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Showdown to Remove Trees
SAM Magazine–July 29, 2010–Showdown Ski Area, Mont., was given the go-ahead by the Lewis and Clark National Forest to remove 180 acres of dead…
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Vail Resorts Shuffles Senior Management
SAM Magazine-Broomfield, Colo., July 29, 2010-Vail Resorts, Inc. (VR) has revamped the senior leadership teams at Beaver Creek, Keystone and Heavenly. Keystone Resort COO…
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Winter Dew Tour Features 22-Foot Pipes for 2010-11
SAM Magazine-Burr Ridge, Ill., July 26, 2010-The Winter Dew Tour, which showcases top skiers and riders in slopestyle and superpipe, begins at Breckenridge, Colo.,…
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SAM CAM at Northstar-at-Tahoe
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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Jerry Simon, Longtime Ski Industry Entrepreneur, Dies
SAM Magazine-Las Vegas, Nev., July 26, 2010-Jerold Stanton Simon, 79, a trailblazer in the promotion and development of snow skiing for more than 30…
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USSA to Host Big Air Event in Denver Jan. 25-26
SAM Magazine-Park City, Utah, July 23, 2010-The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) will stage a showcase big air competition in Denver Jan. 25-26,…
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Summer, Fall Reservations at Western Resorts Edge Upward
SAM Magazine-Denver, Colo., July 23, 2010-After a sluggish start for summer mountain travel destinations across the western U.S., reservations have ticked up, according to…
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Battle Mountain in Colorado Scaled Back
SAM Magazine–July 22, 2010–The beleaguered development of a new ski resort in Minturn, Colorado–Battle Mountain–has been downscaled even further. Originally, the Ginn Co., bought…
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Lake Tahoe Reports 17 % Increase in Visits
SAM Magazine–July 22, 2010–Whether it was the abundance of snow that fell right into June, Ski Lake Tahoe resorts-Alpine Meadows, Heavenly, Kirkwood, Mt. Rose-Ski…
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NY Reports Skier Visit Numbers
SAM Magazine–Ski Areas of New York, Inc. (SANY) is announced that total skier and tubing visits for the 2009-2010 season were 4,118,000, which represents…
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Big Night For Skiing and Snowboarding at ESPYs
SAM Magazine–July 15, 2010–Last night, July 14, ESPN presented its annual ESPY awards, honoring athletes across all sports, and skiing and snowboarding came out…
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Forest Service Upholds Earlier Snodgrass Decision
SAM Magazine-Crested Butte, Colo., July 15, 2010-Gloria Manning, reviewing officer for U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell, yesterday upheld two earlier decisions to reject…
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Saddleback Offers Ten-Year Seasons’ Pass
SAM Magazine-Rangeley, Maine, July 15, 2010-Saddleback, Maine, is offering a limited number of its new Decade Passes as part of its 50th anniversary celebration…
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B.C. to Require Drainage, Testing for Lift Towers
SAM Magazine-New Westminster, British Columbia-In response to the failure of a lift tower of Blackcomb’s Excalibur Gondola in December 2008 due to ice jacking,…
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Ossola to Direct Snow Monsters, NextSnow
SAM Magazine-Durango, Colo., July 14, 2010- Tori Ossola, former VP of marketing for the Vermont Ski Areas Association, has been named managing director for…
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Wirth Named CEO of Squaw Valley
SAM Magazine–July 13, 2010–Nancy Cushing, retiring CEO of Squaw Valley Ski Corporation, Calif., announced the appointment of Andrew (Andy) D. Wirth to the position…
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Snowmass Base Village Project in Hands of Receiver
SAM Magazine-Snowmass Village, Colo., July 12, 2010- On Friday, July 9, District Judge Gail Nichols put the Base Village project at Snowmass into receivership.…
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Snowy Range Ski Area Gets New Owners
SAM Magazine-Laramie, Wyo., July 12, 2010-Aaron and Becky Maddox are buying the Snowy Range Ski Area, which has been owned and operated by the…

