SAM Coverage
Departments: Mountain Ops
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Destination Travel Showing Signs of Improvement
SAM Magazine-Denver, Colo., Feb. 17, 2010- Reservations and occupancy in mountain resorts continued to edge up in January, though they remain slightly behind last…
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Snow Plentiful Everywhere Except Cypress
SAM Magazine-Aviemore, Scotland, Feb. 17, 2010-Despite the fluctuating weather conditions in Vancouver for the Olympic Games, most of the rest of the Northern Hemisphere…
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East West Files for Bankruptcy in Tahoe Project
SAM Magazine-Truckee, Calif., Feb. 17, 2010-East West Resort Development, an affiliate of East West Partners which has built luxury resorts in the Tahoe area,…
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Olympic Medalist Jimmie Heuga Dies
SAM Magazine-Louisville, Colo., Feb. 8, 2010-Olympic bronze medalist Jimmie Heuga, a star of the 1964 Olympic Winter Games and one of the U.S. Ski…
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Intrawest to Sell Panorama
SAM Magazine–Vancouver, B.C., January 28, 2010–Intrawest and a newly formed company, Panorama Mountain Village Inc. (Panorama Inc.) announced today that they have entered into…
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Kicking Horse Gets Master Plan Approval
SAM Magazine–Golden, B.C., January 26, 2010–Canadian Premier Gordon Campbell announced the approval of Kicking Horse Mountain Resort’s New Master Plan. The 40-year plan includes…
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Colorado Ski Country USA Reports Increase in Skier Visits
SAM Magazine–Denver, Colo., January 26, 2010–Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA) reported that its 22 member resorts saw a one-percent increase in skier visitation for…
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Vonn, Lodwick, Victor Honored by USOC
SAM Magazine-Colorado Springs, Colo., Jan. 22, 2010-The U.S. Olympic Committee has bestowed its highest honors on three U.S. Ski Team athletes on the eve…
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Intrawest Refutes Foreclosure Rumors
SAM Magazine-Steamboat Springs, Colo., Jan. 20, 2010-In a statement released this afternoon, Intrawest disputed published reports about an impending foreclosure action and asserted that…
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NPR Airs Story on False Snow Reporting
SAM Magazine–January 5, 2010–On Monday, January 4, 2010, NPR’s “All Things Considered” aired a piece on a report that found that ski resorts exaggerate…

