Departments: Mountain Ops

SAM Magazine-Denver, Colo., March 28, 2009-Not only is Snowsports Industry America’s annual trade show moving to Denver after 37 years in Las Vegas, the…

SAM Magazine-Corvara, Italy, March 26, 2009-World-renowned big-mountain freeskier Shane McConkey died today while ski-BASE jumping in the Dolomites. He was working on a new…

SAM Magazine-Denver, Colo., March 12, 2009-Skier visits at Colorado Ski Country USA’s 22 member resorts in January and February were off by 5.8 percent…

SAM Magazine-Are, Sweden, March 11, 2009-Lindsey Vonn added yet another landmark to an already historic season for U.S. ski and snowboard competitors as she…

SAM Magazine-Broomfield, Colo., March 11, 2009-Vail Resorts will adopt a companywide wage reduction plan to reduce labor costs while preserving as many jobs as…

SAM Magazine-West Lebanon, N.H., Feb. 24, 2009-Nordica has issued a recall for approximately 4,500 pairs of the company’s XBi ALU skis. The skis were…

SAM Magazine-Krippenstein, Austria, Feb. 24, 2009-The snow just keeps falling across Europe as some areas are seeing record snowfall. In Austria, storms have been…

SAM Magazine-Wellington, N.Z., Feb. 9, 2009-With travelers worldwide staying closer to home, Tourism New Zealand is mounting an early run of TV commercials in…

SAM Magazine-Copper Mountain, Colo., Feb. 9, 2009-Woodward at Copper, a year-round training center that focuses on terrain park and pipe progression for skiers and…

World Snow News–February 6, 2009–Statistics published by tour operators, ski resorts and even airlines continue to reflect increased sales this winter, contrary to mainstream…