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SAM Magazine-Rutland, Vt., Mar. 11, 2011-Despite good snow nearly everywhere for the Presidents’ Day holiday, U.S. resorts saw signs of winter fatigue. Business levels…

SAM Magazine-Idaho Springs, Colo., Mar. 10, 2011-Echo Mountain is turning five this spring, and celebrating by offering $5 lift tickets on Friday nights, Mar.…

SAM Magazine–March 10, 2011–Jason Gibbs has been named director of marketing for Ski Vermont, the Vermont Ski Areas Association (VSAA). Gibbs has an extensive…

SAM Magazine-Broomfield, Colo. , Mar. 9, 2011-Vail Resorts (VR) plans to invest $30 million on capital improvement projects at Northstar-at-Tahoe. VR aims to enhance…

SAM Magazine-Cortland, N.Y., Mar. 9, 2011-Greek Peak Mountain Resort, NY is developing an Adventure Fun Center that’s part of a $20 million expansion. The…

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…

SAM Magazine-Ruidoso, N.M., Mar. 7, 2011-Two weeks ago, the Elk Lodge at Ski Apache became the nation’s first winter resort to offer slopeside slot…

SAM Magazine-Nederland, Colo., Mar. 7, 2011-Eldora Mountain Resort’s 2011 Master Plan has been accepted by the U.S. Forest Service. Eldora has been working on…

SAM Magazine–March 7, 2011–Mount Snow, Vt., announced that it will replace its Summit Local triple chair with a Leitner-Poma high-speed detachable six-passenger bubble chairlift.…

SAM Magazine–March 7, 2011–Johnson Controls Snow announced the hiring of James Voskuil as the new GM for the North American market. Voskuil will be…

SAM Magazine–The Canada West Ski Areas Association (CWSAA) has announced the appointment of David Lynn to president and CEO. Lynn comes to CWSAA from…

SAM Magazine–February 24, 2011–The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) announced that Todd Buchholz, a former White House director of economic policy, will be the…

SAM Magazine–February 22, 2011–Last Friday night, masked gunmen shot and killed three tourists on their way to Mt. Elbrus ski resort in the Caucasus…

SAM Magazine–February 22, 2011–Sugarloaf reopened its Spillway East lift yesterday after closing it in late December after a derailment, which inured eight. The Maine…

SAM Magazine-Nederland, Colo., Feb. 21, 2011-Beginning today, Eldora Mountain Resort is offering a free day of skiing or riding to anyone who has a…

SAM Magazine-The upward trend in lodging occupancy at major Western mountain destinations continued for January, with average occupancy up 5.8 percent compared to a…