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Liftopia Doubles Number of Resorts Selling Discount Tickets
SAM Magazine-San Francisco, Nov. 12, 2008 -Call it a sign of the times: online lift ticket discount retailer Liftopia has doubled the number of…
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Fortune Joins Snow King as Director of Recreation
SAM Magazine-Jackson, Wyo., Nov. 12, 2008-Tom Fortune has joined Snow King Resort as director of recreation, a new position that includes overall management of…
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Yellowstone Files for Bankruptcy Protection
SAM Magazine-Bozeman, Mont., Nov. 11, 2008-The Yellowstone Club filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection yesterday, with a combined debt of $344 million and assets…
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Crested Butte Launches Adventure Skiing Program
SAM Magazine-Mt. Crested Butte, Colo., Nov. 7, 2008-Crested Butte Mountain Resort is teaming up with Crested Butte Mountain Guides to offer a new “Adventure…
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Wachusett Sees Positive Economic Indicators
SAM Magazine-Princeton, Mass., Nov. 7, 2008-Despite the flurry of recent negative economic news, Wachusett Mountain Ski Area has seen several positive indicators this fall.…
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Cold Temps, Snow Spark Openings Across Western North America
SAM Magazine-Copper Mountain, Colo., Nov. 7, 2008-The North American ski season has kicked off in earnest, with resorts opening across the continent. Early openings…
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Snowmass Snow Blanket Works
SAM Magazine-Snowmass, Colo., Nov. 3, 2008-The snow blanket experiment at Snowmass ski area was a success. The resort utilized the blanket, called Ice Protector…
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SE Group Receives Spirit of Skiing Award
SAM Magazine-Franconia Notch, N.H., Nov. 3, 2008-SE Group received the New England Ski Museum’s Spirit of Skiing Award at the Museum’s 31st annual meeting…
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Cold Weather, Snow Spark Early Openings in East
SAM Magazine -Windham, N.Y., Nov. 3, 2008-Eastern ski resorts got a jump on the ski season after an October storm brought snow and colder…
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Mammoth Kicks Off California Ski Season
SAM Magazine-Mammoth Mountain, Calif., Nov. 3, 2008-Skiers and snowboarders took the slopes Monday morning as Mammoth Mountain officially kicked off the 2008-09 winter season,…