SAM Coverage
Departments: Lifts & Ropeways
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Swiss Resorts Saw Visits Rise in 2008-09
SAM Magazine-Geneva, Switzerland, Sept. 17, 2009-Favorable weather on weekends and holidays trumped the economic slowdown in Europe for Swiss resorts last season, as they…
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Bolton Valley to Build Wind Turbine
SAM Magazine–Bolton Valley, Vt., September 11, 2009–Bolton Valley Resort announced the construction of a wind turbine that will be operational in late autumn. This…
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Man Dies in Zipline/Chairlift Accident at Heavenly
SAM Magazine-South Lake Tahoe, Calif., Sept. 2, 2009-A 51-year old man died yesterday after he fell from a chairlift. A zipline cable below the…
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Georgian Peaks Club, Ontario, Hit by Tornado
SAM Magazine-Thombery, Ontario, Sept. 1, 2009-On the afternoon of Aug. 20, an F2 tornado blew through this ski and snowboard clubon Georgian Bay, carving…
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New Pass Deals Aim to Boost Early Purchases
SAM Magazine-Aspen, Colo., Aug. 31, 2009-With the economy weak and destination travel down, major resorts are rolling back season’s pass prices, to levels not…
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New GM for Whiteface
SAM Magazine–August 27, 2009–The Olympic Regional Development Authority has named Bruce McCulley the new general manager for Whiteface Ski Center. McCulley is replacing Jay…
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Big Sky Hosts President Barack Obama
SAM Magazine–August 17, 2009–Big Sky, Mont.–The Big Sky sales team received a phone call from the White House a few weeks ago to find…
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Sleeping Giant Hires Bryan as Executive Director
SAM Magazine-Cody, Wyo., July 31, 2009-Sleeping Giant Ski Area, which plans to reopen by Thanksgiving after several years in mothballs, has hired Hamilton Bryan…
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Wildfire Burns on Blackcomb
SAM Magazine-Whistler, B.C., July 31, 2009-A wildfire started by a lightning strike Thursday afternoon at Blackcomb Mountain led to the evacuation of mountain. The…
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Compagnie Des Alpes Reports Record Sales for Winter 2008-9, Sells Verbier Stake
SAM Magazine–Snow24–July 28, 2009–The Compagnie Des Alpes (CDA), the world’s largest ski lift operator with more than a dozen leading French ski areas, has…