SAM Coverage
Departments: Lifts & Ropeways
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Wolf Creek Expands With An Eye On the Environment
SAM Magazine-Pagosa Springs, Colo., Sept. 21, 2006-Wolf Creek is replacing its venerable 34-year old Dickey lift with a Doppelmayr-CTEC detachable quad. The new “Raven”…
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Northstar Pimps Homeowners to Provide Employee Housing
SAM Magazine-Truckee, Calif., Sept. 20, 2006-In an innovative program designed to allieviate some of the problems its employees face when looking for seasonal housing,…
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Schweitzer Completes Best Summer Ever
SAM Magazine-Sandpoint, Ida., Sept. 14, 2006-Add Schweitzer Mountain to the growing list of areas whose summer operations are growing. Labor Day Weekend marked the…
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Mt. Ashland Joins the Renewable Energy Drive
SAM Magazine–Ashland, OR, September 14, 2006–Mt. Ashland is jumping on the renewable energy bandwagon by announcing that the area is purchasing enough renewable energy…
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Beaver Creek to Open Stone Creek Terrain For 2006-07
SAM Magazine-Beaver Creek, Colo., Sept. 1, 2006-Beaver Creek plans to open 180 acres of new terrain in the Stone Creek area for the coming…
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Utah Improvements At a Glance
SAM Magazine–Utah, August 31, 2006– Three consecutive record breaking seasons for skier days in Utah have afforded ski areas the capitol to continue adding…
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Tamarack Adds Backcountry Terrain
SAM Magazine-Donnelly, Ida., Aug. 31, 2006-Tamarack Resort will offer guided backcountry services on 5,000 acres of terrain north and south of the resort boundaries…
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Vail Resorts Launches “Green Guest” Program
SAM Magazine-Denver, Aug. 31, 2006-Vail Resorts is partnering with the National Forest Foundation (NFF), a non-profit partner of the U.S. Forest Service that helps…
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Crystal Turns to Wind
SAM Magazine–Thompsonville, Mich., August 22, 2006–Joining the wind power wave, Crystal Mountain, Mich., announced that it will power its high-speed quad, the Crystal Clipper,…
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Crystal Joins Green Power Movement
SAM Magazine-Thompsonville, Mich., Aug. 21, 2006-Crystal Mountain became the first Michigan ski area to commit to renewable wind energy today. The resort will purchase…