SAM Coverage
Departments: Summer Ops
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SAM on the Road–Catamont’s Adventure Park
In every issue of SAM we run a section called “SAM on the Road”– a photo wrap up of happenings in the industry. Now,…
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Fire Under Control, Blackcomb Resumes Operations
SAM Magazine-Whistler, B.C., Aug. 2, 2009-The Ministry of Forests & Range and the Whistler Fire Department have declared Blackcomb Mountain safe to re-open to…
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SAM on the Road–Heavenly ZipRider
In every issue of SAM we run a section called “SAM on the Road”– a photo wrap up of happenings in the industry. Now,…
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Whistler’s Blackcomb 7,000 Year Old Glacier “Shrank By Half in Past Century”
Snow Hunter, Whistler, B.C., June 16, 2009–A report in Canada’s Globe & Mail newspaper says that the 7,000-year-old Horstman Glacier has lost half its…
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Forest Service And Snowbowl Prevail at Supreme Court
SAM Magazine-Flagstaff, Ariz., June 8, 2009-The United States Supreme Court has decided not to review the decision of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals…
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Winter Park Ski Train Sold
SAM Magazine–April 22, 2009–A part of Colorado ski history will exist no more as the Ski Train to Winter Park was sold to Canadian…
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Mittersill, Cannon Linked in State Lands System
SAM Magazine-Concord, N.H., April 1, 2009-After extended contemplation and study, 100 acres of the upper portion of the dormant Mittersill ski area has joined…
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Killington’s Stash One of Five Worldwide
SAM Magazine-Killington, Vt., Jan. 19, 2009-Killington Resort and Burton Snowboards joined forces this past summer to break ground on the East Coast’s first Stash…
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Fortune Joins Snow King as Director of Recreation
SAM Magazine-Jackson, Wyo., Nov. 12, 2008-Tom Fortune has joined Snow King Resort as director of recreation, a new position that includes overall management of…
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Aspen Experiments With “Snow Blanket” to Preserve Park Features
SAM Magazine -Aspen, Oct. 21, 2008-Mountain operations crews at Snowmass have been experimenting with a product called Ice Protector Optiforce, a “snow blanket” which…