SAM Coverage
Departments: Mountain Ops
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New Zealand Areas Reopen Quickly After Earthquake
SAM Magazine-New Zealand areas appear to have emerged with no significant damage from the recent 7.4 magnitude earthquake. The epicenter of the quake was…
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New Zealand Hit by 7.4 Magnitude Earthquake
SAM Magazine-Christchurch, New Zealand, Sept. 3, 2010-An earthquake measuring 7.4 magnitude hit Christchurch, New Zealand, and the South Island, causing widespread damage and power…
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$40,365.79 Ski Movie Contest
SAM Magazine-Durango, Colo., Aug. 31, 2010-Jack Turner, the producer of the soon-to-be-released “Cheap Ski Movie,” has launched a ski movie trivia contest with a…
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NJ Helmet Law One Step Closer
SAM Magazine–Trenton, N.J., August 24, 2010–In a 33-2 vote yesterday, the New Jersey state Senate passed a bill requiring kids under the age of…
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Court: Blixseth Bankrupted Yellowstone Club
SAM Magazine-Billings, Mont., Aug. 19, 2010-A federal judge has ruled that Yellowstone Club founder Tim Blixseth caused the Club’s bankruptcy in 2008. However, the…
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Developers at Snowmass Sue Lenders
SAM Magazine–August 17, 2010–According to the Wall Street Journal, Snowmass base village developers, Related Cos., J.E. Roberts Cos. and Istithmar, filed suit this week…
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Two Canadian Ski Areas Get Bail-Out
SAM Magazine–August 17, 2010–Two city-owned ski hills in and around Toronto were given a lifeline by David Miller’s executive committee, which voted to restore…
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Former Powder Ridge Owner Sues
SAM Magazine–Middlefield, Conn., August 9, 2010–The former owner of Powder Ridge Ski Area in Connecticut, Ken Leavitt, has filed a lawsuit against the town…
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County Takes Over Ski Anthony
SAM Magazine–Baker City, Ore., July 29, 2010–As SAM first reported on July 12, the Baker County commissioners were looking at voting to take over…
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Wolf Creek Developers Revise Village Plan
SAM Magazine-Pagosa Springs, Colo., July 30, 2010-Developers of the Village at Wolf Creek have presented a new plan for a proposed land swap near…

