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Vail Takes Full Ownership of Specialty Sports Venture
SAM Magazine-Broomfield, Colo., Apr. 30, 2010-Vail Resorts is purchasing the remaining 30 percent interest in its majority-owned retail joint venture, Specialty Sports Venture (SSV),…
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PNSAA Bestows Awards at Show
SAM Magazine–April 30, 2010–During its annual meeting, the Pacific Northwest Ski Areas Association (PNSAA) announced the recipients of several awards. First, Keith Petrie was…
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NSAA Gives Grants for Sustainability Projects
SAM Magazine–April 28, 2010–The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) named five member ski areas as the recipients of its annual Sustainable Slopes Grant program.…
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March Snow Sports Retail Sales Jump 13 Percent
SAM Magazine-Boulder, Colo., Apr. 27, 2010-Preliminary SIA Snow Sport RetailTRAK data show that snow sport retail sales increased 13 percent in March 2010 compared…
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Big Spring Snows Allow Resorts to Extend Season
SAM Magazine-Las Vegas, Apr. 27, 2010-Resorts as far-flung as Alyeska, Alaska, the Las Vegas Ski & Snowboard Resort, and Sugarloaf, Maine, are operating into…
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New Mexico Had Big Jump in Visits in 2009-10
SAM Magazine-Albuquerque, N.M., Apr. 27, 2010-El Nino lived up to its billing, bringing abundant snow across New Mexico this past winter. And that fueled…
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Steamboat Falls Short on Flights
SAM Magazine–April 26. 2010–Thanks to passenger numbers that were off by about 9,000, the resort community at Steamboat Springs will have to pony up…
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Intrawest Refinances
SAM Magazine–April 26, 2010–Intrawest, a leader in the development and management of experiential destination resorts, today announced that it has successfully completed the refinancing…
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Daly Recognized for Lifetime Achievements
SAM Magazine-Lakewood, Colo., Apr. 22, 2010-Andy Daly, who variously managed Copper Mountain , Eldora, Beaver Creek, and Vail Associates, has earned the 2010 Lifetime…
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Vail Resorts, Sun Valley Report Rise in Visits
SAM Magazine-Broomfield, Colo., Apr. 22, 2010-Thanks to a late-season surge of destination visits, Vail Resorts (VR) saw business increase over the season’s final weeks.…