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Maine Areas Recorded Second-Best Year in 2008-09
SAM Magazine-Portland, Maine, Aug. 5, 2009-Maine ski areas posted their second-best season on record in 2008-09, with 1,366,752 ski/snowboard visits. The previous 2007-08 season…
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Squaw Valley Names Livak Senior VP and GM
SAM Magazine-Olympic Valley, Calif., Aug. 4, 2009-Squaw Valley USA has named Mike Livak as senior vice president and general manager, starting in early September.…
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SAM on the Road–Catamont’s Adventure Park
In every issue of SAM we run a section called “SAM on the Road”– a photo wrap up of happenings in the industry. Now,…
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Fire Under Control, Blackcomb Resumes Operations
SAM Magazine-Whistler, B.C., Aug. 2, 2009-The Ministry of Forests & Range and the Whistler Fire Department have declared Blackcomb Mountain safe to re-open to…
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Sleeping Giant Hires Bryan as Executive Director
SAM Magazine-Cody, Wyo., July 31, 2009-Sleeping Giant Ski Area, which plans to reopen by Thanksgiving after several years in mothballs, has hired Hamilton Bryan…
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Wildfire Burns on Blackcomb
SAM Magazine-Whistler, B.C., July 31, 2009-A wildfire started by a lightning strike Thursday afternoon at Blackcomb Mountain led to the evacuation of mountain. The…
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Santa Fe Gets More Flights This Winter
SAM Magazine–July 28, 2009–American Eagle announced that it will add a second daily flight between Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and Santa Fe Municipal Airport…
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Compagnie Des Alpes Reports Record Sales for Winter 2008-9, Sells Verbier Stake
SAM Magazine–Snow24–July 28, 2009–The Compagnie Des Alpes (CDA), the world’s largest ski lift operator with more than a dozen leading French ski areas, has…
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SAM on the Road–Heavenly ZipRider
In every issue of SAM we run a section called “SAM on the Road”– a photo wrap up of happenings in the industry. Now,…
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Yellowstone Purchase Complete
SAM Magazine–July 21, 2009–The purchase of the Yellowstone Club by Cross Harbor Capital Partners, LLC, was completed on July 17. Boston-based CrossHarbor, which includes…