operations are growing. Labor Day Weekend marked the…
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Mt. Ashland Joins the Renewable Energy Drive
SAM Magazine–Ashland, OR, September 14, 2006–Mt. Ashland is jumping on the renewable energy bandwagon by announcing that the area is purchasing enough renewable energy…
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Make January “National Ski And Snowboard Month”
SAM Magazine-Lakewood, Colo., Sept. 13, 2006-The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) and Snowsports Industries America (SIA) are working with the U.S. Congress to secure…
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No More Time for Ski, Skiing, TransWorld
SAM Magazine-New York, Sept. 13, 2006-Time Inc. has put 18 of its titles, including Ski, Skiing, and Warren Miller Entertainment and the TransWorld group,…
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Intrawest Profit Gains on Flat Revenues
SAM Magazine-Vancouver, Sept. 13, 2006-Intrawest Corporation reported its full-year profit for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006 rose to $115.2 million from last…
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Mountain High Kicks Off Season With a Snow Party
SAM Magazine–Wrightwood, CA, September 9, 2006–Mountain High kicked off its season pass sale with 80 tons of snow, seven features and a few thousand…
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Agassi and Graf To Develop at Tamarack
SAM Magazine–Donnelly, Idaho, September 8, 2006–Andre Agassi and Stefanie Graf, through their company Agassi Graf Development LLC, and Bayview Financial LP, finalized an agreement…
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Beaver Creek to Open Stone Creek Terrain For 2006-07
SAM Magazine-Beaver Creek, Colo., Sept. 1, 2006-Beaver Creek plans to open 180 acres of new terrain in the Stone Creek area for the coming…