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Perkins Miller Joins Intrawest Colorado as Marketing and Sales VP
SAM Magazine–Copper Mountain, Colo., Mar. 29, 2005–Perkins Miller, formerly director of business development for Mountain Sports Media, will become VP of marketing and sales…
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Booth Creek Net Income Drops
SAM Magazine–Vail, Colo., Mar. 24, 2005–Booth Creek Ski Holdings, Inc., reported net income of $1,155,000 for the fiscal quarter ended Jan. 28, 2005, a…
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Colorado Visits Flat in January and February
SAM Magazine–Denver, Mar. 24, 2005–Colorado resorts reported little change in skier visits in January and February compared to the previous year, according to Colorado…
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Quiksilver to Buy Rossignol
SAM Magazine–Paris, France, Mar. 22, 2005–Quiksilver is buying a majority stake in Rossignol from the controlling Boix-Vives family for 241 million euros ($318 million),…
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ASC Loss Increases in Second Fiscal Quarter
SAM Magazine–Park City, Utah, Mar. 18, 2005–American Skiing Company (ASC) reported a $22.1 million net loss for the 14 weeks ended January 30, 2005,…
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Bode Miller Clinches World Cup Title
SAM Magazine–Lenzerheide, Switzerland, March 12, 2005–Bode Miller clinched the overall World Cup title today with a second-place finish in GS . Miller is the…
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Ski and Ride Season Near the End in Washington
SAM Magazine–Seattle, Wash., Mar. 11, 2005–The ski and ride season is winding down in Washington state this weekend. Today, only Mission Ridge and Mt.…
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Vail Resorts Posts Strong Second Quarter
SAM Magazine–Vail, Colo., Mar. 10, 2005–Vail Resorts achieved a revenue gain of 7.2 percent in its fiscal second quarter compared to the year-earlier period…
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January Retail Sales Rise
SAM Magazine–McLean, Va., Mar. 8, 2005–Overall sales for the entire winter sport market (including specialty and chain stores) were up 2.8 percent in dollars…
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Snow Industry Summit to Provide Industry-Wide Forum
SAM Magazine–Oceanside, Calif., Mar. 4, 2005–The second-ever Snow Industry Summit will focus on growth markets–ethnic Americans, women, kids, and “Generation Active”–Mar. 29-Apr. 1 at…
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Teen charged in ski death
SAM Magazine — Jackson Hole, Wyo., Mar. 1, 2005 — A 16-year-old snowboarder was charged with manslaughter Feb. 25 following a fatal collision with…
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Northeast Tops Strong President’s Holiday Week Nationwide
SAM Magazine — Ludlow, Vt., Mar. 1, 2005 — The snow gods blessed the Northeast for the all-important President’s Birthday holiday week, helping to…
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Northwest Areas Endure Prolonged Snow Drought
Just how bad has it been? The Summit at Snoqualmie and Stevens Pass have operated for three weeks or less for the season. In…
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SAM Magazine and Pepsi Host Diversity Summit
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (February 11, 2005) — From February 2-3, 2005, Ski Area Management (SAM) and Pepsi hosted a small group of senior executives…
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Freeskier to Launch New Teen Magazine
SAM Magazine–Boulder, Colo., Feb. 16, 2005–Storm Mountain Publishing Company, parent of Freeskier Magazine, is launching a national ski title this fall aimed at the…
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And Then There Were Two
SAM Magazine–Salt Lake City, Utah, January 25, 2005–The lift supplier field just got smaller as Doppelmayr CTEC announced its acquisition of certain assets of…
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Early-Season Visits Rise in Colorado
SAM Magazine–Denver, Colo., Jan. 17, 2005–Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA) reports 2,928,353 skier visits for the period from Oct. 15 through Dec. 31, 2004,…
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Winter Sports Retail Sales Flat in Fall 2004
SAM Magazine–McLean, Va., Jan. 17, 2005–Overall sales for the winter sports market were flat at $651 million for August through November 2004 compared to…