SAM Coverage
Category: SAM Headline News
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January Retail Sales Rise
SAM Magazine–McLean, Va., Mar. 8, 2005–Overall sales for the entire winter sport market (including specialty and chain stores) were up 2.8 percent in dollars…
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Snow Industry Summit to Provide Industry-Wide Forum
SAM Magazine–Oceanside, Calif., Mar. 4, 2005–The second-ever Snow Industry Summit will focus on growth markets–ethnic Americans, women, kids, and “Generation Active”–Mar. 29-Apr. 1 at…
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Teen charged in ski death
SAM Magazine — Jackson Hole, Wyo., Mar. 1, 2005 — A 16-year-old snowboarder was charged with manslaughter Feb. 25 following a fatal collision with…
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Northeast Tops Strong President’s Holiday Week Nationwide
SAM Magazine — Ludlow, Vt., Mar. 1, 2005 — The snow gods blessed the Northeast for the all-important President’s Birthday holiday week, helping to…
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Northwest Areas Endure Prolonged Snow Drought
Just how bad has it been? The Summit at Snoqualmie and Stevens Pass have operated for three weeks or less for the season. In…
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SAM Magazine and Pepsi Host Diversity Summit
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (February 11, 2005) — From February 2-3, 2005, Ski Area Management (SAM) and Pepsi hosted a small group of senior executives…
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Freeskier to Launch New Teen Magazine
SAM Magazine–Boulder, Colo., Feb. 16, 2005–Storm Mountain Publishing Company, parent of Freeskier Magazine, is launching a national ski title this fall aimed at the…
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And Then There Were Two
SAM Magazine–Salt Lake City, Utah, January 25, 2005–The lift supplier field just got smaller as Doppelmayr CTEC announced its acquisition of certain assets of…
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Early-Season Visits Rise in Colorado
SAM Magazine–Denver, Colo., Jan. 17, 2005–Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA) reports 2,928,353 skier visits for the period from Oct. 15 through Dec. 31, 2004,…
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Winter Sports Retail Sales Flat in Fall 2004
SAM Magazine–McLean, Va., Jan. 17, 2005–Overall sales for the winter sports market were flat at $651 million for August through November 2004 compared to…