SAM Coverage
Departments: Mountain Ops
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Last-Minute Deal for Mont Orford
SAM – Magog, QC, November 28, 2006 – An eleventh hour deal struck by Québec Environment Minister Claude Béchard has saved Québec’s Mont Orford’s…
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World’s Biggest Indoor Halfpipe Opens in Germany
SAM Magazine – Wittenburg, Germany, November 28, 2006 – The world’s largest indoor halfpipe is slated to open the second week of December in…
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Private Club at Elk Meadows Gets Conceptual Nod
SAM Magazine–Elk Meadows, Utah, November 28, 2006–The controversial Mount Holly Club planned for the defunct ski area at Elk Meadows, Utah, has received conceptual…
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Northstar-At-Tahoe Unveils Natural Jib Run
SAM Magazine – Northstar-At-Tahoe, November 27, 2006 – Northstar-At-Tahoe has teamed up with legendary snowboard icon Jake Burton to design a natural jib run…
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Right Coast Rebound
SAM Magazine, Boulder, CO, November 20, 2006 – Eastern ski resorts are back on track as cold weather returned to the region over the…
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Lake Louise Gets Go-Ahead for Downhill
SAM Magazine – Lake Louise, Alberta, November 17, 2006 – Lake Louise has gotten the go-ahead to host the first men’s World Cup Downhill…
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Bernie Weichsel and Phil Gravink Honored
SAM Magazine–Boston, Mass., November 17, 2006–This year’s BEWI Award luncheon had one of its largest crowds ever to honor Bernie Weischel and Philip Gravink.…
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Vermont Expands Helmet Research
SAM Magazine–Burlington, Vt., November 16, 2006–After four years of tracking helmet use among skiers and snowboarders at three Vermont Ski areas, the Vermont Snow…
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Aspen’s Pat O’Donnell Steps Down
SAM Magazine–Aspen, Colo., November 16, 2006–Pat O’Donnell, president and CEO of the Aspen Skiing Company, has moved up his retirement, which is effective immediately.…
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Greg LeMond Sues Yellowstone Club
SAM Magazine-Yellowstone, Mont., Nov. 8, 2006-Tim Blixseth, the developer of Montana’s Yellowstone Club, is being sued by three-time Tour de France champion Greg LeMond.…

