SAM Coverage
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Intrawest Consolidates Resort Divisions
SAM Magazine–Vancouver, B.C., April 22, 2004–Intrawest has combined all of its travel and resort businesses into the newly formed Leisure and Travel Group, which…
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Schweitzer Mountain Gets New GM
SAM Magazine–Sandpoint, Idaho, April 22, 2004–Ron Nova, VP of Operations for Schweitzer Mountain parent company Harbor Resorts, is Schweitzer’s new GM. He replaces Tom…
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Marc Peruzzi To Head SKIING
SAM Magazine–Boulder, Colo., April 21, 2004–Marc Peruzzi has been named editor-in-chief of Skiing Magazine. He replaces Perkins Miller, who was recently promoted to vice…
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Wolf Creek Opposes Development
SAM Magazine–Wolf Creek, Colo., April 16, 2004–The owners of Wolf Creek Ski Area are opposing a planned second home development on 288 acres in…
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SAMMY Winners Announced
SAM Magazine–Woodbury, Conn., April 13, 2004–Ski Area Management Magazine (SAM) is pleased to announce this year’s recipients of the SAMMY Future Leadership Awards. The…
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The First Annual Transworld Snow Industry Summit a Success
From April 1-4, over 300 ski and snowboard industry executives gathered at Copper Mountain, Colorado, at a summit geared to take over the roles…
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Next Snow Search Promotes Youth Skiing, Riding
SAM Magazine–Keystone, Colo., April 6, 2004–Twenty-seven skiers and snowboarders, including two adaptive athletes, from 22 different resorts were named to the Next Snow Team…
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Areas Battle Global Warming on The Hill
SAM Magazine–Washington, D.C., April 2, 2004–Sixty-seven U.S. ski resorts are urging U.S. Senators to pass the bi-partisan global warming bill introduced by John McCain…
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Colorado Resorts Generate $2 Billion in Tourism
SAM Magazine–Denver, Colo., April 2, 2004–Colorado’s ski industry generates $2 billion annually and provides 31,000 jobs, according to a report released by Colorado Ski…
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Big Bear Resorts Dodge Fiery Bullet
SAM Magazine–Big Bear Lake, Calif., Mar. 26, 2004–A forest fire that burned 400 acres led to the evacuation of Bear Mountain and Snow Summit…
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Miller Named VP, Managing Director of MSM
SAM Magazine–Boulder, Colo., Mar. 25, 2004–Perkins Miller has become vice president, managing director of Mountain Sports Media, a new position at the company and…
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Thieves Grab Explosives at Winter Park
SAM Magazine–Winter Park, Colo., March 25, 2004–Explosives used for avalanche control were stolen from the Winter Park ski area last weekend. On Monday morning,…
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Tamarack Names Spenst As Operations VP
SAM Magazine–Donnelly, Ida., March 25, 2004–Jim Spenst is joining Tamarack Resort as vice president of operations. Spenst is currently vice president of mountain operations…
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Vail Provides R&R to U.S. Soldiers
SAM Magazine–Avon, Colo., March 23, 2004–In “Operation Freedom Lodging,” Keystone and Breckenridge are offering 1,000 complimentary room nights to troops returning from Iraq and…
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Nordic, Tele, Kids Among Retail Leaders
SAM Magazine–McLean, Va., March 17, 2004–Overall sales for the winter sport market (including specialty and chain stores) increased 1.8 percent in dollars to $1.72…
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Booth Creek Revenues, Visits Rise
SAM Magazine–Vail, Colo., March 17, 2004–Booth Creek resort operations revenues rose 2 percent for the first quarter ended Jan. 30, 2004, to $47,315,000, as…
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Gore Gets Key Support for Expansion
SAM Magazine–North Creek, N.Y., March 12, 2004–The state comptroller has endorsed a proposal to link Gore Mountain and the North Creek Ski Bowl, create…
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Colorado Visits Rise
SAM Magazine–Denver, Colo., March 12, 2004–Visits to resorts in Colorado were up 3.5 percent over year-ago levels in January and February, according to Colorado…