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Jiminy Peak Sets Single Day Visit Record
SAM Magazine-Hancock, Mass., Dec. 31, 2010-In what could be a harbinger of holiday visits nationwide, Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort set a single-day skier visit…
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FIS Adds Slopestyle Skiing to World Championships
SAM Magazine-Park City, Utah, Dec. 31, 2010-Slopestyle skiing has been added to the International Ski Federation’s (FIS) Freestyle World Ski Championships this February at…
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Wind Seen as Contributing Cause of Sugarloaf Deropement (Updated)
SAM Magazine-Carraabasett Valley, Maine, Dec. 30, 2010-Investigators from the Maine board of elevator and tramway safety said that high wind was a contributing factor…
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Sugarloaf Chairlift Derails, Seven Injured
SAM Magazine-Carrabassett Valley, Maine, Dec. 28, 2010-The Spillway East Chairlift at Sugarloaf, Maine, experienced a rope derailment Tuesday morning, with seven people reported injured.…
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November Snowsports Retail Sales Jump
SAM Magazine-Boulder, Colo., Dec. 24, 2010-In November, snowsports retail sales grew by a remarkable 33 percent in dollars. Specialty store sales leapt 36 percent,…
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Tamarack Names Prospective Buyer
SAM Magazine-Donnelly, Idaho, Dec. 24, 2010-Tamarack Resort owner Jean-Pierre Boespflug has proposed Green Valley Holdings as buyer of Tamarack. The Idaho-based investor group has…
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Xanadu Deal Could Lead to Indoor Skiing, Riding
SAM Magazine-Meadowlands, N.J., Dec. 24, 2010-Lenders for New Jersey’s star-crossed and stalled Meadowlands Xanadu shopping complex say that mall king Triple Five, which owns…
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Bolton Valley Seeks Equity Partner or Sale
Bolton Valley, Vt., Dec. 17, 2010-The owners of Bolton Valley, Doug Nedde and Larry Williams, are seeking an equity partner or outright sale of…
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Judge Approves Tamarack Ski Season
SAM Magazine-Donnelly, Idaho, Dec. 6, 2010-Idaho bankruptcy court judge Terry Myers today approved a ski and snowboard season at Tamarack Resort, even as bankruptcy…
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KSL Completes Squaw Valley Purchase
SAM Magazine-Olympic Valley, Calif., Dec. 6, 2010-As expected, KSL Capital Partners, LLC has closed its previously announced acquisition of substantially all of the shares…
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Arizona Snowbowl Wins Latest Legal Round
SAM Magazine-Flagstaff, Ariz., Dec. 2, 2010-Arizona Snowbowl has won the latest round in its fight to install snowmaking, as the courts-this time a Federal…
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Skytrac Becomes North America’s Newest Lift Manufacturer
SAM Magazine-Salt Lake City, Dec. 2, 2010-Skytrac, Inc., which has started manufacturing lifts in the U.S., is the first new North American aerial ropeway…
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Burke Mountain Groupon Offer Nets 600 Sales
SAM Magazine-East Burke, Vt., Dec. 3, 2010-In the first of what could be a wave of online deals this season, Burke Mountain sold 600…
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NSAA Conversion Cup Focuses on New Customers
SAM Magazine-Lakewood, Colo., Nov. 29, 2010-In an effort to keep winter resorts focused on the need to attract and retain newcomers to skiing and…
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KSL Capital to Purchase Squaw Valley
SAM Magazine-Olympic Valley, Calif., Nov. 23, 2010-KSL Capital Partners, LLC has entered into an agreement to acquire substantially all of the shares of The…
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Tenney To Be Auctioned
SAM Magazine–November 17, 2010–Tenney Mountain, N.H., will go to auction on December 15. The area owes $170,000 in back taxes dating back to 2008.…
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Tamarack Passes Yet Another Hurdle
SAM Magazine–November 17, 2010–The Idaho Land Board approved a deal between the Tamarack Municipal Association and primary creditor Credit Suisse to continue the resort’s…
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Bill Rock Named COO at Northstar-at-Tahoe
SAM Magazine–November 18, 2010–Vail Resorts, Inc., announced the appointment of Bill Rock as the new COO of Northstar-at-Tahoe, Calif. Rock will assume responsibility for…

