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Street, Weinbrecht Headline 2004 Hall of Fame
SAM Magazine–Ishpeming, Mich., Aug. 12, 2004–Olympic champions Picabo Street and Donna Weinbrecht, who both collected titles at the Olympic, World Championship and World Cup…
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Areas Join WinterKids Bandwagon
SAM Magazine–Lakewood, Colo., Aug. 19, 2004–Several resorts are implementing the WinterKids’ National Outdoor Learning Curriculum in in their local communities this season. The resorts…
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Vail Townhome Sales Hit $43.8 Million
SAM Magazine–Vail, Colo., Aug. 20, 2004–Vail Resorts has signed contracts worth $43.8 million for the sale of 11 townhomes in the elite Gore Creek…
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Gray Rocks Gets New Owner, Plan
SAM Magazine–Mont Tremblant, Que., Aug. 24, 2004–Daniel Cordier, a shareholder in the Gray Rocks ski area, is purchasing the area and will open it…
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Judge Rules for Moonlight on Lone Peak
SAM Magazine–Big Sky, Mont., Aug. 24, 2004–U.S. District Judge Richard F. Cebull has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Yellowstone Mountain Club owner Tim Blixseth…
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Barrett Named GM at Crested Butte
SAM Magazine–Crested Butte, Colo., Aug. 24, 2004–Crested Butte Mountain Resort has named Randy Barrett general manager and vice president. As GM, Barrett will take…
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Black Mountain Bans Tobacco
SAM Magazine–Rumford, Me., Aug. 30, 2004–Black Mountain has banned use of all tobacco products at the resort, indoors and out. The policy may soon…
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Shanty Creek Aims to Fend Off Foreclosure
SAM Magazine–Bellaire, Mich., Aug. 30, 2004–Michigan’s Shanty Creek Resort & Club has defaulted on a $20.35 million mortgage, according to its lender, Comerica Bank,…
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Academics, Areas Differ on Sustainable Slopes
SAM Magazine–Boulder, Colo., Aug. 30, 2004–A report critical of the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA)’s Sustainable Slopes Program has itself drawn criticism from the…
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Silverton First to Open
SAM Magazine–Silverton, Colo., Sept. 6, 2004–Silverton Mountain was the first U.S. ski area to get skiers and riders onto its slopes for the 2004-05…
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Laurel Mountain Faces Liquidation
SAM Magazine–Ligonier, Pa., Sept. 6, 2004–Star-crossed Laurel Mountain Ski Resort, which failed to operate during the 2003-04 season, has defaulted on a $1 million…
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Vail Again Tops SKI Resort List
SAM Magazine–Boulder, Colo., Sept. 8, 2004–For the 13th time in 17 years, Vail tops SKI Magazine’s annual Top 60 resort ranking. The list is…
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MasterFit U. Sets Fall Schedule
SAM Magazine–Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., Sept. 13, 2004–MasterFit University will bring boot fit instruction, including a course specifically intended to produce nearly instantaneous rental boot…
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Springer-Miller Sold to ParTech
SAM Magazine–New Hartford, N.Y., Sept. 13, 2004–Springer-Miller Systems, Inc. (SMS), which provides property management software, is becoming part of PAR Technology Corp., another software…
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Intrawest Reduces Debt, Increases Cash Flow in Fiscal 2004
SAM Magazine–Vancouver, Sept. 14, 2004–Thanks in part to the creation of its Leisura real-estate partnerships, Intrawest reported a strengthened balance sheet for fiscal 2004,…
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Booth Creek Off in Quarter, Up for Year
SAM Magazine–Vail, Colo,, Sept. 13, 2004–Booth Creek Ski Holdings more than doubled its net income and boosted EBITDA by nearly 27 percent for the…
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Kids’ SnowSports Day Set For Dec. 4
SAM Magazine–McLean, Va., Sept. 15, 2004–SnowSports Industries America (SIA) and VERB, a national government-funded kid’s marketing campaign, are launching the first-ever VERB SnowSports Day…
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Apollo Ends Controlling Role at Vail Resorts
SAM Magazine–Vail, Colo., Oct. 1, 2004–Apollo Ski Partners plans to convert its Class A shares to common shares and to distribute its holdings to…