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Brighton Sold
SAM Magazine – Brighton, UT., January 20, 2007 – Utah’s Brighton ski area has been purchased from Boyne USA by Orlando, Florida-based CNL Income…
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Afternoons Free at Alta
SAM Magazine-Alta, Ut., Jan. 17, 2007-With adult single-day tickets at Aspen and Vail rising to more than $80, it may come as a surprise…
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Winter Park’s Denver Jib Park Set to Open
SAM Magazine-Denver, Jan. 17, 2007-In an effort to bring the mountains to the people, Winter Park has started to make snow and install terrain-park…
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NSAA Reformats Eastern Show
SAM Magazine–Lakewood, Colo., January 16, 2007–Recent cold temperatures and reports of snowfall at several resorts in the Midwest, Northeast and Southeast regions are welcomed…
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Revelstoke Resort Moves Closer To Reality
SAM Magazine-Revelstoke, B.C., Jan. 17, 2007-Revelstoke Mountain Resort, located on Mt. MacKenzie and in the process of being developed by Canada’s Simpson Property Group,…
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Colorado Sees Record Early-Season Visits
SAM Magazine-Denver, Jan. 16, 2007-Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA) member resorts posted record-setting skier visitation for the season through Dec. 31, 2006. Collectively, the…
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Haystack Club Mothballed
SAM Magazine-Wilmington, Vt., Jan. 15, 2006-The Haystack Mountain Club, an exclusive private ski area, golf and equestrian resort being built on the bones of…
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Is Vail Resorts in Acquisition Mode? Maybe.
SAM Magazine–Vail, Colo., January 13, 2007–Vail Resorts’ CEO Robert Katz has told the Vail Daily newspaper that the company is shopping. According the the…
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Getting Zippy At Wildcat
SAM Magazine – Pinkham Notch, NH, January 8, 2007 – While common in Europe, zip lines are just starting to make inroads in North…
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What Happens To Ski Areas When They Die? They Become Real Estate Plays
SAM Magazine – Steamboat Springs, Colo., January 13, 2007 – Observers of the industry will remember Colorado’s Stagecoach ski area. The resort, outside of…
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Evil In The East, Europe Rebounds
SAM Magazine – Vail, Co, January 5, 2007 – The worst on record? That’s the question that eastern resort operators are asking themselves as…
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Kicking Horse Taps Steve Paccagnan as President and GM
SAM Magazine-Golden, B.C., Jan. 4, 2007-Steve Paccagnan will replace Arijann van Vuure as president and general manager of Kicking Horse. Paccagnan, an experienced industry…
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Consolidation Bug Grips French Resorts
SAM Magazine-Paris, France, Jan. 4, 2007-Consolidation in the resort world is a global phenomenon. In the most recent chapter in Europe, ski resort operator…
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Vail Honors Former President Ford: Two Runs To Bear His Name
SAM Magazine – Vail, Co., December 30, 2006 – Former President Ford, a fixture at Vail and Beaver Creek resorts, will be honored by…
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Alternative Education: New Types of Courses Can Increase Bottom Line
SAM Magazine – Vail, Co., December 30, 2006 – Forget the traditional ski school model. This year more resorts than ever are looking to…
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Patrol Strike Averted At The Canyons
SAM Magazine – The Canyons, Utah, December 27, 2006 – The only unionized ski patrol in Utah has come to a tentative agreement with…
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Vail Annual Meeting Called on Account of Snow
SAM Magazine-Broomfield, Colo., Dec. 20, 2006-Vail Resorts, for whom snow is the raison d’etre, has postponed its annual meeting due to a major winter…
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Intrawest Buys Steamboat for $265 Million
SAM Magazine-Steamboat Springs, Colo., Dec. 19, 2006-Backed by its new owner, Fortress Investment Group, Intrawest is purchasing the Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation from…