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Vermont Ski Areas Association Gets New Leaders
SAM Magazine–Montpelier, Vt., February 8, 2006–The Vermont Ski Areas Association announced that Parker Riehle has been named the new president of the trade association.…
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Don’t Forget the Next Snow Show
SAM Magazine–February 7, 2006–This is a reminder that on February 11, the Sports Illustrated for Kids Next Snow All Stars program will lead NBC’s…
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Aron to Leave Vail Resorts June 28
SAM Magazine-Vail, Colo., Jan. 30, 2006-Vail Resorts, Inc. chairman and CEO Adam Aron will resign June 28, ten years after he first accepted the…
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David Dillon To Head Up Haystack
SAM Magazine–Wilmington, Vt., January 25, 2006–After six years as president of the Vermont Ski Areas Association, David Dillon will move into the head position…
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Peek ‘n Peak To Get New Owners
SAM Magazine–Findley Lake, N.Y., January 25, 2006–According to published reports, after being on the market for a year, Peek’n Peak Resort has announced the…
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Retail Sales Showed Broad Strength In Fall
SAM Magazine-McLean, Va., Jan. 12, 2006-If early retail sales are a barometer for resort visits, this could be a banner year. Overall sales for…
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Colorado’s Early-Season Visits Hit All-Time High
SAM Magazine-Denver, Colo., Jan. 11, 2006-The 25 member resorts of Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA) set a new record for skier visits during the…
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No Such Thing as a Perfect Avalanche?
SAM Magazine-Lawrenceburg, Ind., Jan. 11, 2006-In a truly freak act of nature, the headwall at Perfect North Slopes fractured and avalanched Jan. 4 after…
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USSA Not Amused by Bode Miller’s 60 Minutes Comments
SAM Magazine–Salt Lake City, Utah, January 9, 2006–The United States Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) issued a statement today following Bode Miller’s appearance on…
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Izzy Slutzky Dies at 92
SAM Magazine–Hunter Mountain, January 9, 2006–The Slutzky family and staff of Hunter Mountain were saddened today with the death of one of the resort’s…
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Fire Damages Bretton Woods Motor Lodge
SAM Magazine-Bretton Woods, N.H., Jan. 3, 2006-A three-alarm fire on New Year’s Eve destroyed half of the 50 guest rooms at The Lodge at…
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Tremblant, Union End Strike
SAM Magazine-Mont Tremblant, Que., Jan. 3, 2006-The strike by 1,500 employees at Mont Tremblant ended today when union members accepted terms recommended by a…
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Strike Hobbles Mont Tremblant Resort
SAM Magazine-Mont Tremblant, Que., Dec. 19, 2005-More than 700 Mont Tremblant workers voted today to stay off the job until a contract settlement is…
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Kelly Pawlak to Head Mount Snow
SAM Magazine–Park City, Utah, December 13, 2005–American Skiing Company (ASC) didn’t have to look far for the new managing director of Mount Snow. The…
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Peak Resorts Adds Jack Frost/Big Boulder
SAM Magazine–December 2, 2005–Peak Resorts, based out of St. Louis, Missouri, has entered into a long-term agreement to operate the Jack Frost and Big…
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Ginn Company Buys Burke
SAM Magazine–December 1, 2005, East Burke, VT–According to the Caledonian-Record, the long-speculated-upon sale of Burke Mountain in Vermont to the Ginn Company was completed…
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Early Openings For Many
SAM Magazine–November 16, 2005–The ski and snowboard season kicked off, as it does most years, at Loveland Ski Area in Colorado on October 14.…
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Boyne to Sell, Lease Back Cypress Mountain
SAM Magazine-Boyne, Mich., Nov. 14, 2005-Boyne USA, Inc., is selling Cypress Mountain, B.C., and the scenic Gatlinburg Sky Lift to CNL Income Properties Inc.,…