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Echo Celebrates Anniversary with $5 Nite Tix
SAM Magazine-Idaho Springs, Colo., Mar. 10, 2011-Echo Mountain is turning five this spring, and celebrating by offering $5 lift tickets on Friday nights, Mar.…
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Greek Peak Developing $20 Million Adventure Center
SAM Magazine-Cortland, N.Y., Mar. 9, 2011-Greek Peak Mountain Resort, NY is developing an Adventure Fun Center that’s part of a $20 million expansion. The…
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Vail Resorts to Invest $30 Million at Northstar
SAM Magazine-Broomfield, Colo. , Mar. 9, 2011-Vail Resorts (VR) plans to invest $30 million on capital improvement projects at Northstar-at-Tahoe. VR aims to enhance…
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Snow Sports Retail Sales Leapt 16 Percent in January
SAM Magazine-Boulder, Colo., Mar. 8, 2011-Snow sport sales increased 13 percent in units and 16 percent in dollars for a total of $516 million…
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Johnson Controls Hires New GM
SAM Magazine–March 7, 2011–Johnson Controls Snow announced the hiring of James Voskuil as the new GM for the North American market. Voskuil will be…
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Mount Snow to Get a 6-Pack
SAM Magazine–March 7, 2011–Mount Snow, Vt., announced that it will replace its Summit Local triple chair with a Leitner-Poma high-speed detachable six-passenger bubble chairlift.…
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Forest Service Accepts Eldora Master Plan
SAM Magazine-Nederland, Colo., Mar. 7, 2011-Eldora Mountain Resort’s 2011 Master Plan has been accepted by the U.S. Forest Service. Eldora has been working on…
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Ski Apache Adds Slopeside Slots
SAM Magazine-Ruidoso, N.M., Mar. 7, 2011-Two weeks ago, the Elk Lodge at Ski Apache became the nation’s first winter resort to offer slopeside slot…
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Former White House Economic Policy Director to Keynote NSAA National Convention
SAM Magazine–February 24, 2011–The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) announced that Todd Buchholz, a former White House director of economic policy, will be the…
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Canada West Ski Areas Association Appoints New Prez
SAM Magazine–The Canada West Ski Areas Association (CWSAA) has announced the appointment of David Lynn to president and CEO. Lynn comes to CWSAA from…