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LSSM Reports Nearly 100,000 Participants in January
SAM Magazine-Washington, D.C., Mar. 7, 2012-Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month (LSSM) 2012 taught nearly 100,000 beginner lessons during January, program organizers estimate, up…
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Utah Lawmakers Support Multi-Resort Connection
SAM Magazine-Salt Lake City, Mar. 7, 2012-The Utah legislature has passed a resolution supporting the long-dreamed-of Utah Interconnect, which would link Deer Valley, Park…
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Higher Prices Soften Vail Resorts’ Quarterly Profit Fall
SAM Magazine-Broomfield, Colo., Mar. 6, 2012-Vail Resorts (VR) saw its fiscal second-quarter net income drop 15 percent as the mild, low-snow winter kept customers…
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Magic Sells Out
SAM Magazine–Londonderry, Vt–March 6, 2012–One month after selling its 300th share, the threshold needed to begin the skier-owned Magic Partnership LLC at Magic Mountain…
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Big Sky to Open Lone Peak Tram for Summer
SAM Magazine-Big Sky, Mont., Feb. 24, 2012-For the first time, Big Sky will run the Lone Peak Tram to give guests access to the…
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Hidden Valley Ski Area Plans Expansion
SAM Magazine-Wildwood, Mo., Feb. 24, 2012-Peak Resorts plans to spend $2 million on a variety of improvements at Hidden Valley ski area for the…
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Powder Ridge Ski Area May Get New Life
SAM Magazine-Middlefield, Conn., Feb. 24, 2012-The town of Middlefield’s Board of Selectmen last week approved a $1 million bid to purchase and reopen Powder…
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Vail Resorts to Acquire Kirkwood
SAM Magazine-Broomfield, Colo., Feb. 22, 2012-Vail Resorts will acquire Kirkwood Mountain Resort in a deal expected to close within the next month, making Kirkwood…
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Chris Rudolph, Two Others Die in Backcountry Avalanche
SAM Magazine-Stevens Pass, Wash., Feb. 20, 2012- Three skiers died in an out-of-bounds avalanche on the back side of Stevens Pass Sunday, including Stevens…
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Low Snow Curbed Western Destination Visits in January
SAM Magazine-Denver, Feb. 17, 2012-Recent shifts in storm systems that brought much-needed snow to many western resorts came too late to boost early season…