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Lake Louise To Get Four-Year World Cup Commitment
SAM Magazine -Lake Louise, Alberta, Oct. 9, 2008-The International Ski Federation (FIS) World Cup Committee has approved a tentative schedule that includes hosting races…
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New Zealand Resorts Wrap Up Successful Season
SAM Magazine-Lake Wanaka, NZ., Oct. 9, 2008-As North American resorts gear up for winter, the ski and ride season in the Southern Hemisphere is…
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NSAA Outlines Potential Business Impacts of Economy, Snowfall
SAM Magazine-Lakewood, Colo., Oct. 9, 2008-A special NSAA report prepared by RRC Associates concludes that snowfall will be a greater indicator of visits this…
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CNL Refinances Boyne Credit Facilities
SAM Magazine-Big Sky, Mont., Oct. 8, 2008-CNL Lifestyle Properties, Inc. is providing capital to Boyne Resorts to, in large part, refinance some credit facilities…
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Compagnie Des Alpes Issues Statement On Profitability
SAM Magazine (SnowHunter) – October 6 –The world’s largest ski resort operating company, Compagnie des Alpes, which manages 17 leading resorts in the Alps,…
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Vail Resorts Offers “Baggage Bailout” to Air Travelers
SAM Magazine-Broomfield, Colo., Oct. 6, 2008-To help offset added airline fees, Vail Resorts is offering a “Baggage Bailout” for skiers and snowboarders staying at…
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Burton Opens Second Stash in Europe
SAM Magazine (SnowHunter) – October 6 –Burton will open the fifth of its natural Stash concept parks this winter, the second in Europe, at…
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Perisher Blue Reflects on ’08, Looks To ’09
SAM Magazine (SnowHunter) – October 6 –Perisher Blue in Australia finishes its 2008 winter this weekend. The resort was able to offer excellent riding…
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CNL Names CIO
SAM Magazine–October 2, 2008, Orlando, Fla.–Baxter Underwood was named senior VP and CIO at CNL Properties, Inc. In this role, Underwood will lead the…
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Snowmass Wind Tower Starts To Gather Data
SAM Magazine-Snowmass, Colo., Oct. 2, 2008-The Aspen Skiing Company (Skico) has successfully installed a 164-foot-tall wind tower at the top of the Snowmass Ski…
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Belleayre to Restrict Operations
SAM Magazine-Highmount, N.Y., Oct. 2, 2008-In the wake of budget cuts by New York State agencies, state-operated Belleayre Mountain Ski Center will restrict lift…
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Vail Resorts Promotes Garnsey, Carrig, and Brown
SAM Magazine-Broomfield, Colo., Oct. 2, 2008-Vail Resorts has elevated John Garnsey and Blaise Carrig to co-presidents of the company’s Mountain division, while Stan Brown…
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Coronet Peak Reopens
SAM Magazine – Queenstown, New Zealand, October 1, 2008 – New Zealand’s Coronet Peak has announced that the ski area will reopen this week.…
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Big Sky Wildfire Contained
SAM Magazine – Big Sky, Mt., October 1, 2008 – A potentially dangerous situation was avoided when aggressive action by wildfire crews contained a…
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Vail Resorts Income Sets Record, CEO Warns Of Slowdown
SAM Magazine-Broomfield, Colo., Sept. 26, 2008-Vail Resorts, Inc. (VR) on Thursday reported record fiscal 2008 net income of $102.9 million, a 67.6 percent increase…
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Loveland Starts Snowmaking
SAM Magazine – Georgetown, Colo., September 25, 2008 – Colorado ski resort Loveland has commenced snowmaking operations. The resort fired up the guns last…
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Sunlight Development Proposal Faces Opposition
SAM Magazine – Glenwood Springs, Colo., September 22, 2008 – Garfield County officials will review a proposal to redevelop the base area of Sunlight…
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Stoneham Builds Permanent Halfpipe
SAM Magazine-Stoneham, Que., Sept. 23, 2008-Canada’s Stoneham Mountain Resort is constructing a permanent halfpipe to cut snowmaking costs and facilitate an earlier opening date.…