SAM Coverage
Departments: Summer Ops
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CAMELBEACH SETS SUMMER VISIT RECORD
SAM Magazine—Tannersville, Pa., Aug. 29, 2012—With five days left in the summer business high season, Camelbeach Mountain Waterpark has exceeded 366,000 visits, surpassing last…
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ESPN TO CUT SKIER AND SNOWBOARDER CROSS IN 2013 X GAMES
SAM Magazine–August 27, 2012–ESPN, the creator of the popular X Games series in both summer and winter, has made the decision to cut skier…
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Bousquet Ski Area Owner George Jervas Dies Suddenly
SAM Magazine–Pittsfield, MA–August 24, 2012–George W. Jervas died suddenly on August 20, at the age of 76, doing what he loved most: working at…
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SUMMER OPS CAMP REGISTRATION CLOSES AUG. 27
SAM Magazine—Woodbury, Conn., Aug. 22, 2012—Registration for SAM’s third annual Summer Ops Camp—a series of seminars, workshops, and site visits that explore the state…
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SUMMER VISIT DATA SHOW STRONG UPWARD TREND
SAM Magazine—Denver, Aug. 16, 2012—Average occupancy for the month of July in 16 Western destination resorts was up 4. 7 percent compared to July…
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OTSEGO CLUB NOT TO OPEN THIS YEAR
SAM Magazine–August 2, 2012–The owners of the Otsego Club in Michigan, Osprey S.A. Ltd., announced that they will not open for the 2012/13 season.…
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POWDER RIDGE SALE CLEARS ANOTHER HURDLE
SAM Magazine–July 31, 2012–Potential buyers of the shuttered Powder Ridge ski area in Middlefield, Conn., were given the go-ahead by Middlefield selectmen. The Town,…
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SUMMER DESTINATION VISITS GAIN MOMENTUM IN JULY
SAM Magazine—Denver, July 16, 2012—Momentum for vacations at mountain destinations throughout the western U.S. showed increasing strength in both occupancy and daily rate in…
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U.S. WON’T BID FOR 2022 WINTER OLYMPICS
SAM Magazine—July 3, 2012—The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) decided today that it would not put forth a bid to host the 2022 Winter…