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OnTheSnow.Com Reader Poll Resort Winners Announced: Some choices raise eyebrows.
SAM Magazine – Orinda, Ca., May 1, 2008 – A web poll conducted by OnTheSnow.Com, threw up some surprises for those who watch the…
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Mount Snow Invests $5 Million Into Snowmaking Systems
SAM Magazine – West Dover, Vt., May 1, 2008 – One hundred and fifty new fan guns highlight a $5 million snowmaking investment by…
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Season’s Retail Sales Could Hit $3 Billion
SAM Magazine-McLean Va., April 25, 2008-Snow Sports product sales are closing in on $3 billion by season’s end, according to Kelly Davis, director of…
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RECCO Use Expands In North America
SAM Magazine-Vail, Colo., April 23, 2008-North American search and rescue organizations are taking a harder look at RECCO technology as the system continues to…
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Grand Targhee Resort Going Smoke-Free
SAM Magazine-Alta, Wyo., April 25, 2008-Grand Targhee Resort has proclaimed its entire base area will become smoke free as of June 1. The resort’s…
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Utah Resorts Enjoy Another Solid Season
SAM Magazine-Salt Lake City, April 22, 2008-Despite a slow start in November, Utah resorts had a very strong season, benefiting from excellent snow conditions…
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Eastern Resorts Report Record Season
SAM Magazine-Ludlow, Vt. April 22, 2008-Okemo, Vt., Whiteface, N.Y., and Jiminy Peak, Mass., are reporting their best seasons in history, demonstrating that the rebound…
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$7 Million Dollar Lift Highlights Snowmass Improvements
SAM Magazine-Aspen, Colo., April 16, 2008-The Aspen Skiing Company is replacing the Sheer Bliss double at Snowmass with a new Leitner-Poma high speed quad,…
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Park City to Spend $10.5 Million On Improvements
SAM Magazine-Park City, Utah, April 16, 2008-Park City Mountain Resort plans $10.5 million in improvements for the 2008-09 winter season, including a new Doppelmayr…
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Vail Adds RFT To Season Passes
SAM Magazine-Broomfield, Colo., April 14, 2008-Vail Resorts will utilize a new state-of-the-art radio frequency technology with all of its season passes for next season-the…
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Intrawest Enters Season Pass Price War in Colorado
SAM Magazine-Winter Park, Colo., April 14, 2008-With many ski resorts wrapping up their seasons, two of Clorado’s biggest players are looking to lock in…
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Succession Planning Through Leadership Training at RILI
SAM Magazine-Lyndonville, Vt., Apr. 14, 2008-How’s your succession planning going? If it needs a boost, the second annual Resort Industry Leadership Institute (RILI) June…
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Avalanches at Sugarloaf Leave 200 Foot Debris Fields
SAM Magazine, Carrabasett Valley, ME, April 8, 2008 -A series of avalanches in Sugarloaf’s backside area on March 31 ran up to 200 feet…
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Boreal Announces Big Improvements
Sam Magazine – Donner Summit, CA, April 9, 2008 – A Doppelmayr quad chair will highlight $2.6 million in improvements at California’s Boreal. The…
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Epic: Season For Record Books Sees Cancelled Closing Dates, Tons of Snow
SAM Magazine-April 9, 2008–With many resorts across the nation shuttering for the season, some ski area operators just can’t quit. Idaho’s Brundage Mountain Resort…
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Sugarloaf To Invest $5 Million This Summer
SAM Magazine – Carrabassett Valley, Maine, April 9, 2008 – Sugarloaf has announced a $5 Million investment package at the resort this summer. The…
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Okemo Credit Data Hit by Possible Security Breach
SAM Magazine-Ludlow, Vt., Mar. 31, 2008-Okemo Mountain Resort revealed today that it has been a recent target of criminal efforts to gain access to…
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Ditrinco, Bogoch Named to Top Spots at Ski, Skiing
SAM Magazine-Boulder, Colo., Mar. 27, 2008-In a series of staff changes at Mountain Sports Media, Ski magazine has named Greg Ditrinco editor, and Jake…