SAM Coverage
Departments: Mountain Ops
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Vail Honors Former President Ford: Two Runs To Bear His Name
SAM Magazine – Vail, Co., December 30, 2006 – Former President Ford, a fixture at Vail and Beaver Creek resorts, will be honored by…
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Intrawest Buys Steamboat for $265 Million
SAM Magazine-Steamboat Springs, Colo., Dec. 19, 2006-Backed by its new owner, Fortress Investment Group, Intrawest is purchasing the Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation from…
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Outdoor Industry Association Accepting Nominations For Outstanding Individuals
SAM Magazine – Boulder, Colo., December 8, 2006 – The Outdoor Industry Association is currently accepting nominations for the organization’s Industry Awards. The Industry…
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Austrian Invasion
SAM Magazine – Vail, Co, December 10, 2006 – If you want a piece of the growing international market, you could do worse than…
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Sterling Forest to Reopen Under New Owner
SAM Magazine–Tuxedo, N.Y., December 8, 2006–Sterling Forest ski resort, which was shut down during the 2005-06 season, was purchased by a local resident, Glenn…
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Ski Area Citizens Coalition Releases 2006-2007 Scores
SAM Magazine – Boulder, Colo., December 6, 2006 – While the methodology used remains controversial (ski areas are docked points if they have a…
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East’s Suffering Coming to An End
SAM Magazine – Vail, Co, December 5, 2006 – With western resorts opening more terrain by the day (the ropes drop on Vail’s Back…
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World’s Newest Ski Resort Opens in Korea
SAM Magazine–December 1, 2006, Korea (SnowHunter)–Korea’s newest resort, scheduled to open today, December 1, is Land’s High 1 in Gangwon Province. The resort has…
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Laurel Mountain Won’t Operate In 2007
SAM Magazine – Pennsylvania, December 1, 2006 – Laurel Mountain will not fire up the lifts this winter. The Pennsylvania resort, which has been…
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Alyeska Resort Sold
SAM Magazine – Alyeska, AK, November 29, 2006 – Alaska’s Alyeska resort has been sold. The purchaser, John Byrne III, a hardcore skier who…