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Welch Village to Open Back Bowl to All
SAM Magazine-Welch, Minn., Jan. 21, 2009-Welch Village is opening its Back Bowl slopes and new quad chairlift to all guests daily beginning Thursday, Jan.…
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Killington’s Stash One of Five Worldwide
SAM Magazine-Killington, Vt., Jan. 19, 2009-Killington Resort and Burton Snowboards joined forces this past summer to break ground on the East Coast’s first Stash…
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New Deals Aim to Drive Local, Destination Visits
SAM Magazine-Sacramento, Calif., Jan. 16, 2009-In the wake of a mixed holiday season that saw both slumps and records set, resorts are still seeking…
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Montana Considers Adoption of Assumed-Risk Bill
SAM Magazine-Helena, Mont., Jan. 16, 2009-The Montana House of Representatives is considering an assumption of risk law to protect a wide range of recreation…
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Prinoth Acquires Camoplast’s Track Machines Group
SAM Magazine-Granby, Québec, Jan. 16, 2009-The Leitner Technologies Group has acquired the Camoplast Track Machine Group and will integrate the division into Prinoth, Leitner’s…
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Wyoming’s Sleeping Giant One Step Closer To Wakening
SAM Magazine-Cody, Wyo., Jan. 13, 2009-Wyoming’s Sleeping Giant ski area, which has been closed since 2004, has just received a $500,000 grant from the…
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Road Closures Plague Crystal: Washington resort may reopen on Sunday
SAM Magazine – Crystal Mountain, Wash., January 10, 2009 – With surrounding resorts reopening after warm rains caused havoc to conditions and spiked avalanche…
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Vail Resorts Bookings, Visits Down From Previous Year
SAM Magazine-Vail, Colo., Jan. 9, 2009-Unaudited interim data for Vail Resorts (VR) show season-to-date skier visits for the company’s five mountain resorts were down…
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Aspen Occupancy Rates Tumble
SAM Magazine-Aspen, Colo., Jan. 9 2008-Following news of declining occupancy rates in Vail, Aspen lodging properties are reporting lower occupancy rates for the holiday…
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Red Lodge Mountain’s Robert Drake Talks About Last Summer’s Forest Fire
Robert Drake SAM: You guys had a near miss with a fire this summer, tell us about it. Robert Drake: We did. The…