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FOREST SERVICE WATER RIGHTS ISSUE TO HEAT UP SOON
SAM Magazine—Denver, May 24, 2012—The U.S. Forest Service, responding to the NSAA lawsuit regarding water rights, claimed last month that the Forest Service has…
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OWNERS OF JAY PEAK BUY BURKE
SAM Magazine—May 24, 2012—QBurke Mountain Resorts, LLC, a company headed by businessman Ariel Quiros has acquired Burke Mountain Resort, Vt. Quiros, along with Bill…
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OVERNIGHT TRAVELERS BOOSTED WESTERN DESTINATIONS IN 2011-12
SAM Magazine—Denver, May 18, 2012—Despite a 15 percent decline in skier visits in the 2011-12 season, lodging properties at 16 western mountain destinations experienced…
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JACKSON HOLE POSTS NEAR-RECORD SEASON
SAM Magazine—Jackson Hole, Wyo., May 17, 2012—Despite receiving below-normal snowfall last season—100 inches less than average, and 200 inches less than in 2010-11—Jackson Hole…
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MOUNTAIN CREEK SUES INSURER OVER WEATHER POLICY
SAM Magazine—Vernon, N.J., May 15, 2012—Mountain Creek Resort has filed suit against Everest Indemnity Insurance Company in an attempt to force the insurer to…
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UTAH RESORT TO BE AUCTIONED JUNE 1
SAM Magazine—Eden, Utah, May 11, 2012—Wolf Creek Utah Resort, Wolf Mountain Ski Resort and a number of buildings and other assets, including development property,…
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RESORT VISITS TUMBLED 16 PERCENT IN 2011-12
SAM Magazine—San Antonio, Tex., May 10, 2012—National resort visits totaled an estimated 51 million this past season, a decline of 15.7 percent from the…
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RED SOX MAKE WATERVILLE âOFFICIAL MOUNTAIN RESORTâ
SAM Magazine—Waterville Valley, N.H., May 7, 2012—The Boston Red Sox and Waterville Valley Resort are teaming up via a three-year deal that makes them…
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SAM SUMMER OPS CAMP HEADS TO UTAH SEPTEMBER 4-6
SAM Magazine—Park City, Utah, May 2, 2012—Now in its third year, SAM's Summer Ops Camp will head west to Canyons, Utah, from September 4…
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VAIL RELEASES SOME SEASON RESULTS
SAM Magazine–May 2, 2012–Vail Resorts, Inc., released lift ticket sales, ski school and other ancillary results from the 2011/12 season, as compared to the…
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May 2012
THE WAKE-UP CALL The 2011/12 season may go down in history as one of the worst for ski resorts. But there were some lessons…
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WHITEFISH POSTS BANNER SEASON
SAM Magazine—April 26, 2012—In spite of postponing its opening by one week due to minimal snow conditions, Whitefish Mountain Resort, Mont., is more than…
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UTAH COMMUNITY LEADERS BACK SKILINK
SAM Magazine—Salt Lake City, Utah, Apr. 24, 2012—Twenty prominent business and community leaders have formed a coalition to support SkiLink, which would connect Canyons…