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Most Expensive? Vail Tops Aspen in Lift Ticket Pricing
SAM Magazine-Vail, Colo., Dec. 18, 2006-Call it war, a rip-off or just a good way to pad the bottom line. But whatever you call…
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Goodbye to Italy’s Oldest Chairlift
SAM Magazine-Corvara, Italy, Dec. 18, 2006-Listed as “Number 1” in the Italian Registry of Lifts, Corvara’s Col Alto chairlift has finally undergone the transformation…
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Keystone Offers GPS Treasure Hunts
SAM Magazine-Keystone, Colo., Dec. 18, 2006-Keystone resort has become the first ski area to offer “geocaching.” This high-tech treasure hunt challenges players to find…
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RSN Sold, Purchasers Include CEO of Powdr Corp
SAM Magazine-Portland, Me., Dec. 12, 2006-John Cumming, the CEO of Powdr Corp, which owns Park City Mountain Resort, Alpine Meadows, Mt. Bachelor and Las…
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Tenney Mountain Won’t Open in 2006-07
SAM Magazine-Plymouth, N.H., Dec. 11, 2006-The ownership of Tenney Mountain Ski Resort has decided not to open the ski operation this winter. Instead, it…
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Vail Resorts Net Is Flat in First Quarter
SAM Magazine-Vail, Colo., Dec. 11, 2006-Vail Resorts reported quarterly revenues up nearly 33 percent for the first quarter of fiscal 2007, primarily on increased…
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Austrian Invasion
SAM Magazine – Vail, Co, December 10, 2006 – If you want a piece of the growing international market, you could do worse than…
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Outdoor Industry Association Accepting Nominations For Outstanding Individuals
SAM Magazine – Boulder, Colo., December 8, 2006 – The Outdoor Industry Association is currently accepting nominations for the organization’s Industry Awards. The Industry…
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Booth Creek Restructures Ownership
SAM Magazine-Vail, Colo., Dec. 8, 2006-CNL Income Properties, a Florida-based company, will soon own four of the six resorts currently part of Booth Creek…
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Sterling Forest to Reopen Under New Owner
SAM Magazine–Tuxedo, N.Y., December 8, 2006–Sterling Forest ski resort, which was shut down during the 2005-06 season, was purchased by a local resident, Glenn…
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Ski Area Citizens Coalition Releases 2006-2007 Scores
SAM Magazine – Boulder, Colo., December 6, 2006 – While the methodology used remains controversial (ski areas are docked points if they have a…
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Mt. Hood Meadows to Open After Road Washes Out
SAM Magazine–December 5, 2006, Mt,. Hood, OR – Mt. Hood Meadows will open for the 2006/07 season this Saturday, December 9, after a glacial…
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Nordic Skiers Lose Trails at Wolf Creek Because of Dispute
SAM Magazine – Wolf Creek, CO, December 5, 2006 – Nordic skiers at Wolf Creek have found their groomed trail options limited as the…
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SIA and SnowMonsters Team Up to Dress Kids For Winter
SAM Magazine – McLean, VA, December 5, 2006 – SnowSports Industries America’s (SIA) Winter Feels Good campaign and SnowMonsters are partnering to teach children…
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East’s Suffering Coming to An End
SAM Magazine – Vail, Co, December 5, 2006 – With western resorts opening more terrain by the day (the ropes drop on Vail’s Back…
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Laurel Mountain Won’t Operate In 2007
SAM Magazine – Pennsylvania, December 1, 2006 – Laurel Mountain will not fire up the lifts this winter. The Pennsylvania resort, which has been…
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Demolition of Original Parts of “Ugliest Resort In The Alps” Begins
SAM Magazine–December 1, 2006, Snowhunter–“Where to Ski and Snowboard”, one of the world’s leading guidebooks to ski resorts around the planet, is well known…
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Foundation Stone Laid for Second European Intrawest Resort
SAM Magazine–December 1, 2006, Snowhunter–The first stone of “Les terrasses d’Eos,” the first building within the new Intrawest resort village being built at Flaine…