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Mountain Ops
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Records Are The Key To Operations and Maintenance Systems
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Buchheister Named GM for Keystone Resort
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Aug. 1, 2017—Geoff Buchheister, previously vice president for Vail Resorts’ urban ski areas, is now vice president and general manager for…
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UPDATE: Grouse Mountain Sale Finalized
SAM Magazine—North Vancouver, B.C., July 19, 2017—Grouse Mountain in North Vancouver has been acquired by GM Resorts, a company that was just incorporated in…
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Waterville Valley Founder, Olympian Tom Corcoran Dead at 85
SAM Magazine—Concord, N.H., June 29, 2017—Legendary ski racer and ski industry pioneer Tom Corcoran died at his home in South Carolina on Tuesday. He…
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CSCUSA Resorts 7.3 Million Visits in 2016-17
SAM Magazine—Denver, June 15, 2017—Colorado Ski Country USA’s (CSCUSA) 22 member ski areas totaled 7.3 million visits during the 2016-17 season. That’s down slightly…
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New Hampshire Areas Rebounded Bigly in 2016-17
SAM Magazine—North Conway, N.H., June 15, 2017—During the 2016-17 winter season, Ski NH’s 34 member areas reached 2,357,609 visits for alpine and Nordic skiing,…
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Utah Set Skier Visit Record in 2016-17
SAM Magazine—Salt Lake City, June 14, 2017—This past Sunday, June 11, Snowbird resort finally stopped spinning the lifts for the year – ending an…
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Blacktail Mountain for Sale for $3.5 million
SAM Magazine—Lakeside, Mont., June 9, 2017—After 19 years in operation, Blacktail Mountain Ski Area in northwestern Montana is up for sale, at an asking…
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Local Couple Buys Alpine Mountain (Pa.)
SAM Magazine—Price Township, Pa., May 31, 2017—Alpine Mountain in Pennsylvania has new owners for the fourth time in the last 10 years after Jim…
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Mountain Creek Files for Bankruptcy
SAM Magazine—Vernon, N.J., May 17, 2017—The owner of Mountain Creek, Mountain Creek Management LLC, is seeking Chapter 11 protection. The company hopes to restructure…