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NJ Helmet Law One Step Closer
SAM Magazine–Trenton, N.J., August 24, 2010–In a 33-2 vote yesterday, the New Jersey state Senate passed a bill requiring kids under the age of…
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Canyons Quad First With Orange Bubbles, Heated Seats
SAM Magazine-Park City, Utah, Aug. 24, 2010-Canyons is adding two state-of-the-art Doppelmayr quads, including the first in the U.S. with heated seats and orange…
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Court: Blixseth Bankrupted Yellowstone Club
SAM Magazine-Billings, Mont., Aug. 19, 2010-A federal judge has ruled that Yellowstone Club founder Tim Blixseth caused the Club’s bankruptcy in 2008. However, the…
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Mountain Travel Reservations Pick Up Steam
SAM Magazine-Denver, Aug. 17, 2010-Despite growing signs of economic weakness, the overall travel industry continues to rebound. Mountain destinations participating in the Mountain Travel…
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Two Canadian Ski Areas Get Bail-Out
SAM Magazine–August 17, 2010–Two city-owned ski hills in and around Toronto were given a lifeline by David Miller’s executive committee, which voted to restore…
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Developers at Snowmass Sue Lenders
SAM Magazine–August 17, 2010–According to the Wall Street Journal, Snowmass base village developers, Related Cos., J.E. Roberts Cos. and Istithmar, filed suit this week…
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SAM CAM at Amesbury Sports Park
Last summer SAM Magazine kicked off a series of resort profiles featuring summer attractions across the country. These profiles were also covered in more…
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Hunter Gets $4.8 Million Federal Loan Guarantee
SAM Magazine-Hunter, N.Y., Aug. 9, 2010-Hunter Mountain is receiving a $4.8 million federal guarantee for a loan that is funding the purchase and installation…
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Former Powder Ridge Owner Sues
SAM Magazine–Middlefield, Conn., August 9, 2010–The former owner of Powder Ridge Ski Area in Connecticut, Ken Leavitt, has filed a lawsuit against the town…
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Sepp Kober, Southern Skiing Pioneer, Dies
SAM Magazine-Hot Springs, Va., Aug. 4, 2010-Sepp Kober, known as the “Father of Southern Skiing,” died Aug. 3. He was 88. Kober was one…
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Feely to Head Island Lake Group
SAM Magazine-Fernie, B.C., Aug. 4, 2010-Island Lake Resort Group has made Doug Feely its CEO. Feely, who has spent more than 30 years in…
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Kicking Horse Adds Fourth Alpine Bowl
SAM Magazine-Golden, B.C., Aug. 3, 2010-Kicking Horse Mountain Resort is opening a fourth bowl for winter 2010-11, its tenth season of operation. Known as…
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Wolf Creek Developers Revise Village Plan
SAM Magazine-Pagosa Springs, Colo., July 30, 2010-Developers of the Village at Wolf Creek have presented a new plan for a proposed land swap near…
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Teton Pass Ski Resort Sold, Will Expand
SAM Magazine-Choteau, Mont., July 30, 2010-Teton Pass Ski Resort has been purchased by kiwi Nick Wood, who, along with two investors, plan to spend…
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Sunshine Cleared in Lift Worker’s Death
SAM Magazine-Sunshine Village, Alberta, July 30, 2010-Sunshine Village was not at fault for the accidental death of one of its ski resort workers in…
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County Takes Over Ski Anthony
SAM Magazine–Baker City, Ore., July 29, 2010–As SAM first reported on July 12, the Baker County commissioners were looking at voting to take over…
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Summer Activities on Federal Land May Get Congressional Nod
SAM Magazine-Washington, D.C., July 29, 2010-Legislation introduced into the U.S. Senate this week would encourage the development of more summer activities at ski areas…
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Aspen Releases Numbers
SAM Magazine-Aspen, Colo., July 29, 2010-On the heels of an announcement by Colorado Ski Country USA saying the association would no longer be releasing…