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Alyeska’s Tram Down for Repair
SAM Magazine–Girdwood, Alaska, January 10, 2013–On New Year's Eve, a powerful wind gust hit Alyeska's tram just as it was passing a tower, causing…
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HOMEWOOD EXPANSION PLAN TO GET FURTHER REVIEW
SAM Magazine—Homewood, Calif., Jan. 8, 2013—Homewood Mountain Resort’s expansion plan has been put on hold temporarily. U.S. District Judge William B. Shubb ruled that…
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JACKSON HOLE BOOKS RECORD DECEMBER, HOLIDAY
SAM Magazine—Teton Village, Wyo., Jan. 7, 2013—Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR) recorded above-average snowfall and unprecedented business levels for December and the holidays. The…
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SNOWMASS PATROLLER TRIGGERED FATAL AVALANCHE
SAM Magazine—Aspen, Colo., Jan. 7, 2013—Snowmass ski patroller Patsy Hileman, 49, triggered the avalanche that killed her Dec. 30 at Snowmass, in the same…
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Sunburst Sold
SAM Magazine–January 2, 2013–Jim and Kim Engle, owners of Sunburst in Wisconsin, announced an agreement to sell their resort to Rob and Jennifer Friedl,…
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Brian Head Gets New Owners
SAM Magazine–December 26, 2012–Brian Head Resort in southern Utah, announced that as of December 20, the area is under new ownership. The resort was…
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SKI AREAS WIN WATER FIGHT WITH FOREST SERVICE
SAM Magazine—Lakewood, Colo., Dec. 19, 2012—A federal district court in Colorado has struck down a U.S. Forest Service water policy that would have required…
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SAM, SIA HOST RESORTS AT DENVER SNOW SHOW
SAM Magazine—Denver, Colo., Dec. 19, 2012—The Rental World, Backshop, and Uniform Gallery exhibits presented by SIA and SAM Magazine, along with a series of…
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HOLIDAY RESERVATIONS LIGHT AT MANY WESTERN RESORTS
SAM Magazine—Denver, Colo., Dec. 18, 2012—As of Nov. 30, advance reservations at 16 Western mountain resort destinations were down a sharp 12.3 percent for…
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VAIL RESORTS COMPLETES PURCHASE OF MIDWEST AREAS
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Dec. 18, 2012—Vail Resorts (VR) has closed on its acquisitions of Afton Alps, Minn., and Mount Brighton, Mich., making them the…