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SAM Magazine-Ascutney, Vt., July 14, 2008-Orange Lake Resorts has acquired 26 villas at Ascutney Mountain Resort and assumed management responsibilities for the condo hotel,…

SAM Magazine-Boulder, Colo., July 14, 2008-U.S. Rep Mark Udall has developed a draft bill to update the federal 1986 Ski Area Permit Act. The…

SAM Magazine-Crested Butte, Colo., July 14, 2008-Crested Butte will have enhanced air service next season, with new direct flights from Salt Lake City, Chicago…

SAM Magazine-Seven Springs, Pa., July 8, 2008-Seven Springs Mountain Resort has appointed Eric Mauck as its new CEO. Mauck, formerly the resort’s COO, replaces…

SAM Magazine-Bozeman, Mont., July 9, 2008-Founder Tim Blixseth has agreed to transfer his 50 percent interest in the private Yellowstone Club ski and golf…

Snow Hunter-Australia, July 8, 2008- The first week of July has seen the ‘real’ start of winter at many Australian resorts after poor natural…

Snow Hunter-Russia, July 8, 2008-Russia’s former president Vladimir Putin, a keen skier and personally instrumental in winning the 2014 Olympics for the Black Sea…

Snow Hunter-New Zealand, July 8, 2008-Most of New Zealand’s ski areas are basking in deep powder as heavy snowfall and some extreme weather conditions…

Snow Hunter-Chile, July 8, 2008-Llaima ski area in Chile’s Conguillio National Park was evacuated last week as the Llaima Volcano on which the ski…

SAM Magazine-Montreal, Que., July 7, 2008-In a bid to jumpstart capital improvements at ski resorts in Quebec, the Canadian government has developed a loan…

SAM Magazine-Boulder, Colo., July 7, 2008-Skiing and Ski magazines, both from Bonnier Corp., are reducing their rate bases, starting with their September issues. Skiing…

SAM Magazine-Jay, Vt., July 1, 2008-After nearly 25 years of leading Jay Peak as president and CEO, Bill Stenger, along with a group of…

SAM Magazine-Mt. Crested Butte, Colo., June 26, 2008-Crested Butte Mountain Resort (CBMR) is investing to enhance the guest experience through ncreased and expanded airline…

SAM Magazine-Snow Park, New Zealand, June 25, 2008-In a scenario which will be familiar to some Northern Hemisphere resort operators, the 2008 season Down…

SAM Magazine-Deer Valley, Utah, June 25, 2008-Deer Valley will double the ski resort’s seasonal employee housing for the 2008-2009 winter. Given the pricy real…

SAM Magazine–Grand Junction, Colo., June 13, 2008–Thomas W. Richardson, 71, died on June 5, 2008. Richardson started his industry career in 1964, when he…