SAM Coverage
Departments: Lifts & Ropeways
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Vail Resorts Reports Mixed Second Quarter
SAM Magazine-Broomfield, Colo., March 11, 2009-Vail Resorts second quarter results for fiscal 2009, ended Jan. 31, show resort revenue (mountain operations and lodging) of…
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More Areas Selling Next Year, Now
SAM Magazine-Gilford, N.H., March 11, 2009-More and more resorts are selling next year’s passes at this year’s prices. Gunstock, N.H., is one of the…
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Squaw Slide Claims Patroller
SAM Magazine-Reno, Nev., Mar. 6, 2009-A ski patroller working avalanche control routes at Squaw Valley was killed due to trauma sustained after being caught…
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Wind Derails Snowbird Chair
SAM Magazine-Snowbird, Utah, Mar. 6, 2009-High winds derailed the Peruvian Express chairlift at Snowbird on Wednesday, when wind gusts topped 70 mph. According to…
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Pass Deals Proliferate for Spring and Beyond
SAM Magazine-Boulder, Colo., Mar. 6, 2009-Resorts are looking to lock in customers for next winter as well as get new customers this season with…
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Hugh Smythe Leaves Intrawest
SAM Magazine-Vancouver, B.C., Mar. 2, 2009-Hugh Smythe, Intrawest’s senior vice president of mountain resorts, is retiring on Mar. 12. He will remain an advisor…
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Mt. Bachelor and SOS Serve Underprivileged Kids
SAM Magazine-Bend, Ore., Feb. 27, 2009-Mt. Bachelor is one of the most recent resorts to partner with SOS Outreach, the Colorado-based organization that builds…
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Spirit Mountain Stimulus Bid Angers Privately-Held Neighbors
SAM Magazine-Duluth, Minn., Feb. 5, 2009-A move by Duluth to obtain $6 million as part of the economic stimulus package being debated in Congress…
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Vail Arson Suspect Spotted in Canada
SAM Magazine – Vail, Colo., January 29, 2009 – A suspect in the 1998 arsons on Vail Mountain has been seen in Canada. Rebecca…
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Crested Butte’s Snodgrass Project Moves Forward
SAM Magazine-Crested Butte, Colo., Jan. 22, 2009-The U.S. Geological Survey has made public the agency’s Snodgrass report after a lengthy review process by the…

