SAM Coverage
Departments: Rental & Retail
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Vail Reports Higher Skier Visits
SAM Magazine–May 3, 2011–According to published reports, Vail Resorts (VR) announced that 2010/2011 skier visit totals at its six resorts were up 3.9 percent.…
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SIA Reverses Show Date Decision
SAM Magazine-McLean, Va., April 29, 2011-The board of directors for SnowSports Industries America (SIA) has decided to keep the organization’s annual Snow Show in…
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Snow Sports Retail Sales Leapt 16 Percent in January
SAM Magazine-Boulder, Colo., Mar. 8, 2011-Snow sport sales increased 13 percent in units and 16 percent in dollars for a total of $516 million…
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Denver Hosts Rousing SIA Snow Show
SAM Magazine-Denver, Feb. 2, 2011-The energy level was high at the 2011 SIA Snow Show here last week, reflecting a record-setting retail season that…
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December Outdoor Retail Sales Set Record
SAM Magazine-Boulder, Colo., Jan. 14, 2011-Holiday outdoor sales surged to a record-breaking $1.1 billion in December, according to preliminary outdoor retail sales figures reported…
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Maine Numbers Strong Over Holidays
SAM Magazine–January 3, 2011–Across the state of Maine, ski areas reported a fast start to the 2010/11 winter season following a timely blizzard, which…
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Xanadu Deal Could Lead to Indoor Skiing, Riding
SAM Magazine-Meadowlands, N.J., Dec. 24, 2010-Lenders for New Jersey’s star-crossed and stalled Meadowlands Xanadu shopping complex say that mall king Triple Five, which owns…
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November Snowsports Retail Sales Jump
SAM Magazine-Boulder, Colo., Dec. 24, 2010-In November, snowsports retail sales grew by a remarkable 33 percent in dollars. Specialty store sales leapt 36 percent,…
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SIA Rental Survey Highlights Increase in Demos
SAM Magazine-McLean, Va., Nov. 5, 2010-About one-third of all skiers and riders on the mountain are on rental equipment, according to rental shop operators…
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Battle Mountain in Colorado Scaled Back
SAM Magazine–July 22, 2010–The beleaguered development of a new ski resort in Minturn, Colorado–Battle Mountain–has been downscaled even further. Originally, the Ginn Co., bought…

