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Las Vegas Ski Area Looks to Expand
SAM Magazine – Las Vegas, Nev., February 5, 2008 – It’s hard to believe that less than one hour from The Strip, you can…
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Avalanches Affect Areas in Two States
SAM Magazine–February 5, 2008–An avalanche blocked Alpine Meadow’s access road on Sunday, forcing the resort to close for the day. The slide was triggered…
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Vermont Resorts See Upgraded Cell Service
SAM Magazine – Wilmington, Mass., January 31, 2008 – Verizon customers won’t be able to escape the boss quite as easily when they take…
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Monarch Extends Season, Stokes Out Season Pass Holders
SAM Magazine – Monarch, Colo., January 31, 2008 – Colorado’s Monarch Mountain has announced that the resort will extend its season by one week,…
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New Hampshire Ski Areas Step Up Environmental Efforts.
SAM Magazine – North Woodstock, NH, January 26, 2008–With a rich history of environmental initiatives (Cranmore was the first ski area east of the…
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Ginn Company Touts Town-Friendly Plan
SAM Magazine-Minturn, Colo., Jan. 18, 2008-The Ginn Development Company, which is planning a private ski area above the towns of Minturn and Red Cliff,…
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Retail Sales Rebound After Slow Start
SAM Magazine-McLean, Va., Jan. 18, 2008-August to November snow sports sales reached $897 million, an increase of 2 percent over last season’s anemic early…
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Colorado Early-Season Visits Decline 12 Percent
SAM Magazine-Denver, Jan. 18, 2008-Colorado Ski Country USA’s 26 member resorts hosted an estimated 2,873,363 visitors from Oct. 10 through Dec. 31, about average…
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SAM and SIA Host Special Market Exhibits
SAM, Jan. Woodbury, CT–SAM and SIA Host Special Market Exhibits Exclusively for Rental, Backshop And Uniform Buyers In three exclusive Market Segment Exhibits presented…
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Spangler Named GM at Mt. Hood Meadows
SAM Magazine-Mt. Hood, Ore., Jan. 14, 2008-Mt. Hood Meadows has named Tom Spangler, currently Jackson Hole COO, to become general manager at Mt. Hood…
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Urban Rails Return to Denver for Second Year
SAM Magazine-Denver, Jan. 11, 2008-Winter Park Resort is teaming with the city of Denver and the Denver Parks and Recreation Department for the second…
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Wells Fargo Purchases The Richardson Group
SAM Magazine-Chicago, Jan.11, 2008-Wells Fargo Insurance Services, Inc., has acquired Dover, N.H.-based The Richardson Group. The acquisition closed Dec. 1, 2007; terms of the…
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European Update: World’s Second New Ski Resort In Two Weeks Opens
SnowHunter–UK, January 9, 2008–Russian President Vladimir Putin officially opened a new ski area at Krasnaya Polyana in Russia on January 2nd, less than two…
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European Update: Company Des Alpes Increases Sales Despite Decline in Skier Visits
SnowHunter–UK, January 9, 2007– The Compagnie des Alpes Group (CDA), the world’s largest ski lift operator by visitor numbers and the operator of 18…
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European Update: Survey Reveals 11% of Holidaymakers Ski When Drunk
SnowHunter–UK, January 9, 2008– A new study commissioned by travel insurance company InsureandGo has found that 11% of people have skied whilst drunk. Around…
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Arapaho Basin Unwraps New Terrain
SAM Magazine – Arapahoe Basin, Co., January 9, 2008 – One of Colorado’s smallest ski areas is poised to nearly double in size with…
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Jensen Leaves Vail for Intrawest
SAM Magazine–Broomfield, Colo., January 8, 2008–Vail Resorts, Inc., announced today that Bill Jensen is leaving his position as president of the company’s mountain division…
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Christmas Eve In-Bounds Avalanche Kills One, Critically Injures Second
SAM Magazine – The Canyons, Ut., December 26, 2007 – An in-bounds avalanche at The Canyons on December 23 has left one man dead…