SAM Coverage
Category: SAM Headline News
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Vermont Visits Dipped Nearly 6 Percent in 2005-06
SAM Magazine-Killington, Vt., June 20, 2006-Vermont ski areas recorded 4,147,467 skier visits for the 2005-06 season, a nearly 6 percent decline from 4.4 million…
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Colorado Visits Hit Record 12.53 Million
SAM Magazine-Steamboat Springs, Colo., June 19, 2006-Colorado resorts tallied 12.53 million visits in 2005-06, more than 500,000 better than the previous record and more…
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Nutting Family to Purchase Seven Springs Resort
SAM Magazine-Champion, Pa., June 19, 2006-After 74 years of ownership, the Dupre family is selling Seven Spring Mountain Resort to another longtime family business…
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American Skiing Releases Third Quarter Figures
SAM Magazine–Park City, Utah, June 15, 2006–American Skiing Company (ASC) released its third quarter figures and the news was good on a quarter to…
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N.H., N.M. Endured Down Seasons
SAM Magazine-North Woodstock, N.H., June 14, 2006-New Hampshire and New Mexico both saw visitor numbers drop for the 2005-06 season. Weather challenged skiers and…
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New Owner Aims to Preserve Homewood
SAM Magazine-Homewood, Calif., June 14, 2006-JMA Ventures, the company that built Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco, has purchased Homewood Mountain Resort. The resort occupies…
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Tamarack Gets $250 Million Senior Credit Facility
SAM Magazine–June 1, 2006, Donnelly, Idaho–The newest four-season ski area, Tamarack in Idaho, announced the closing of a $250-million senior credit facility arranged by…
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Record Breaking Year for Skier Visits?
SAM Magazine–Marco Island, Fla., May 25, 2006–The National Ski Areas Association announced that, based on prelimary estimates, national skier visits for the 2005/06 season…
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NSAA Gets New Chairman and Elects Four New Board Members
SAM Magazine–Marco Island, Fla., May 25, 2006–The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) got a new chairman when Vail COO Bill Jensen was elected to…
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Dana Bullen to Head Sunday River Resort
Newry, Me., May 26, 2006-Dana Bullen has become president and managing director of Sunday River resort in Newry, Maine, effective immediately. He has served…