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Summit County Denies Copper Plan
SAM Magazine–Copper Mountain, Colo., July 13, 2004–Summit County Commissioners have denied Intrawest’s long-term development plan for doubling the size of Copper Mountain after a…
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Ski Areas Measure Environmental Conservation for 2003
SAM Magazine–Lakewood, Colo., July 15, 2004–The ski industry has made substantial progress in its efforts to reduce environmental impacts, according to the Sustainable Slopes…
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Vail Commits $600,000 to Diversity Program
SAM Magazine–Vail, Colo., July 21, 2004–Vail Resorts has committed approximately $600,000 in cash and in-kind contributions to the Alpino 10,000 Project, which aims to…
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OLN to Broadcast USSA Ski, Snowboard Events
SAM Magazine–Park City, Utah, July 21, 2004–OLN will broadcast 22 hours of original ski and snowboard event programming annually, with multiple re-airings, according to…
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Giant Future US Snowdome Launches Website
July 29, New Jersey (SnowHunter)–The joint developers of the $1.3 billion Xanadu project in New Jersey, Mills Corp. and Mack-Cali, have launched a website…
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SIA Joins VERB Fitness Campaign
SAM Magazine–McLean, Va., July 27, 2004–SnowSports Industries America (SIA) has joined the VERB campaign, a program of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
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Two Finalists Vie for Vail Resorts
Vail, Colo., July 30, 2004–Two large buyout firms are finalists in the possible sale of Vail Resorts, according to a report in the Denver…
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Bombardier Purchased by Track Supplier
SAM Magazine–Sherbrooke, Que., Aug. 3, 2004–Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. is selling its industrial vehicle division, including snow groomers, to Quebec component-maker Camoplast Inc., which…
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Vail Resorts Sale Off?
SAM Magazine–Vail, Colo., August 4, 2004–Vail Resorts’ quest to find a buyer has been put on hold, according to a story in the Denver…
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Booth Creek Sweetens Threedom Pass Benefits
SAM Magazine–North Conway, N.H., Aug. 4, 2004–The Threedom Pass, good at Booth Creek areas Cranmore, Loon, and Waterville Valley, offers increased benefits and options…
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Silverton Allowed More Skiers
SAM Magazine–Silverton, Colorado, August 5, 2004–The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has given the OK to Silverton to host unguided skiers, up to 475…
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Norton Steps Down at Crested Butte
SAM Magazine–Crested Butte, Colorado, August 5, 2004–John Norton, president and CEO at Crested Butte, announced that he will step down from that position to…
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Response From NSAA Chairman Crowley to SAM
Dear Jennifer: I am writing in response to your open letter in the July 2004 SAM. As always, I respect SAM’s role as an…
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Xanadu Breaks Ground on 29th September
August 9 (SnowHunter)–The Mills Corporation, leading developer of innovative retail and entertainment destinations, today announced a September 29, 2004 groundbreaking for Meadowlands Xanadu in…
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Mount Baldy, B.C., Has New Band of Owners
SAM Magazine–Oliver, B.C., Aug. 9, 2004–Mount Baldy ski area is on a fast track for modernization, thanks to new owners and the pro-resort efforts…
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Yellowstone Club to Pay $1.8 Million for Wetlands Pollution
SAM Magazine–Big Sky, Mont., Aug. 11, 2004–The Yellowstone Club will pay $1.8 million and complete a list of resoration projects to settle claims brought…
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NSAA Reports 57 Million Visits in 2003-04
SAM Magazine–Lakewood, Colo., Aug. 11, 2004–U.S. ski areas tallied a total of 57.07 million visits during the 2003/04 season, according to the NSAA’s final…
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Intrawest Sells Commercial Stake Worth $160 Million
SAM Magazine–Vancouver, B.C., Aug. 12, 2004–Intrawest is forming a partnership with CNL Income Properties, Inc., a real estate investment trust, in which CNL will…