SAM Coverage
Category: SAM Headline News
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Thieves Grab Explosives at Winter Park
SAM Magazine–Winter Park, Colo., March 25, 2004–Explosives used for avalanche control were stolen from the Winter Park ski area last weekend. On Monday morning,…
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Tamarack Names Spenst As Operations VP
SAM Magazine–Donnelly, Ida., March 25, 2004–Jim Spenst is joining Tamarack Resort as vice president of operations. Spenst is currently vice president of mountain operations…
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Vail Provides R&R to U.S. Soldiers
SAM Magazine–Avon, Colo., March 23, 2004–In “Operation Freedom Lodging,” Keystone and Breckenridge are offering 1,000 complimentary room nights to troops returning from Iraq and…
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Nordic, Tele, Kids Among Retail Leaders
SAM Magazine–McLean, Va., March 17, 2004–Overall sales for the winter sport market (including specialty and chain stores) increased 1.8 percent in dollars to $1.72…
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Booth Creek Revenues, Visits Rise
SAM Magazine–Vail, Colo., March 17, 2004–Booth Creek resort operations revenues rose 2 percent for the first quarter ended Jan. 30, 2004, to $47,315,000, as…
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Gore Gets Key Support for Expansion
SAM Magazine–North Creek, N.Y., March 12, 2004–The state comptroller has endorsed a proposal to link Gore Mountain and the North Creek Ski Bowl, create…
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Colorado Visits Rise
SAM Magazine–Denver, Colo., March 12, 2004–Visits to resorts in Colorado were up 3.5 percent over year-ago levels in January and February, according to Colorado…
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Vail Reports Six-Month Loss
SAM Magazine–Vail, Colo., Mar. 10, 2004–Vail Resorts, Inc. reported a net loss for the six months ended Jan. 31, 2004 of $32.1 million, compared…
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ASC Reports Second Quarter Loss
SAM Magazine–Park City, Utah, Mar. 10, 2004–American Skiing Company (ASC) lost $21.7 million in its fiscal second quarter ended Jan. 31, 2004, compared to…
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SolVista Becomes The Granby Ranch
SAM Magazine–Fraser, Colo., Mar. 3, 2004–Marise Cipriani is repositioning her SolVista ski area again, changing the name to The Granby Ranch and marketing the…