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Snow Trumps Economy, Drives Visits Over Holidays
SAM Magazine-Vail, Colo., Jan. 8 2009-Ski resorts across the U.S. have been reporting strong holiday visits as December snowfall brought out skiers and snowboarders…
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Avalanches, Road Closures Slam Washington Ski Areas
SAM Magazine-Snoqualmie Pass, Wash., Jan. 8, 2009-Heavy rains and high snow levels have taken a toll on Washington ski resorts, with avalanches, mudslides and…
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Avalanches Kill Two on Closed Terrain at Whistler/Blackcomb
SAM Magazine-Whistler, B.C., Jan. 2, 2009-Two separate avalanches-in areas closed due to avalanche danger-have resulted in fatalities at Canada’s Whistler/Blackcomb resort. The incidents occurred…
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Eldora GM Dies In Shooting at Resort
SAM Magazine-Nederland, Colo., Dec. 30, 2008-Eldora Mountain Resort general manager Brian Mahon, 49, was the victim of an apparently random shooting this morning at…
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Major Avalanche Damages Jackson’s Bridger Restaurant
SAM Magazine-Jackson Hole, Wyo., Dec. 30, 2008-Routine avalanche control work at Jackson Hole on the resort’s Headwall area triggered a substantial avalanche, which damaged…
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In-Bounds Slide Claims Squaw Skier
SAM Magazine – Squaw Valley, Calif., December 27, 2008 – In the second in-bounds avalanche fatality of the year, 21-year old Randall Davis died…
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Okemo, Stratton To Offer Joint Ticket
SAM Magazine – Ludlow, Vt., December 27, 2008 – Vermont Resorts Okemo and Stratton are offering a joint lift ticket product that will enhance…
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Knee Safety Awareness Program Expands
SAM Magazine-Lakewood, Colo., Dec. 24, 2008-The recent adoption of the ACL Prevention Program by Arapahoe Basin (see earlier report) is only the most recent…
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Blackcomb’s Excalibur Gondola Reopens
SAM Magazine-Whistler, B.C., Dec. 24, 2008-Blackcomb’s Excalibur Gondola reopened today after the BC Safety Authority reinstated the operating permit for the lower line of…
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Atomic USA Recalls Many 1998-2002 Bindings
SAM Magazine-Ogden, Utah, Dec. 24-Atomic Ski USA, Inc. is carrying out a voluntary precautionary recall of heel components of certain bindings manufactured between 1998…