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Red Investing $1 Million on Capital Improvements
SAM Magazine-Rossland, B.C., July 14, 2008-Red Mountain will spend approximately $1 million on capital improvements this summer. Upgrades include a comprehensive lift-service audit that…
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Crested Butte Expands Air Service
SAM Magazine-Crested Butte, Colo., July 14, 2008-Crested Butte will have enhanced air service next season, with new direct flights from Salt Lake City, Chicago…
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Mauck Succeeds Bender as Seven Springs CEO
SAM Magazine-Seven Springs, Pa., July 8, 2008-Seven Springs Mountain Resort has appointed Eric Mauck as its new CEO. Mauck, formerly the resort’s COO, replaces…
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Blixeth to Cede Yellowstone Club to Wife
SAM Magazine-Bozeman, Mont., July 9, 2008-Founder Tim Blixseth has agreed to transfer his 50 percent interest in the private Yellowstone Club ski and golf…
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More Snow in Australia
Snow Hunter-Australia, July 8, 2008- The first week of July has seen the ‘real’ start of winter at many Australian resorts after poor natural…
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Russian Prime Minister Bows to Environmentalists Pressure on 2014 Olympic Venues
Snow Hunter-Russia, July 8, 2008-Russia’s former president Vladimir Putin, a keen skier and personally instrumental in winning the 2014 Olympics for the Black Sea…
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Heavy Snow In New Zealand Is Good
Snow Hunter-New Zealand, July 8, 2008-Most of New Zealand’s ski areas are basking in deep powder as heavy snowfall and some extreme weather conditions…
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Lava Threat To Slopes Disrupts Start Of Season At Chillean Resort
Snow Hunter-Chile, July 8, 2008-Llaima ski area in Chile’s Conguillio National Park was evacuated last week as the Llaima Volcano on which the ski…
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Quebec to Offer Loans for Capital Improvements
SAM Magazine-Montreal, Que., July 7, 2008-In a bid to jumpstart capital improvements at ski resorts in Quebec, the Canadian government has developed a loan…
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Ski, Skiing Magazines Shrink Circulations
SAM Magazine-Boulder, Colo., July 7, 2008-Skiing and Ski magazines, both from Bonnier Corp., are reducing their rate bases, starting with their September issues. Skiing…