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Snow Park (NZ) Won’t Open in 2013
SAM Magazine—Wanaka, New Zealand., May 28, 2013—New Zealand’s Snow Park will not be opening for the 2013 season. The manager of the past three…
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CNL Explores Sale of Resort Village Properties
SAM Magazine—Orlando, Fla., May 22, 2013—CNL Lifestyle Properties is testing the market value of its ski village holdings, which it acquired from Intrawest nearly…
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Source Interlink Snow Titles Grow as Bonnier Exits
SAM Magazine—San Clemente, Calif., May 22, 2013—Source Interlink’s GrindMedia division acquired the TransWorld magazine titles on May 20, swapping them with Bonnier Corp. for…
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Eastern Destinations Saw Big Revenue Growth in 2012-13
SAM Magazine—Denver, May 22, 2013—Eastern destination lodging results reflected a strong start and finish to the 2012-13 season, outpacing the gains at Western resorts,…
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Cutter’s Camp 2013 Wrap-Up
SAM Magazine–May 22, 2013–Timberline, Mt. Hood–Last week over 80 campers and panelists gathered at Timberline Lodge, Ore., for SAM Magazine's 11th annual Cutter's Camp–a…
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Ski Area Vehicle Maintenance Institute 2013
The annual Ski Area Vehicle Maintenance Institute in Grand Junction, Colo., May 13-16 drew nearly 300 attendees. In addition to several workshops dedicated to…
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MTRiP Releases Final Lodging Numbers
SAM Magazine–May 15, 2013–The winter season crossed the finish line with a positive outcome for mountain lodging in both western and eastern mountain destinations…
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NSAA Releases USFS Ad/Sponsorship Policy
SAM Magazine–May 15, 2013–In its Capital Watch newletter, the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) announced the following: The Forest Service issued the long awaited…
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New York Ski Areas Win Excellence Award for Tourism Promotion
SAM Magazine–May 15, 2013–The Empire State Development Division of Tourism, which administers the I LOVE NY program, was a co-recipient along with Ski Areas…
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California Senate OKs Ski Safety Legislation
SAM Magazine–May 14, 2013–The state Senate in California passed SB564, a bill that would require ski resorts in that state to prepare an annual…
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Sale of Montage Mountain Finalized
SAM Magazine–May 14, 2013–The sale of the beleaguered Snö Mountain, Pa., to a group of investors that will bring back the area's original name,…
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Elk Mountain Loses Snowmaking Water
SAM Magazine–May 14, 2013–According to the Times-Tribune, a judge ruled that a mountainside community can restrict water access to Elk Mountain, Pa. At issue…
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Retail Sales Reach $3.4 Billion in 2012-13
SAM Magazine—McLean, Va., May 10, 2013—For the season, August through March, winter sports retail sales grew 3 percent over the prior year to $3.4…