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Uphill Skiers Frustrate Breckenridge Mountain Ops Staffers
SAM Magazine-Breckenridge, Colo., Dec. 3, 2008-Uphill traffic is growing at several Colorado resorts including Aspen and Breckenridge. At the latter, the traffic is starting…
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Mount Washington Sees Holiday Gains Over Thanksgiving
SAM Magazine – Bretton Woods, NH., December – When it snows, they will come. At least that’s the lesson that Chris Ellms, Mount Washington…
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Smithers Master Plan Approved
SAM Magazine – Smithers, B.C., – Ski and Ride Smithers, a northern British Columbia resort, has received approval for the resort’s master plan. The…
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Alyeska Hits 200 Inches, Other Resorts See Snow
SAM Magazine – Girdwood, Ak., December 3, 2008 – After a dry November across North America delayed some openings and forced snowmaking crews to…
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Snow Jumpstarts Season Across Europe
SAM Magazine-Zermatt, Switzerland, Nov. 26, 2008-Huge snowfalls in recent weeks have brought fantastic early-season conditions to ski resorts across Europe, according to Patrick Thorne’s…
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Ski Area Citizens Coalition Releases Environmental Rankings
SAM Magazine-Durango, Colo., Nov. 25, 2008-Winter resorts received a record 18 A grades in the Ski Area Environmental Scorecard this year, compared to 12…
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Openings Mixed Due To Weather
SAM Magazine-Park City, Ut., Nov. 25, 2008 -While many areas have opened across the Eastern U.S., thanks to a persistent cold wave, resort openings…
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DeBerry to Head Mountain Creek
SAM Magazine-Vancouver, B.C., Nov. 25, 2008-Frank DeBerry has become president and chief operating officer at Mountain Creek, N.J. DeBerry will be responsible for all…
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Aspen Partners With UPS To Ship Luggage
SAM Magazine–Aspen, Colo.., November 21, 2008, 2008 –The Aspen Skiing Company has developed a partnership with shipping company UPS to create a program which…
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Mount Snow To Only Report On Open Acreage
SAM Magazine – West Dover, Vt., November 21, 2008 – Mount Snow has announced that the resort is tweaking its snow reporting methods and…
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Breck, Mount Snow, Northstar Highlight Dew Tour
SAM Magazine-Breckenridge, Colo., Nov. 12, 2008-Colorado’s Breckenridge resort will host the first stop of the 2008-09 Winter Dew Tour on Dec. 18. The tour…
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Locke Returns to Lake Louise, Will Lift Park Air Ban
SAM Magazine-Lake Louise, Alberta, Nov. 12, 2008-Charlie Locke, the former owner of Lake Louise, has reacquired a 50 percent share in the resort from…
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Liftopia Doubles Number of Resorts Selling Discount Tickets
SAM Magazine-San Francisco, Nov. 12, 2008 -Call it a sign of the times: online lift ticket discount retailer Liftopia has doubled the number of…
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Fortune Joins Snow King as Director of Recreation
SAM Magazine-Jackson, Wyo., Nov. 12, 2008-Tom Fortune has joined Snow King Resort as director of recreation, a new position that includes overall management of…
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Yellowstone Files for Bankruptcy Protection
SAM Magazine-Bozeman, Mont., Nov. 11, 2008-The Yellowstone Club filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection yesterday, with a combined debt of $344 million and assets…
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Crested Butte Launches Adventure Skiing Program
SAM Magazine-Mt. Crested Butte, Colo., Nov. 7, 2008-Crested Butte Mountain Resort is teaming up with Crested Butte Mountain Guides to offer a new “Adventure…
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Wachusett Sees Positive Economic Indicators
SAM Magazine-Princeton, Mass., Nov. 7, 2008-Despite the flurry of recent negative economic news, Wachusett Mountain Ski Area has seen several positive indicators this fall.…
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Cold Temps, Snow Spark Openings Across Western North America
SAM Magazine-Copper Mountain, Colo., Nov. 7, 2008-The North American ski season has kicked off in earnest, with resorts opening across the continent. Early openings…