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Wolf Creek Expands With An Eye On the Environment
SAM Magazine-Pagosa Springs, Colo., Sept. 21, 2006-Wolf Creek is replacing its venerable 34-year old Dickey lift with a Doppelmayr-CTEC detachable quad. The new “Raven”…
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Northstar Pimps Homeowners to Provide Employee Housing
SAM Magazine-Truckee, Calif., Sept. 20, 2006-In an innovative program designed to allieviate some of the problems its employees face when looking for seasonal housing,…
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NSAA Preparing to Launch New Version of SmartStyle
SAM Magazine-Lakewood, Colo., Sept. 18, 2006-NSAA is introducing SmartStyle 2.0 this fall, sporting new information, a new logo, and an updated video. The program…
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Vail Regains Top Spot in Ski Magazine Poll
SAM Magazine-Boulder, Colo., Sept. 18, 2006-Vail has returned to the number-one spot in Ski Magazine’s annual “Top 50 Resort Guide.” Vail has taken the…
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Schweitzer Completes Best Summer Ever
SAM Magazine-Sandpoint, Ida., Sept. 14, 2006-Add Schweitzer Mountain to the growing list of areas whose summer operations are growing. Labor Day Weekend marked the…
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Shawnee Peak Adopts Wind Power
SAM Magazine-Bridgton, Me., Sept. 14, 2006-Shawnee Peak has joined the growing ranks of wind-powered ski areas. The electricity consumption of Shawnee’s lifts, snowmaking equipment,…
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Intrawest Profit Gains on Flat Revenues
SAM Magazine-Vancouver, Sept. 13, 2006-Intrawest Corporation reported its full-year profit for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006 rose to $115.2 million from last…
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No More Time for Ski, Skiing, TransWorld
SAM Magazine-New York, Sept. 13, 2006-Time Inc. has put 18 of its titles, including Ski, Skiing, and Warren Miller Entertainment and the TransWorld group,…
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Make January “National Ski And Snowboard Month”
SAM Magazine-Lakewood, Colo., Sept. 13, 2006-The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) and Snowsports Industries America (SIA) are working with the U.S. Congress to secure…
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Mt. Ashland Joins the Renewable Energy Drive
SAM Magazine–Ashland, OR, September 14, 2006–Mt. Ashland is jumping on the renewable energy bandwagon by announcing that the area is purchasing enough renewable energy…
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Agassi and Graf To Develop at Tamarack
SAM Magazine–Donnelly, Idaho, September 8, 2006–Andre Agassi and Stefanie Graf, through their company Agassi Graf Development LLC, and Bayview Financial LP, finalized an agreement…
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Mountain High Kicks Off Season With a Snow Party
SAM Magazine–Wrightwood, CA, September 9, 2006–Mountain High kicked off its season pass sale with 80 tons of snow, seven features and a few thousand…
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Ski and Snowboard Tour Slides In To British Schools
Sept. 1, Great Britain (SnowHunter)–On the 5th September the British Snowlife Schools Tour, now in its second successful year, hits the road again to…
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Intrawest Buys Whistler Heli-Skiing
SAM Magazine-Vancouver, B.C., Sept. 1, 2006-Intrawest Corporation has acquired Whistler Heli-Skiing in a transaction that increases Whistler Blackcomb’s skiing and snowboarding terrain to more…
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Beaver Creek to Open Stone Creek Terrain For 2006-07
SAM Magazine-Beaver Creek, Colo., Sept. 1, 2006-Beaver Creek plans to open 180 acres of new terrain in the Stone Creek area for the coming…
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Utah Improvements At a Glance
SAM Magazine–Utah, August 31, 2006– Three consecutive record breaking seasons for skier days in Utah have afforded ski areas the capitol to continue adding…
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Tamarack Adds Backcountry Terrain
SAM Magazine-Donnelly, Ida., Aug. 31, 2006-Tamarack Resort will offer guided backcountry services on 5,000 acres of terrain north and south of the resort boundaries…
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NSGA Report Shows Where Skiers, Snowboarders Live
SAM Magazine-Mount Prospect, Ill., Aug. 31, 2006-Wonder where resort prospects are likely to reside? The density of snowboarders is twice as high in California…