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Stenger Group Buys Jay Peak
SAM Magazine-Jay, Vt., July 1, 2008-After nearly 25 years of leading Jay Peak as president and CEO, Bill Stenger, along with a group of…
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Crested Butte to Serve Up Accessible Adventure
SAM Magazine-Mt. Crested Butte, Colo., June 26, 2008-Crested Butte Mountain Resort (CBMR) is investing to enhance the guest experience through ncreased and expanded airline…
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Solitude To Install Two High Speed Quads
SAM Magazine-Big Cottonwood Canyon, Utah, June 26, 2008-Utah’s Solitude has long been known as a sleepy backwater, with slow, fixed grip chairs, plenty of…
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New Zealand Season Ramps Up After Delayed Openings
SAM Magazine-Snow Park, New Zealand, June 25, 2008-In a scenario which will be familiar to some Northern Hemisphere resort operators, the 2008 season Down…
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Deer Valley Expands Employee Housing
SAM Magazine-Deer Valley, Utah, June 25, 2008-Deer Valley will double the ski resort’s seasonal employee housing for the 2008-2009 winter. Given the pricy real…
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Tom Richardson Remembered
SAM Magazine–Grand Junction, Colo., June 13, 2008–Thomas W. Richardson, 71, died on June 5, 2008. Richardson started his industry career in 1964, when he…
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Mills Named President of CSCUSA
SAM Magazine-Crested Butte, Colo., June 12, 2008-Melanie Mills, director of public affairs for Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA), has become the group’s new president.…
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Vermont and New Hampshire Report Great Skier Numbers
SAM Magazine–June 12, 2008–Both Vermont and New Hampshire reported their 2007-008 skier visit numbers, and the news was good. First, the Vermont Ski Areas…
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Larsen Hailed as Forest Service Partner of the Year
SAM Magazine-Portland, Ore., June 11, 2008-The Pacific Northwest Ski Areas Association has named Gary Larsen its 2008 Forest Service Partner of the Year. This…
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Mount Snow To Create Dedicated Freeride Mountain
SAM Magazine-West Dover, Vt., June 11, 2008-Vermont’s Mount Snow has announced that the ski resort will dedicate the entire Carinthia area as a freeride…