SAM Coverage
Departments: Lifts & Ropeways
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Sunday River Ski Resort First To Open in U.S.-Briefly
SAM Magazine-Newry, Maine, Oct. 22, 2010-Sunday River Ski Resort became the first resort in the country to open as of 3:30 p.m. EDT today,…
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New Owners Investing $500,000 at Waterville Valley
SAM Magazine-Waterville Valley, N.H., Oct. 19, 2010-Less than a week after taking over, the new owners of Waterville Valley are buying 25 energy-efficient HKD…
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Alpine Meadows Installs Chairlift Safety Technology for Kids
SAM Magazine-Tahoe City, Calif., Oct. 13, 2010-Alpine Meadows is the first resort in North America to install the Magnestick chairlift safety system for kids,…
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Resort Personnel on the Move
SAM Magazine–October 1, 2010–It’s the season for hiring, promoting and moving, so we have compiled the latest resort personnel changes…and will continue to do…
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Tamarack Homeowners Launch Operating Plan
SAM Magazine-Donnelly, Idaho, Sept. 15, 2010-A unanimous executive committee of the Tamarack Municipal Association (TMA) homeowners today moved to launch a marketing campaign to…
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Busy Beaverites Resurrect Elk Meadows Resort
SAM Magazine-Beaver, Utah, Sept. 15, 2010-The once defunct Elk Meadows Resort in Beaver, Utah, is stirring. It’s been nine years since the southern Utah…
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Vail Resorts Launches EpicMix App
SAM Magazine-Broomfield, Colo., Aug. 31, 2010-Vail Resorts is launching EpicMix, an online and mobile application that lets guests at the company’s five resorts digitally…
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Canyons Quad First With Orange Bubbles, Heated Seats
SAM Magazine-Park City, Utah, Aug. 24, 2010-Canyons is adding two state-of-the-art Doppelmayr quads, including the first in the U.S. with heated seats and orange…
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Hunter Gets $4.8 Million Federal Loan Guarantee
SAM Magazine-Hunter, N.Y., Aug. 9, 2010-Hunter Mountain is receiving a $4.8 million federal guarantee for a loan that is funding the purchase and installation…
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Sepp Kober, Southern Skiing Pioneer, Dies
SAM Magazine-Hot Springs, Va., Aug. 4, 2010-Sepp Kober, known as the “Father of Southern Skiing,” died Aug. 3. He was 88. Kober was one…