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Wind Turbine Planned For Second New England Resort
Snow Hunter–Massachusetts. June 16, 2009–Massachusetts’ Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort was the first ski area to erect a wind turbine, one of the largest ever…
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FIS Launch SnowKidz Campaign
Snow Hunter, June 17, 2009–The International Ski Federation has launched a campaign to help get more children around the world in to snow sports.…
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Whistler’s Blackcomb 7,000 Year Old Glacier “Shrank By Half in Past Century”
Snow Hunter, Whistler, B.C., June 16, 2009–A report in Canada’s Globe & Mail newspaper says that the 7,000-year-old Horstman Glacier has lost half its…
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High Country Media to Offer Multiple Paths to Consumers
SAM Magazine-Boulder, Colo., June 17, 2009-Several former members of Bonnier Publications’ Mountain Sports Media have formed a new company, High Country Media, which will…
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Utah Visits Declined 6.5 Percent in 2008-09
SAM Magazine-Salt Lake City, June 17, 2009-The Utah ski and snowboard industry closed the 2008-09 winter season with a total of 3,972,984 skier days,…
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New Pan-European Ski Federation Launched
Snow Hunter–June 10, 2009–A new international ski body, the European Ski Federation, has been established by the Austrian, French, Italian, and Swiss ski federations.…
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Australia Joins New Zealand As More Southern Hemisphere Resorts Open for Winter 2009
Snow Hunter–Austrialia, June 10, 2009–More of New Zealand’s ski areas opened at the weekend, joining Mt Hutt in enjoying a great start to the…
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Vermont Ski Areas Hosted Over 4 Million Visits
SAM Magazine–Killington, Vt., June 11, 2009–At the Vermont Ski Areas Association’s annual meeting, the industry trade group announced that Vermont’s ski resorts recorded 4,068,696…
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Colorado Visits Dropped 5.5 Percent in 2008-09
SAM Magazine-Boulder, Colo, June 11, 2009-Colorado resorts tallied 11.85 million visits in 2008-09, a 5.5 percent decline from the previous year, Colorado Ski Country…
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Vail Resorts Third Quarter Profits Decline 29 Percent
SAM Magazine-Broomfield, Colo., June 8, 2009-Vail Resorts’ revenue fell by 21 percent and earnings declined by 29 percent in the fiscal third quarter, as…
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Forest Service And Snowbowl Prevail at Supreme Court
SAM Magazine-Flagstaff, Ariz., June 8, 2009-The United States Supreme Court has decided not to review the decision of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals…
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Utah Gets Direct Service from Japan
SAM Magazine–Salt Lake City, Utah, June 3, 2009–Delta Airlines has announced that it is offering a non-stop flight from Salt Lake City to Tokyo.…
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Sale of Yellowstone Club Approved
SAM Magazine–June 3, 2009–A U.S. bankruptcy judge approved the $115 million purchase of the Yellowstone Club, Mont., by CrossHarbor Capital Partners. CrossHarbor will pay…
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Helmet Usage Increases 12 percent
SAM Magazine–Lakewood, Colo., June 3, 2009–According to the 2008-09 NSAA National Demographic Study, helmet usage among skiers and riders in the U.S. increased 12…
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Steamboat Pulls Out of Joint Gondola Project
SAM Magazine-Steamboat Springs, Colo., June 3, 2009-Steamboat Ski and Resort pulled out of a joint venture that was planning to build a $7 million…
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Utah’s Liquor Laws Relaxed
SAM Magazine–March 28, 2009–In just two months, Utah’s unique liquor laws will change, most notably, the elimination of Utah’s private club system, which required…
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Whistler Closes Early
SAM Magazine–Whistler, B.C., May 28, 2009–Whistler Blackcomb officials announced that the last day for skiing and riding on Whistler Mountain will be Sunday, May…
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AIG to Sell Stowe Mountain Resort
SAM Magazine-Stowe, Vt., May 18, 2009-Stowe Mountain Resort, owned by insurance giant and ward of the government AIG, is for sale, AIG spokesman Peter Tulupman…