SAM Coverage
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Ski Industry Pioneer Nick Badami Dies
SAM Magazine-Park City, Utah, June 5, 2008-Nick Badami, a visionary leader who helped make Park City Mountain Resort a world-class resort, died June 4…
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Jensen, Collins Take Over at Intrawest
SAM Magazine-Vancouver, B.C., June 3, 2008-Intrawest’s selection of Bill Jensen as CEO, announced last January, becomes effective today. In addition, the company has named…
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Crested Butte to Restructure Top Management
SAM Magazine-Mt. Crested Butte, Colo., June 2, 2008-Crested Butte Mountain Resort (CBMR) is making several changes in key management positions as part of a…
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Vail to Cut 10 Percent of Energy Use
SAM Magazine-Vail, Colo., June 2, 2008-Vail Resorts has recently mandated across-the-board cuts in energy use of at least 10 percent for all departments by…
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Schladming To Host 2013 World Championships
SAM Magazine-Schladming, Austria., June 2, 2008-This Austrian resort outpolled Vail/Beaver Creek and will host the 2013 Alpine World Ski Championships. The decision emerged from…
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Snowbird Extends Season to June 15
SAM Magazine-Snowbird, Utah, June 2, 2008-On the heels of an epic winter, it should come as no surprise that Snowbird is adding more days…
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Vail Resorts Quits CSCUSA
SAM Magazine-Vail, Colo., June 2, 2008-In yet another headline-making move, Vail Resorts has axed the company’s relationship with Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA), the…
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Minturn Voters Favor Private Ski Resort
SAM Magazine-Minturn, Colo., May 27, 2008-Residents of this small mountain town between Vail and Beaver Creek voted 87 percent in favor of development of…
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Inaugural Year A Success For Revelstoke
SAM Magazine-Revelstoke, B.C., May 27, 2008-The first season was a good one for Canada’s newest resort. Revelstoke Mountain ceased winter operations on April 27,…
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Dubai’s Indoor Ski Center Tallies Two-Millionth Visitor
SAM Magazine-Dubai, UAE, May 27, 2008-Ski Dubai, the indoor skiing center in the most unlikely of locations, has hosted its two-millionth visitor, reaching the…
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Mammoth Axes 15 Management Positions
SAM Magazine-Mammoth Lakes, Calif., May 27, 2008-Mammoth Mountain has eliminated 15 primarily middle-management positions, cutting the year-round workforce by five percent. The job cuts…
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Mammoth Extends Season Till June 1
SAM Magazine-Mammoth Lakes, Calif., May 26, 2008-Skiers and snowboarders have one more week to enjoy spring conditions at Mammoth Mountain. Cool temperatures and a…
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Mt. Bachelor Shakes Up Management
SAM Magazine-Bend, Ore., May 22, 2008-GM Matt Janney and three other executives at Mt. Bachelor have lost their jobs after a disappointing season punctuated…
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Sixpack Highlights Australian Investments for 2008
SAM Magazine-Mt. Buller, Australia, May 19, 2008-Australia’s first sixpack highlights more than $25 million (AUD) worth of investment across the country as the 2008…
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Extended Openings, Reopenings Wrap Up the Season
SAM Magazine-Denver, May 19, 2008-With snow still falling in the Rocky Mountains and the bean counters working overtime at many resorts after record seasons…
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CSCUSA Prez Sets Sail for Steamboat
SAM Magazine – Denver, Co., May 15, 2008 – Colorado Ski Country USA President and CEO Rob Perlman has announced that he will be…
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SAM Names This Year’s SAMMY Winners
SAM Magazine–Woodbury, Conn., May 16, 2007–SAM Magazine has announced the recipients of the 2008 SAMMY Leadership Awards and the third annual SAM Diversity Award.…
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Cardrona Valley To Add Access Gondola
SAM Magazine-Lake Wanaka, New Zealand, May 15, 2008-Cardrona Valley has received approval to build New Zealand’s first access gondola. The $16.6 million gondola project…