SAM Coverage
Departments: Lifts & Ropeways
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European Update: World’s Second New Ski Resort In Two Weeks Opens
SnowHunter–UK, January 9, 2008–Russian President Vladimir Putin officially opened a new ski area at Krasnaya Polyana in Russia on January 2nd, less than two…
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National Brotherhood Picks Breck For 2008 Annual Meeting
SAM Magazine – Breckenridge, Co., – The National Brotherhood of Skiers (NBS), one of the largest winter sports organizations in the United States, will…
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Game On: Revelstoke Bullwheels Start To Turn
SAM Magazine – Revelstoke, B.C. – The next big thing in Canadian skiing fired up the lifts last week. Revelstoke is now on line…
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Christmas Eve In-Bounds Avalanche Kills One, Critically Injures Second
SAM Magazine – The Canyons, Ut., December 26, 2007 – An in-bounds avalanche at The Canyons on December 23 has left one man dead…
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Vail Most Expensive In The Nation
SAM Magazine – Vail, Co., December 21, 2007 – It’s official. The most expensive adult daily lift ticket is $92 and it’s at Vail.…
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Wachusett Converts Waste Oil to Biofuel
SAM Magazine-Princeton, Mass., Dec. 6, 2007-What do french fries and snowcats have in common at Wachusett Mountain Ski Area? Cooking oil! Wachusett is one…
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From Ticket Checkers to Trash Collectors
SAM Magazine-Vail, Nov. 27, 2007-When Vail Resorts delayed Vail’s opening by a few days earlier this month, the resort sent idle workers out on…
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Night Skiing and Big Eastern Vertical Highlight Latest Openings
SAM Magazine-Mammoth Mountain, Calif., Nov. 9, 2007-More ski resorts are announcing openings by the day, if not the hour. In the Midwest, Ski Brule…
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Game On! Resorts Opening Across North America
SAM Magazine-Breckenridge, Colo., Nov. 7, 200 -Skiers will have plenty to celebrate this weekend as the ski season kicks off in earnest, with resorts…
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Keystone Opens Ahead of Schedule
SAM Magazine-Keystone, Colo., Nov. 2, 2007-Keystone’s 2007-2008 season started today at 9 a.m., a week earlier than planned, thanks to more than two feet…