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Intrawest Enters Season Pass Price War in Colorado
SAM Magazine-Winter Park, Colo., April 14, 2008-With many ski resorts wrapping up their seasons, two of Clorado’s biggest players are looking to lock in…
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Vail Adds RFT To Season Passes
SAM Magazine-Broomfield, Colo., April 14, 2008-Vail Resorts will utilize a new state-of-the-art radio frequency technology with all of its season passes for next season-the…
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Sugarloaf To Invest $5 Million This Summer
SAM Magazine – Carrabassett Valley, Maine, April 9, 2008 – Sugarloaf has announced a $5 Million investment package at the resort this summer. The…
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Epic: Season For Record Books Sees Cancelled Closing Dates, Tons of Snow
SAM Magazine-April 9, 2008–With many resorts across the nation shuttering for the season, some ski area operators just can’t quit. Idaho’s Brundage Mountain Resort…
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Boreal Announces Big Improvements
Sam Magazine – Donner Summit, CA, April 9, 2008 – A Doppelmayr quad chair will highlight $2.6 million in improvements at California’s Boreal. The…
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Avalanches at Sugarloaf Leave 200 Foot Debris Fields
SAM Magazine, Carrabasett Valley, ME, April 8, 2008 -A series of avalanches in Sugarloaf’s backside area on March 31 ran up to 200 feet…
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Okemo Credit Data Hit by Possible Security Breach
SAM Magazine-Ludlow, Vt., Mar. 31, 2008-Okemo Mountain Resort revealed today that it has been a recent target of criminal efforts to gain access to…
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Ditrinco, Bogoch Named to Top Spots at Ski, Skiing
SAM Magazine-Boulder, Colo., Mar. 27, 2008-In a series of staff changes at Mountain Sports Media, Ski magazine has named Greg Ditrinco editor, and Jake…
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Sunday River to Install a Chondola
SAM Magazine–Newry, Maine, March 26, 2008–Sunday River announced that the first chondola in the Northeastern U.S. will be installed at the resort and will…
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More Areas Extend the Season
SAM Magazine-Aspen, Colo., Mar. 20, 2008-Aspen Highlands, Colo., and Cranmore, N.H., have joined the ranks of areas that are extending their seasons. Highlands will…
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It’s Official: Taos Opens Its Slopes to Snowboarders
SAM Magazine-Taos, N.M., Mar. 20, 2008-Taos Ski Valley opened its slopes to snowboarders yesterday, and thousands of riders turned out to hit the famous…
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Vail Resorts Ups Ante in Season Pass Wars
SAM Magazine-Vail, Colo., Mar. 18, 2008-The highly competitive Colorado market is known for ultra cheap season passes as giants Intrawest (Winter Park, Copper Mountain…
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Colorado Resorts See Increase in Mid-Winter Visits
SAM Magazine-Denver, Mar. 18, 2008-Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA) says that a snowy January and February fueled a 6.7 percent gain in skier visits…
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U.S. Ski Team Completes Historic Season
SAM Magazine-Bormio, Italy, Mar. 14, 2008-To complete an historic World Cup haul for the U.S., Olympic champion Ted Ligety (Park City, UT) joined Lindsey…
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Kicking Horse Mountain Resort Launches Big Mountain Centre
SAM Magazine – Golden, B.C., March 10, 2008 – Kicking Horse resort in British Columbia has announced the launch of a new “Big Mountain…
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Resorts Extending the Season
SAM Magazine-Wolf Creek, Colo., March 14, 2008-Colorado Ski resort Wolf Creek and New England area Loon Mountain have joined Monarch Ski Area in extending…
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Heavenly To Open Longest Zip Line in Continental US
SAM Magazine – Heavenly, Ca., March 14, 2008 – Heavenly Ski Resort has announced the creation of the Heavenly Flyer, the longest zip line…
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Consumers “Ride ‘Em & Rank ‘Em” at Wachusett
SAM Magazine-Princeton, Mass., March 14, 2008-Ski and snowboard equipment demos are regular events at ski areas across the country, but none are like Wachusett…