Departments: Mountain Ops

SAM Magazine–Rossland B.C., June 4, 2004–A private investment group led by Howard Katkov of San Diego has purchased Red Mountain Resort for an undisclosed…

SAM Magazine–Savannah, Georgia, May 19, 2004–Seven new members were elected to the National Ski Areas Association’s board, along with a new chairman. Taking on…

SAM Magazine–Savannah, Georgia, May 17, 2004–The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) released the preliminary skier visit numbers for the 2003/2004 season which are projected…

SAM Magazine–Big Bear Lake, Calif., May 14, 2004–Big Bear Mountain Resorts (BBMR) areas Bear Mountain and Snow Summit totaled nearly 800,000 visits this past…

SAM Magazine–North Woodstock, N.H., May 14, 2004–New Hampshire recorded its third best winter in the past decade, posting 2,044,422 alpine skier and snowboarder visits.…

SAM Magazine–Oceanside, Calif., May 13, 2004–TransWorld Media is launching TransWorld Business, a new monthly trade magazine for retailers, that will cover the skate, surf,…

SAM Magazine–Vancouver, B.C., May 13, 2004–Intrawest recorded improved revenues for the fiscal 2004 third quarter ended March 31, 2004 despite reduced skier visits. Total…

SAM Magazine–Scranton, Pa., May 10, 2004–Montage Mountain Ski Area, owned by Lackawanna County, is for sale. The minimum sale price is $9.6 million in…

SAM Magazine–Lakewood, Colo., April 23, 2004–Troy Hawks has been named managing editor of the NSAA Journal, effective May 3. Hawks joins NSAA after a…

SAM Magazine–Sandpoint, Idaho, April 22, 2004–Ron Nova, VP of Operations for Schweitzer Mountain parent company Harbor Resorts, is Schweitzer’s new GM. He replaces Tom…