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Snowmass Snow Blanket Works
SAM Magazine-Snowmass, Colo., Nov. 3, 2008-The snow blanket experiment at Snowmass ski area was a success. The resort utilized the blanket, called Ice Protector…
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SE Group Receives Spirit of Skiing Award
SAM Magazine-Franconia Notch, N.H., Nov. 3, 2008-SE Group received the New England Ski Museum’s Spirit of Skiing Award at the Museum’s 31st annual meeting…
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Cold Weather, Snow Spark Early Openings in East
SAM Magazine -Windham, N.Y., Nov. 3, 2008-Eastern ski resorts got a jump on the ski season after an October storm brought snow and colder…
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Mammoth Kicks Off California Ski Season
SAM Magazine-Mammoth Mountain, Calif., Nov. 3, 2008-Skiers and snowboarders took the slopes Monday morning as Mammoth Mountain officially kicked off the 2008-09 winter season,…
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Okemo Sees Optimistic Signs for 2008-09
SAM Magazine-Ludlow, Vt., Oct. 30, 2008-Not all the economic news is bad. At the Oct. 13 close of the resort’s early savings cutoff date,…
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Destination Resorts Aggressively Marketing Free Travel
SAM Magazine-Crested Butte, Colo., Oct. 30, 2008-In the wake of economic headlines, resorts are stepping step up efforts to woo winter visitors with aggressive…
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Sunday River to Open for Halloween
SAM Magazine-Newry, Maine, Oct. 29, 2008-Sunday River will open for the Halloween weekend. It’s the second year for the resort to drop the ropes…
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Norway Resorts To Offer Joint Passes
SAM Magazine-Strandafjellet, Norway, Oct. 28, 2008-Five Norwegian ski areas are launching a new joint pass, giving access to a combined 25 lifts and 53…
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UK Skiers and Riders Shift to Tour Operators
SAM Magazine-London, England, Oct. 28, 2008-The United Kingdom ski and snowboard market has grown over the past year by three percent, according to the…
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Wild Mountain First To Open In Midwest
SAM Magazine-Taylor’s Falls, Minn., Oct. 28, 2008-With colder temperatures across the nation, resorts are starting to drop the ropes and fire up the lifts.…
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Resorts Banning Staff From Riding Graphic Burton Boards
SAM Magazine-Vail, Colo., Oct. 28, 2008-Several resorts are banning employees from using the Primo and Love series of Burton snowboards while on the job.…
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Mid-Atlantic Resorts Fire Up Snowmaking
SAM Magazine-Maggie Valley, N.C., Oct. 27, 2008-Colder temperatures in the Southeast have sparked snowmaking at both Snowshoe and Cataloochee ski areas, with the latter…
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Discounts, Deals Proliferate In Wake Of Economic Headlines
SAM Magazine – Vail, Colo., October – In the wake of headlines around the globe proclaiming an economic meltdown, resorts are scrambling to bolster…
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Titus Mountain, Former Staffer Hit With Felony Charges For Environmental Violations
SAM Magazine – Malone, N.Y., October 24, 2008 – New York ski resort Titus Mountain and the ski area’s former manager, Zachary L. White,…
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Intrawest Secures Financing at 11th Hour
SAM Magazine-Vancouver, B.C., Oct. 23, 2008-Intrawest successfully completed an agreement to refinance a $1.7 billion loan which was due today when it received unanimous…
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Mount Snow Fires Up Snowmaking System, Opens Terrain Park
SAM Magazine – West Dover, Vt.., October 12, 2008 – Taking advantage of cold temperatures at the end of last week, Mount Snow was…
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Ski In Stockholm
Snow Hunter – Stockholm, Sweden, November 1, 2008 – Visitors to Stockholm this winter will be able to enjoy a spot of city centre…
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Denmark Gets First Snow Ski Resort
Snow Hunter – Demark, November 1, 2008 – Despite global warming, Denmark’s rather low lying hills and the global growth of indoor snow centres,…