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Sleeping Giant Hires Bryan as Executive Director
SAM Magazine-Cody, Wyo., July 31, 2009-Sleeping Giant Ski Area, which plans to reopen by Thanksgiving after several years in mothballs, has hired Hamilton Bryan…
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Wildfire Burns on Blackcomb
SAM Magazine-Whistler, B.C., July 31, 2009-A wildfire started by a lightning strike Thursday afternoon at Blackcomb Mountain led to the evacuation of mountain. The…
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Santa Fe Gets More Flights This Winter
SAM Magazine–July 28, 2009–American Eagle announced that it will add a second daily flight between Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and Santa Fe Municipal Airport…
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Compagnie Des Alpes Reports Record Sales for Winter 2008-9, Sells Verbier Stake
SAM Magazine–Snow24–July 28, 2009–The Compagnie Des Alpes (CDA), the world’s largest ski lift operator with more than a dozen leading French ski areas, has…
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SAM on the Road–Heavenly ZipRider
In every issue of SAM we run a section called “SAM on the Road”– a photo wrap up of happenings in the industry. Now,…
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Yellowstone Purchase Complete
SAM Magazine–July 21, 2009–The purchase of the Yellowstone Club by Cross Harbor Capital Partners, LLC, was completed on July 17. Boston-based CrossHarbor, which includes…
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Telluride 4Pass Revives 2007 Pricing
SAM Magazine-Telluride, Colo., July 14, 2009-While Telluride Ski Resort is keeping its base 2009-2010 season pass pricing the same as last season, those who…
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Catedral Ski Area Enables Ticket Purchases Anywhere
SAM Magazine-Bariloche, Argentina, July 13, 2009-Catedral ski area in Bariloche, Argentina, the biggest ski area in South America, is selling an online ski pass…
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Skiing, Snowboarding, Obesity All Grew in 2008
SAM Magazine-Mount Prospect, Ill., July 13, 2009-According to data in the NSGA Sports Participation survey, there were 6.5 million Americans age 7 or older…
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Goodbye to Another Ski Train
SAM Magazine-London, England, July 13, 2009-The Snow Train, which operated an overnight sleeper service between London and the French Alps, has been discontinued by…
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Mt. Bachelor Introduces Variable Day-Ticket Pricing, Other Options
SAM Magazine-Bend, Ore., July 9, 2009-Mt. Bachelor has introduced innovative, season-long, conditions-based pricing for single day tickets for 2009-10. The area has also released…
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New Hampshire Visits Dropped 3 Percent in 2008-09
SAM Magazine-North Woodstock, N.H., July 7, 2009-New Hampshire ski resorts hosted 2,289,426 alpine skier and snowboarder visits in 2008-09, a slight decline of 3…
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Around the World Snow Report
SAM Magazine–July 1, 2009–www.Skiinfo.com reports that summer ski and southern hemisphere resort openings takes the world tally past 60 choices in a dozen countries…
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Red Lodge Names Jeff Schmidt as General Manager
SAM Magazine-Red Lodge, Mont., June 30, 2009-Red Lodge Mountain Resort has named Jeff Schmidt as its new general manager. Schmidt joined Red Lodge in…
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Magic Mountain Asks Fans to Buy into the Area
SAM Magazine-Londonderry, Vt., June 29, 2009-Magic Mountain is selling shares of the mountain, offering ownership opportunities to the resort’s skiers, snowboarders and enthusiasts. Modeled…
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New York Resorts Top 4 Million Visits in 2008-09
SAM Magazine-New York, June 23, 2009-New York State surpassed four million skier visits over the 2008-09 season, a record-breaking number for the state that…
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Telluride to Host Snowboard World Cup
SAM Magazine-Telluride, Colo., June 18, 2009-Telluride Resort will be the sole U.S. stop of the LG FIS Snowboard World Cup and will feature an…
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Petrick to Direct Global Marketing for Rossignol
SAM Magazine-Park City, Utah, June 18, 2009-Rossignol has named Tim Petrick vice president of global sales and marketing, effective July 1. Petrick will oversee…