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Vail Reports First Quarter Numbers
SAM Magazine–Vail, Colo., December 16, 2004–Vail Resorts, Inc., announced its first quarter numbers last week for the fiscal year 2004 (the quarter ended on…
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Jury Awards $17.5 Million in Vail Resorts Suit
SAM Magazine–Vail, Colo., Dec. 17, 2003–A woman and her deceased husband’s family won a $17.5 million award yesterday stemming from carbon monoxide poisoning at…
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Vail, Intrawest to End Keystone Partnership
SAM Magazine–Vail, Colo., Dec. 24, 2003–Vail Resorts and Intrawest have reached an “amicable agreement” to divide the remaining developable assets, liquidate remaining partnership inventory,…
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Kottke Dies Day After Christmas
SAM Magazine–Storrs, Ct., December 29, 2003–Marvin W. Kottke, 80, died of a sudden massive stroke on December 26, 2003. Kottke’s work in the ski…
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Christmas Has Its Ups and Down
The East decidedly had it the hardest during Christmas week, but the news gets better out West. Rain on Christmas Eve for southern New…
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Who Owns the Top of Lone Peak?
SAM Magazine–Bozeman, Mont., January 2, 2004–The ownership of the summit of the 11,166-foot Lone Peak, which is home to Big Sky, the Yellowstone Mountain…
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Crested Butte Sale Agreement Complete
SAM Magazine–Ludlow, Vt., Jan. 8, 2004–Tim and Diane Mueller, owners of Triple Peaks, LLC have entered into a Definitive Purchase and Sale Agreement to…
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Skiers Turned Out Despite Snow, Rain Over Holidays
SAM Magazine–Boulder, Colo., Jan. 7, 2004–Weather–too much snow, too much rain–dampened visits on some days during the Christmas-New Year’s period. But the longer-than-usual holiday…
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Park City Drops World Cup
SAM Magazine–Park City, Utah, Jan. 9, 2004–Park City Mountain Resort will no longer host the “America’s Opening” World Cup races in November, which has…
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Colorado Visits Show 9 Percent Decline
SAM Magazine–Denver, Colorado, Jan. 12, 2004–Visits at Colorado resorts declined nine percent from year-ago totals, according to figures released today by Colorado Ski Country…
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Juniors, Snowboarding Lead Retail Sales
SAM Magazine–McLean, Va., Jan. 1, 2004–Strong sales of junior gear and apparel and a rebound in the sales of snowboard gear during August through…
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Maine Areas Thrive Despite Thaw-Freeze Cycle
SAM Magazine–Portland, Maine, Jan. 15, 2004–Maine ski areas have taken advantage of New England’s subzero freeze to make snow ahead of the Martin Luther…
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Colorado Court Revives Steamboat Ownership Disput
SAM Magazine–Denver, Jan. 23, 2004–The saga of the failed sale two years ago of Steamboat ski area to Triple Peaks LLC, an investor group…
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Booth Creek Reports Wider 2003 Loss
SAM Magazine–Vail, Colorado, Jan. 30, 2004–Booth Creek has reported a loss of $5.4 million for fiscal year 2003, which ended Oct. 31, compared to…
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Forest Service Approves Keystone Snowcat Terrain
SAM Magazine–Keystone, Colo., Feb. 4, 2004–The U.S. Forest Service approved a 577-acre terrain expansion for Keystone Resort yesterday, making the above-treeline Erickson Bowl and…
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Greco Named COO of Powdr Corp.
SAM Magazine–Park City, Utah, Feb. 4, 2004–Powdr Corporation has named Vern Greco senior vice president-chief operating officer. He will report to Powdr president and…
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Vail Resorts Shuffles Marketing Heads
SAM Magazine–Vail, Colo., Feb. 4, 2003–Vail Resorts has named Ian Arthur, senior director of marketing and brand management for Frontier Airlines for the past…
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New President for Big Mountain
SAM Magazine–Whitefish, Mont., February 17, 2004–Big Mountain announced that Frederic Jones has been named the new president and CEO, effective April 1, 2004. Jones…