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Arapahoe Basin First to Open in North America
SAM Magazine-Summit County, Colo., Oct. 13, 2006-This is what they were hoping for when they installed snowmaking four years ago. And today, for this…
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Mammoth Fined in Patroller Deaths
SAM Magazine-Mammoth Lakes, CA., Oct. 11, 2006-Last April, a tragic accident at Mammoth Mountain resulted in the deaths of three ski patrollers. James Juarez,…
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Utah Launches
SAM Magazine–October 11, 2006–Ski Utah has announced a new initiative to combat global warming. Called KeepUtahCool.com, the new website offers information on global warming,…
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Ski Areas Get Greener
SAM Magazine–Lakewood, Colo., Oct. 10–The National Ski Area Association (NSAA) has announced that 45 ski resorts across the nation are currently buying green energy.…
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Controversy Dogs Reopening of Elk Meadows
SAM Magazine-Beaver, Ut., Oct. 5, 2006- CPB Development has proposed a $3.5 billion plan to local planning authorities for a Yellowstone Club-style resort at…
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Vail Resorts Reports Record Net Income for 2006
SAM Magazine-Broomfield, Colo., Oct. 5, 2006-Vail Resorts, Inc. reported record net income of $45.8 million for the fiscal year ended July 31,2006 compared to…
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Group Led by Read Purchases Mt. Norquay
SAM Magazine-Banff, Alta., Oct. 3, 2006-An investment group which includes legendary Canadian skier Ken Read has purchased Mt. Norquay Ski Area outside of Banff.…
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Vail Brings Diversity In-House; Alpino Seeks “Opportunity”
SAM Magazine-Broomfield, Colo.-Sept. 29, 2006-Vail Resorts (VR) is creating a new program focused on ethnic youth in Eagle and Summit counties as well as…
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Vail Arsonists To Plead Guilty
SAM Magazine-Eugene, Ore., Sept. 29, 2006-Chelsea Gerlach and Stanislas Meyerhoff, accused of involvement in arson that destroyed Vail’s Two Elk lodge in 1998, have…
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Sugarloaf Beefs Up Park, Racing, and Village, Adopts Biodiesel
SAM Magazine-Sugarloaf, Me., Sept. 28, 2006-As part of a $1 million summer makeover, Sugarloaf is enhancing its terrain parks, recreational racing facilities, and base…
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Wachusett Revives Ski Train from Boston
SAM Magazine-Princeton, Mass., Sept. 26, 2006-Wachusett Mountain, the most accessible ski area in the eastern USA according to SKI Magazine, is becoming more so.…
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Snow Ridge, N.Y., Has New Owner
SAM Magazine-Turin, N.Y., Sept. 26, 2006-Pennsylvanian Russell Horn is purchasing Snow Ridge ski area from Peter Harris, who also owns Song Mountain Resort in…
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Keystone Adds Snowcat Terrain for Experts
SAM Magazine-Keystone, Colo., Sept. 26, 2006-Keystone will open Independence Bowl, almost 300 acres of expert-only hiking and snowcat terrain south of the summit of…
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Hemlock Valley, B.C., Rises from the Dead
SAM Magazine-Hemlock Valley, B.C., Sept. 25, 2006-Ice hockey entrepreneur Ralf Berezan, owner of the Junior A Surrey Eagles ice hockey team, has purchased British…
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Alta Nixes Terrain Park
SAM Magazine-Alta, Utah, Sept. 25, 2006-It is one of the very few areas in the U.S. that don’t allow snowboarding, and, it appears, doesn’t…
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Silverton Opens First
SAM Magazine-Silverton, Colo., Sept. 23, 2006-Silverton Mountain Ski Area hosted the first skiers of the year yesterday after receiving two major storms Thursday and…
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Powder Ridge Closes, Threat of Development Looms
SAM Magazine-September 22, 2006–Powder Ridge, located in Middlefield, Connecticut, will remain closed this winter pending sale of the ski resort. The 500-vertical-foot mountain featured…
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Loveland Fires Up Its Gun in the Snowmaking Battle
SAM Magazine-Georgetown, Colo., Sept. 21, 2006-Over the past twenty-four hours, a cold front has moved through Colorado, dropping snow across the state and allowing…