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Don’t Forget the Next Snow Show
SAM Magazine–February 7, 2006–This is a reminder that on February 11, the Sports Illustrated for Kids Next Snow All Stars program will lead NBC’s…
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Aron to Leave Vail Resorts June 28
SAM Magazine-Vail, Colo., Jan. 30, 2006-Vail Resorts, Inc. chairman and CEO Adam Aron will resign June 28, ten years after he first accepted the…
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Peek ‘n Peak To Get New Owners
SAM Magazine–Findley Lake, N.Y., January 25, 2006–According to published reports, after being on the market for a year, Peek’n Peak Resort has announced the…
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David Dillon To Head Up Haystack
SAM Magazine–Wilmington, Vt., January 25, 2006–After six years as president of the Vermont Ski Areas Association, David Dillon will move into the head position…
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Retail Sales Showed Broad Strength In Fall
SAM Magazine-McLean, Va., Jan. 12, 2006-If early retail sales are a barometer for resort visits, this could be a banner year. Overall sales for…
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No Such Thing as a Perfect Avalanche?
SAM Magazine-Lawrenceburg, Ind., Jan. 11, 2006-In a truly freak act of nature, the headwall at Perfect North Slopes fractured and avalanched Jan. 4 after…
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Colorado’s Early-Season Visits Hit All-Time High
SAM Magazine-Denver, Colo., Jan. 11, 2006-The 25 member resorts of Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA) set a new record for skier visits during the…
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Izzy Slutzky Dies at 92
SAM Magazine–Hunter Mountain, January 9, 2006–The Slutzky family and staff of Hunter Mountain were saddened today with the death of one of the resort’s…
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USSA Not Amused by Bode Miller’s 60 Minutes Comments
SAM Magazine–Salt Lake City, Utah, January 9, 2006–The United States Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) issued a statement today following Bode Miller’s appearance on…
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Tremblant, Union End Strike
SAM Magazine-Mont Tremblant, Que., Jan. 3, 2006-The strike by 1,500 employees at Mont Tremblant ended today when union members accepted terms recommended by a…
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Fire Damages Bretton Woods Motor Lodge
SAM Magazine-Bretton Woods, N.H., Jan. 3, 2006-A three-alarm fire on New Year’s Eve destroyed half of the 50 guest rooms at The Lodge at…
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Strike Hobbles Mont Tremblant Resort
SAM Magazine-Mont Tremblant, Que., Dec. 19, 2005-More than 700 Mont Tremblant workers voted today to stay off the job until a contract settlement is…
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Kelly Pawlak to Head Mount Snow
SAM Magazine–Park City, Utah, December 13, 2005–American Skiing Company (ASC) didn’t have to look far for the new managing director of Mount Snow. The…
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Peak Resorts Adds Jack Frost/Big Boulder
SAM Magazine–December 2, 2005–Peak Resorts, based out of St. Louis, Missouri, has entered into a long-term agreement to operate the Jack Frost and Big…
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Ginn Company Buys Burke
SAM Magazine–December 1, 2005, East Burke, VT–According to the Caledonian-Record, the long-speculated-upon sale of Burke Mountain in Vermont to the Ginn Company was completed…
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Early Openings For Many
SAM Magazine–November 16, 2005–The ski and snowboard season kicked off, as it does most years, at Loveland Ski Area in Colorado on October 14.…
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Boyne to Sell, Lease Back Cypress Mountain
SAM Magazine-Boyne, Mich., Nov. 14, 2005-Boyne USA, Inc., is selling Cypress Mountain, B.C., and the scenic Gatlinburg Sky Lift to CNL Income Properties Inc.,…
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Hawkes Named GM of Ski Roundtop
SAM Magazine-York, Pa., Nov. 2, 2005-Ron Hawkes is the new GM at Ski Roundtop in south central Pennsylvania. “Ron brings well-rounded expereience and much…