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Snowmass Wind Tower Starts To Gather Data
SAM Magazine-Snowmass, Colo., Oct. 2, 2008-The Aspen Skiing Company (Skico) has successfully installed a 164-foot-tall wind tower at the top of the Snowmass Ski…
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Belleayre to Restrict Operations
SAM Magazine-Highmount, N.Y., Oct. 2, 2008-In the wake of budget cuts by New York State agencies, state-operated Belleayre Mountain Ski Center will restrict lift…
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Vail Resorts Promotes Garnsey, Carrig, and Brown
SAM Magazine-Broomfield, Colo., Oct. 2, 2008-Vail Resorts has elevated John Garnsey and Blaise Carrig to co-presidents of the company’s Mountain division, while Stan Brown…
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Coronet Peak Reopens
SAM Magazine – Queenstown, New Zealand, October 1, 2008 – New Zealand’s Coronet Peak has announced that the ski area will reopen this week.…
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Big Sky Wildfire Contained
SAM Magazine – Big Sky, Mt., October 1, 2008 – A potentially dangerous situation was avoided when aggressive action by wildfire crews contained a…
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Vail Resorts Income Sets Record, CEO Warns Of Slowdown
SAM Magazine-Broomfield, Colo., Sept. 26, 2008-Vail Resorts, Inc. (VR) on Thursday reported record fiscal 2008 net income of $102.9 million, a 67.6 percent increase…
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Loveland Starts Snowmaking
SAM Magazine – Georgetown, Colo., September 25, 2008 – Colorado ski resort Loveland has commenced snowmaking operations. The resort fired up the guns last…
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Sunlight Development Proposal Faces Opposition
SAM Magazine – Glenwood Springs, Colo., September 22, 2008 – Garfield County officials will review a proposal to redevelop the base area of Sunlight…
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Stoneham Builds Permanent Halfpipe
SAM Magazine-Stoneham, Que., Sept. 23, 2008-Canada’s Stoneham Mountain Resort is constructing a permanent halfpipe to cut snowmaking costs and facilitate an earlier opening date.…
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Whitefish To Create Ski Academy
SAM Magazine-Whitefish, Mont., Sept. 23, 2008-Whitefish Mountain Resort, in conjunction with Whitefish School District 55 and the Flathead Valley Ski Education Foundation (FVSEF), is…