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Bender to Lead Hidden Valley Renaissance
SAM Magazine-Hidden Valley, Pa., July 23, 2008-Scott Bender has joined the Buncher Resort & Hospitality Group, LLC as vice president of resort operations and…
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Horizon Air to Add Daily Mammoth Flights
SAM Magazine-Mammoth Lakes, Calif., July 23, 2008-Joining the growing number of airlines to offer resort access, Horizon Air will inaugurate daily nonstop flights from…
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Vail Resorts Names Derek Koenig Senior VP and Chief Marketing Officer
SAM Magazine-Vail, Colo., July 21, 2008-It’s a long way from being a lift op to becoming a senior VP. But Derek Koenig, who spent…
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Agassi Group Cancels Tamarack Hotel Project
SAM Magazine-Donnelly, Idaho, July 21, 2008-Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf, tennis stars and Tamarack Resort fans, and their investment group have decided against building…
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The Meeting Returns to Aspen: 4th annual event scheduled for October 2 – 5, 2008
SAM Magazine – Aspen, Co., July 15, 2008 – Four years ago, Aspen hosted the first Meeting. The eclectic cast of filmmakers, media types…
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Vail Resorts Stock Falls On Downgrade
SAM Magazine – Vail, Co., July 15, 2008 – Vail Resorts’ stock closed $1.23 down on Tuesday after analysts at Bank of America and…
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Corliss Joins Crested Butte as Mountain Manager
SAM Magazine-Crested Butte, Colo., July 15, 2008-Crested Butte Mountain Resort (CBMR) hired Chris Corliss, formerly mountain manager at Mount Sunapee, N.H., as mountain manager.…
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Kirkwood To Install Wind Farm
SAM Magazine – Kirkwood, Ca., July 17, 2008 – Kirkwood ski resort is partnering with its utility provider, Mountain Utilities, to build a 20-turbine…
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Crested Butte Expands Air Service
SAM Magazine-Crested Butte, Colo., July 14, 2008-Crested Butte will have enhanced air service next season, with new direct flights from Salt Lake City, Chicago…
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Red Investing $1 Million on Capital Improvements
SAM Magazine-Rossland, B.C., July 14, 2008-Red Mountain will spend approximately $1 million on capital improvements this summer. Upgrades include a comprehensive lift-service audit that…
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Udall Pushes Changes To Federal Ski Area Permit Act
SAM Magazine-Boulder, Colo., July 14, 2008-U.S. Rep Mark Udall has developed a draft bill to update the federal 1986 Ski Area Permit Act. The…
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Ascutney Partners with Orange Lake Resorts
SAM Magazine-Ascutney, Vt., July 14, 2008-Orange Lake Resorts has acquired 26 villas at Ascutney Mountain Resort and assumed management responsibilities for the condo hotel,…
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Lava Threat To Slopes Disrupts Start Of Season At Chillean Resort
Snow Hunter-Chile, July 8, 2008-Llaima ski area in Chile’s Conguillio National Park was evacuated last week as the Llaima Volcano on which the ski…
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Heavy Snow In New Zealand Is Good
Snow Hunter-New Zealand, July 8, 2008-Most of New Zealand’s ski areas are basking in deep powder as heavy snowfall and some extreme weather conditions…
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Russian Prime Minister Bows to Environmentalists Pressure on 2014 Olympic Venues
Snow Hunter-Russia, July 8, 2008-Russia’s former president Vladimir Putin, a keen skier and personally instrumental in winning the 2014 Olympics for the Black Sea…
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More Snow in Australia
Snow Hunter-Australia, July 8, 2008- The first week of July has seen the ‘real’ start of winter at many Australian resorts after poor natural…
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Blixeth to Cede Yellowstone Club to Wife
SAM Magazine-Bozeman, Mont., July 9, 2008-Founder Tim Blixseth has agreed to transfer his 50 percent interest in the private Yellowstone Club ski and golf…
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Mauck Succeeds Bender as Seven Springs CEO
SAM Magazine-Seven Springs, Pa., July 8, 2008-Seven Springs Mountain Resort has appointed Eric Mauck as its new CEO. Mauck, formerly the resort’s COO, replaces…