SAM Coverage
Departments: Mountain Ops
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Lehman Brothers to Take Over Moonlight
SAM Magazine-Bozeman, Mont., July 27, 2011-Lehman Brothers will take ownership of Moonlight Basin under a plan the bank and the resort submitted Friday to…
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Olympic Medalist Peterson Commits Suicide
SAM Magazine-Salt Lake City, July 27, 2011-Olympic silver medalist Jeret “Speedy” Peterson was found dead on Monday from what police are calling a self-inflicted…
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Tamarack, Yellowstone Founders Want In on $2.5-Billion Suit
SAM Magazine-Boise, Idaho, July 26, 2011-Resort founders Alfredo Miguel of Tamarack Resort, Idaho, and Tim Blixseth of the Yellowstone Club, Mont., are hoping to…
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Lightning Sparks Fire at Mt. Abram Lodge
SAM Magazine-Greenwood, Maine, July 7, 2011-Fire severely damaged the lodge at Mt. Abram Family Resort Wednesday evening after it was struck by lightning. The…
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IOC Adds Events to 2014 Winter Olympics
SAM Magazine–July 5, 2011–The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Monday evening that slopestyle skiing and snowboarding would make their Olympic debut at the 2014…
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31 Million Americans Say They Are Snow Sports Participants
SAM Magazine-McLean, Va., July 1, 2011-SnowSports Industries America (SIA) reports that a total of 31 million Americans say they are winter sports participants. Of…
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Ski Lake Tahoe Resorts Release Skier Visits
SAM Magazine–June 30, 2011–For the second consecutive season, the seven Ski Lake Tahoe resorts are reporting an increase in skier visitation numbers to 3.6…
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Volcanic Ash Postpones Bariloche Season Opening
SAM Magazine-Bariloche, Argentina, June 21, 2011-A volcano in Chile’s Puyehue-Cordon Caulle chain erupted on June 4 after being dormant for decades, sending a cloud…
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Season Starting Late for Most Southern Hemisphere Resorts
SAM Magazine-Jindabyne, Australia, June 21, 2011-The Southern Hemisphere’s ski season is off to a slow start: the majority of Australian resorts are open and…
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Cannon Lease on Hold
SAM Magazine–June 16, 2011–Recent plans to lease ski area operations at Cannon Mountain, N.H., will be put on hold for at least a year.…