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2006 SAMMY Winners Announced
SAM Magazine–Woodbury, Conn., April 20, 2006–SAM Magazine is pleased to announce this year’s SAMMY Future Leadership Awards. First up is Alexa Bernotavicz, mountain operations…
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Warm Weather Trims Retail Sales Gain for 2005-06
SAM Magazine-McLean, Va.. Apr. 19, 2006-Retail winter sports sales remained sluggish in February, but overall sales for specialty and chain stores nonetheless totalled $2.2…
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Bear Valley Decision Reaffirms Assumption of Risk Doctrine
SAM Magazine-Calaveras County, Calif., April 10, 2006-A court here ruled late last week that Bear Valley Ski Company is not liable for a 2000…
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Three Ski Patrollers Die at Mammoth
SAM Magazine-Mammoth Lakes, Calif., April 10, 2006-Three Mammoth Mountain ski patrollers died last Thursday while working to fence off a geothermal vent following a…
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Crotched Mountain Refinanced
SAM Magazine–April 4, 2006–Crotched Mountain, N.H., was refinanced for $8 million with Entertainment Properties Trust, a real estate investment trust. Crotched Mountain was resurrected…
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Jacques Hebert, Quebec Icon, Dies
SAM Magazine-St. Sauveur, Que., Mar. 21, 2006-Jacques Hebert, chairman of Mont Saint Sauveur International, which operates Jay Peak and several Quebec areas, died Mar.…
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Investor Group Puts Faith in Magic
SAM Magazine-Londonderry, Vt., Mar. 20, 2006-An investment group led by a Connecticut lawyer is set to purchase Magic Mountain ski area here for about…
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American Skiing Co. Posts Higher Revenues, Smaller Loss
SAM Magazine-Park City, Ut., Mar. 16, 2006-American Skiing Company (ASC) reported total consolidated revenue of $112.5 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2006,…
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Arizona Snowbowl to Open Mar. 17
SAM Magazine-Flagstaff, Ariz., Mar. 14, 2006-The Arizona Snowbowl will open on Friday, Mar. 17, after a recent storm cycle dropped 56 inches of snow.…
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Despite Warm January, Retail Sales Rock On
SAM Magazine-McClean, Va., Mar. 14, 2006-Overall sales for the winter sport market were up 9 percent to $1.8 billion for the August 2005 through…
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Colorado Resorts on Pace for Record Visits
SAM Magazine-Denver, Colo., Mar.14, 2006-Colorado resorts hosted a record 5.2 million-plus skiers and snowboarders from Jan. 1 through Feb. 28, according to Colorado Ski…
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intrawest Sells Mammoth Real Estate
SAM Magazine–March 13, 2006, Vancouver, B.C.–After the sale of Mammoth Mountain to Starwood Capital, Intrawest announced today that it will sell the majority of…
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Vail Posts Record Fiscal 2006 Second Quarter
SAM Magazine–Vail, Colo., March 13, 2006–Vail Resorts released its second quarter results today (three months ended January 31) and the snow gods were kind.…
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Holiday Retail Sales Foretell Banner Season
SAM Magazine-McLean, Va., Feb. 28, 2006-Overall sales for the winter sport market (including specialty and chain stores) rose 13 percent, to $1.5 billion, for…
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U.S. Resort Tops World Lift Ticket Price Survey
SAM Magazine-The U.S. has the world’s most expensive six-day lift pass, priced at more than $500, according to the 2005-06 World Lift Ticket Price…
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Intrawest Reviewing Stragetic Options, Including Possible Sale
SAM Magazine-Vancouver, B.C., Feb. 28, 2006-Intrawest has initiated a review of strategic options for enhancing shareholder value, including, but not limited to, a capital…
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Vail Resorts Names Katz CEO, Promotes Others, Moves HQ to Denver
SAM Magazine-Avon, Colo., Feb. 28, 2006-Vail Resorts has named Robert Katz as chief executive officer, effective immediately, and promoted several other executives, including Vail…
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Steamboat to Auction Grand Summit Condos
SAM Magazine-Steamboat Springs, Colo., Feb. 28, 2006-American Skiing Co. (ASC) is selling the remaining units in its Steamboat Grand Resort Hotel & Condominiums on…