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SAM Magazine-Boulder, Colo., Mar. 6, 2009-Resorts are looking to lock in customers for next winter as well as get new customers this season with…

SAM Magazine-Snowbird, Utah, Mar. 6, 2009-High winds derailed the Peruvian Express chairlift at Snowbird on Wednesday, when wind gusts topped 70 mph. According to…

SAM Magazine-Reno, Nev., Mar. 6, 2009-A ski patroller working avalanche control routes at Squaw Valley was killed due to trauma sustained after being caught…

SAM Magazine-Vancouver, B.C., Mar. 2, 2009-Hugh Smythe, Intrawest’s senior vice president of mountain resorts, is retiring on Mar. 12. He will remain an advisor…

SAM Magazine-Donnelly, Idaho, Mar. 2, 2009-Tamarack Resort, which has been in receivership since last fall, is shutting down after the close of business on…

SAM Magazine-Bend, Ore., Feb. 27, 2009-Mt. Bachelor is one of the most recent resorts to partner with SOS Outreach, the Colorado-based organization that builds…

SAM Magazine-McCall, Idaho, Feb. 27, 2009-Yes, even before many areas begin to sell next year’s passes, Brundage is ending the first phase of its…

SAM Magazine-Whitefish, Mont., Feb. 27, 2009-On Feb. 24, the nearly 8,000 season pass holders at Whitefish Mountain Resort surpassed 1 billion vertical feet of…

SAM Magazine-Woodbury, Conn., Feb. 24, 2009-Cutter’s Camp has opened registration for both of this year’s sessions, at Mount Snow, Vt., and Timberline, Mt. Hood,…

SAM Magazine-Krippenstein, Austria, Feb. 24, 2009-The snow just keeps falling across Europe as some areas are seeing record snowfall. In Austria, storms have been…

SAM Magazine-West Lebanon, N.H., Feb. 24, 2009-Nordica has issued a recall for approximately 4,500 pairs of the company’s XBi ALU skis. The skis were…

SAM Magazine-Copper Mountain, Colo., Feb. 9, 2009-Woodward at Copper, a year-round training center that focuses on terrain park and pipe progression for skiers and…

SAM Magazine-Wellington, N.Z., Feb. 9, 2009-With travelers worldwide staying closer to home, Tourism New Zealand is mounting an early run of TV commercials in…

World Snow News–February 6, 2009–Statistics published by tour operators, ski resorts and even airlines continue to reflect increased sales this winter, contrary to mainstream…

World Snow Resort News–February 6, 2009–Although the snow arrived a few days later in Scotland than the south of England, domestic resorts have received…

SAM Magazine-Duluth, Minn., Feb. 5, 2009-A move by Duluth to obtain $6 million as part of the economic stimulus package being debated in Congress…