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Owner Gillett Takes Control at Grand Targhee
SAM Magazine-Alta, Wyo., Sept. 27, 2010-Grand Targhee Resort owner Geordie Gillett is assuming the role of president. He replaces former Targhee president (and general…
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Strong Summer Travel Is No Guarantee for Winter
SAM Magazine-Denver, Sept. 16, 2010-The positive occupancy trend in mountain destinations continued during the month of August, according to the most recent data released…
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Busy Beaverites Resurrect Elk Meadows Resort
SAM Magazine-Beaver, Utah, Sept. 15, 2010-The once defunct Elk Meadows Resort in Beaver, Utah, is stirring. It’s been nine years since the southern Utah…
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Tamarack Homeowners Launch Operating Plan
SAM Magazine-Donnelly, Idaho, Sept. 15, 2010-A unanimous executive committee of the Tamarack Municipal Association (TMA) homeowners today moved to launch a marketing campaign to…
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Telemark Resort in Foreclosure
SAM Magazine-Cable, Wisc., Sept. 15, 2010-Telemark Resort, a well-known cross-country resort that dates back to the 1940s, is being taken over by its bank…
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Snow Valley Fires Up Snowmaking
SAM Magazine–September 9, 2010–Snow Valley Mountain Resort declared winter early this morning when their automated fan guns started making snow shortly after 3 a.m.…
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Jury Renders Verdict in Mt. Baker Lawsuit
SAM Magazine–September 9, 2010–A 66-year-old woman who was partially paralyzed at Mt. Baker, Wash., as a result of falling snow received a jury award…
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Pierpont Joins Doppelmayr CTEC
SAM Magazine-Salt Lake City, Utah, Sept. 8, 2010-F. Scott Pierpont will be joining Doppelmayr CTEC as vice president of sales in mid-October. Pierpont has…
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SAM, SANY Unmask Disney Service Secrets
SAM Magazine-Bolton’s Landing, N.Y., Sept. 8, 2010-Winter resorts have long recognized that their greatest competition comes not from one another, but from other leisure…
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NSAA Awards $100,000 in Environmental Grants
SAM Magazine-Lakewood, Colo., Sept. 8, 2010-The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) is awarding $100,000 in grants and in-kind contributions through its Sustainable Slopes program.…
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New Zealand Areas Reopen Quickly After Earthquake
SAM Magazine-New Zealand areas appear to have emerged with no significant damage from the recent 7.4 magnitude earthquake. The epicenter of the quake was…
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New Zealand Hit by 7.4 Magnitude Earthquake
SAM Magazine-Christchurch, New Zealand, Sept. 3, 2010-An earthquake measuring 7.4 magnitude hit Christchurch, New Zealand, and the South Island, causing widespread damage and power…
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Jay Peak Completes Land Swap
SAM Magazine-Jay, Vt., Sept. 1, 2010-A three-way land swap at Jay Peak clears the way for base area and on-mountain expansions, including replacement of…
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Sugarloaf to Become East’s Biggest Resort
SAM Magazine-Carrabassett Valley, Maine, Aug. 31, 2010-Sugarloaf is expanding onto neighboring Burnt Mountain in a development that will eventually add 655 acres of terrain…
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Vail Resorts Launches EpicMix App
SAM Magazine-Broomfield, Colo., Aug. 31, 2010-Vail Resorts is launching EpicMix, an online and mobile application that lets guests at the company’s five resorts digitally…
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$40,365.79 Ski Movie Contest
SAM Magazine-Durango, Colo., Aug. 31, 2010-Jack Turner, the producer of the soon-to-be-released “Cheap Ski Movie,” has launched a ski movie trivia contest with a…
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Cuchara May Become a Year-Round Sports Center
SAM Magazine-La Veta, Colo., Aug. 26, 2010-A newly formed Cuchara Valley Recreational Metropolitan District has taken ownership of the Cuchara Mountain Resort in southern…
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California Helmet Rule Goes to Governor
SAM Magazine–August 26, 2010–A proposed helmet law (SB 1652) for minors in California passed the state Assembly last week and the Senate yesterday and…