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Maine Numbers Strong Over Holidays
SAM Magazine–January 3, 2011–Across the state of Maine, ski areas reported a fast start to the 2010/11 winter season following a timely blizzard, which…
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FIS Adds Slopestyle Skiing to World Championships
SAM Magazine-Park City, Utah, Dec. 31, 2010-Slopestyle skiing has been added to the International Ski Federation’s (FIS) Freestyle World Ski Championships this February at…
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Jiminy Peak Sets Single Day Visit Record
SAM Magazine-Hancock, Mass., Dec. 31, 2010-In what could be a harbinger of holiday visits nationwide, Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort set a single-day skier visit…
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Cannon To Open Mittersill Chair Jan. 1
SAM Magazine-Franconia Notch, N.H., Dec. 31, 2010-It’s been 26 years since a lift turned at Mittersill, N.H., but that changes Jan. 1 when Cannon…
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Wind Seen as Contributing Cause of Sugarloaf Deropement (Updated)
SAM Magazine-Carraabasett Valley, Maine, Dec. 30, 2010-Investigators from the Maine board of elevator and tramway safety said that high wind was a contributing factor…
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Sugarloaf Chairlift Derails, Seven Injured
SAM Magazine-Carrabassett Valley, Maine, Dec. 28, 2010-The Spillway East Chairlift at Sugarloaf, Maine, experienced a rope derailment Tuesday morning, with seven people reported injured.…
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Xanadu Deal Could Lead to Indoor Skiing, Riding
SAM Magazine-Meadowlands, N.J., Dec. 24, 2010-Lenders for New Jersey’s star-crossed and stalled Meadowlands Xanadu shopping complex say that mall king Triple Five, which owns…
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Tamarack Names Prospective Buyer
SAM Magazine-Donnelly, Idaho, Dec. 24, 2010-Tamarack Resort owner Jean-Pierre Boespflug has proposed Green Valley Holdings as buyer of Tamarack. The Idaho-based investor group has…
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November Snowsports Retail Sales Jump
SAM Magazine-Boulder, Colo., Dec. 24, 2010-In November, snowsports retail sales grew by a remarkable 33 percent in dollars. Specialty store sales leapt 36 percent,…
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Bolton Valley Seeks Equity Partner or Sale
Bolton Valley, Vt., Dec. 17, 2010-The owners of Bolton Valley, Doug Nedde and Larry Williams, are seeking an equity partner or outright sale of…