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Vail Reports Six-Month Loss
SAM Magazine–Vail, Colo., Mar. 10, 2004–Vail Resorts, Inc. reported a net loss for the six months ended Jan. 31, 2004 of $32.1 million, compared…
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ASC Reports Second Quarter Loss
SAM Magazine–Park City, Utah, Mar. 10, 2004–American Skiing Company (ASC) lost $21.7 million in its fiscal second quarter ended Jan. 31, 2004, compared to…
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SolVista Becomes The Granby Ranch
SAM Magazine–Fraser, Colo., Mar. 3, 2004–Marise Cipriani is repositioning her SolVista ski area again, changing the name to The Granby Ranch and marketing the…
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Killington Votes to Secede
SAM Magazine–Killington, Vt., Mar. 3, 2004–In their continuing protest against high taxes on second homes, Killington voters approved a proposal to secede from Vermont…
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Crested Butte Sale a Done Deal
SAM Magazine–Ludlow, Vt., March 2, 2004–As of March 1, Tim and Diane Mueller are the proud owners of Crested Butte Ski Resort in Colorado.…
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Big Sky Sues Moonlight
SAM Magazine–Big Sky, Mont., February 24, 2004–Boyne USA, the owners of Big Sky resort, have filed a suit against neighboring newcomer, Moonlight Basin Ranch.…
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Big Tupper Gets New Owners
SAM Magazine–Tupper Lake, N.Y., Feb. 19, 2004–A group of investors from Philadelphia has agreed to buy 6,400 acres, including the defunct Big Tupper ski…
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Park City Taps Curtis As President And GM
SAM Magazine–Park City, Utah, Feb. 19, 2004–Powdr Corp. has named Peter Curtis to be president and general manager of Park City Mountain Resort. Curtis…
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New President for Big Mountain
SAM Magazine–Whitefish, Mont., February 17, 2004–Big Mountain announced that Frederic Jones has been named the new president and CEO, effective April 1, 2004. Jones…
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Vail Resorts Shuffles Marketing Heads
SAM Magazine–Vail, Colo., Feb. 4, 2003–Vail Resorts has named Ian Arthur, senior director of marketing and brand management for Frontier Airlines for the past…
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Greco Named COO of Powdr Corp.
SAM Magazine–Park City, Utah, Feb. 4, 2004–Powdr Corporation has named Vern Greco senior vice president-chief operating officer. He will report to Powdr president and…
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Forest Service Approves Keystone Snowcat Terrain
SAM Magazine–Keystone, Colo., Feb. 4, 2004–The U.S. Forest Service approved a 577-acre terrain expansion for Keystone Resort yesterday, making the above-treeline Erickson Bowl and…
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Booth Creek Reports Wider 2003 Loss
SAM Magazine–Vail, Colorado, Jan. 30, 2004–Booth Creek has reported a loss of $5.4 million for fiscal year 2003, which ended Oct. 31, compared to…
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Colorado Court Revives Steamboat Ownership Disput
SAM Magazine–Denver, Jan. 23, 2004–The saga of the failed sale two years ago of Steamboat ski area to Triple Peaks LLC, an investor group…
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Maine Areas Thrive Despite Thaw-Freeze Cycle
SAM Magazine–Portland, Maine, Jan. 15, 2004–Maine ski areas have taken advantage of New England’s subzero freeze to make snow ahead of the Martin Luther…
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Juniors, Snowboarding Lead Retail Sales
SAM Magazine–McLean, Va., Jan. 1, 2004–Strong sales of junior gear and apparel and a rebound in the sales of snowboard gear during August through…
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Colorado Visits Show 9 Percent Decline
SAM Magazine–Denver, Colorado, Jan. 12, 2004–Visits at Colorado resorts declined nine percent from year-ago totals, according to figures released today by Colorado Ski Country…
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Park City Drops World Cup
SAM Magazine–Park City, Utah, Jan. 9, 2004–Park City Mountain Resort will no longer host the “America’s Opening” World Cup races in November, which has…

