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U.S. Ticket Prices Highest in the World
SAM Magazine-Kiltarlity, Ireland, March 17, 2009-Recession, what recession? U.S. ski areas are selling 19 of the 20 most expensive six-day lift tickets on the…
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Colorado Visits Down 6 Percent Through February
SAM Magazine-Denver, Colo., March 12, 2009-Skier visits at Colorado Ski Country USA’s 22 member resorts in January and February were off by 5.8 percent…
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Vonn’s Overall World Cup Caps Great Season for U.S. Athletes
SAM Magazine-Are, Sweden, March 11, 2009-Lindsey Vonn added yet another landmark to an already historic season for U.S. ski and snowboard competitors as she…
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Vail Resorts Reports Mixed Second Quarter
SAM Magazine-Broomfield, Colo., March 11, 2009-Vail Resorts second quarter results for fiscal 2009, ended Jan. 31, show resort revenue (mountain operations and lodging) of…
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Vail Resorts to Cut Wages Companywide
SAM Magazine-Broomfield, Colo., March 11, 2009-Vail Resorts will adopt a companywide wage reduction plan to reduce labor costs while preserving as many jobs as…
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More Areas Selling Next Year, Now
SAM Magazine-Gilford, N.H., March 11, 2009-More and more resorts are selling next year’s passes at this year’s prices. Gunstock, N.H., is one of the…
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Squaw Slide Claims Patroller
SAM Magazine-Reno, Nev., Mar. 6, 2009-A ski patroller working avalanche control routes at Squaw Valley was killed due to trauma sustained after being caught…
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Wind Derails Snowbird Chair
SAM Magazine-Snowbird, Utah, Mar. 6, 2009-High winds derailed the Peruvian Express chairlift at Snowbird on Wednesday, when wind gusts topped 70 mph. According to…
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Pass Deals Proliferate for Spring and Beyond
SAM Magazine-Boulder, Colo., Mar. 6, 2009-Resorts are looking to lock in customers for next winter as well as get new customers this season with…
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Tamarack to Shut Down Mar. 4 Due to Lack of Funding
SAM Magazine-Donnelly, Idaho, Mar. 2, 2009-Tamarack Resort, which has been in receivership since last fall, is shutting down after the close of business on…
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Hugh Smythe Leaves Intrawest
SAM Magazine-Vancouver, B.C., Mar. 2, 2009-Hugh Smythe, Intrawest’s senior vice president of mountain resorts, is retiring on Mar. 12. He will remain an advisor…
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Whitefish Pass Holders Surpass 1 Billion Vertical Feet
SAM Magazine-Whitefish, Mont., Feb. 27, 2009-On Feb. 24, the nearly 8,000 season pass holders at Whitefish Mountain Resort surpassed 1 billion vertical feet of…
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Brundage Way-Advance 2009-10 Pass Sale to End Soon
SAM Magazine-McCall, Idaho, Feb. 27, 2009-Yes, even before many areas begin to sell next year’s passes, Brundage is ending the first phase of its…
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Mt. Bachelor and SOS Serve Underprivileged Kids
SAM Magazine-Bend, Ore., Feb. 27, 2009-Mt. Bachelor is one of the most recent resorts to partner with SOS Outreach, the Colorado-based organization that builds…
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Nordica Issues Binding Recall
SAM Magazine-West Lebanon, N.H., Feb. 24, 2009-Nordica has issued a recall for approximately 4,500 pairs of the company’s XBi ALU skis. The skis were…
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Europe Having Best Winter In Years
SAM Magazine-Krippenstein, Austria, Feb. 24, 2009-The snow just keeps falling across Europe as some areas are seeing record snowfall. In Austria, storms have been…
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Cutter’s Camp Opens Registration for East, West Locations
SAM Magazine-Woodbury, Conn., Feb. 24, 2009-Cutter’s Camp has opened registration for both of this year’s sessions, at Mount Snow, Vt., and Timberline, Mt. Hood,…
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Unusual Snowfall in Europe’s City Suburbs Lead Indoor Skiers to Ski Outdoors
World Snow Resort News–February 12, 2009–Recent snow in urban areas has led to ski instructors working indoors year-round in the growing number of indoor…