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SAM Magazine-Park City, Utah, July 7, 2006-The American Skiing Co. (ASC) is in a legal tussle with Wolf Mountain Resort, from whom ASC leases…

SAM Magazine-Lakewood, Colo., June 28, 2006-The National Ski Patrol’s board of directors elected Dr. James DeWeerd Jr. as national chairman at the annual board…

SAM Magazine-Lakewood, Colo., June 28, 2006-Mark Dorsey is the new executive director of the Professional Ski Instructors of American (PSIA) and the American Association…

SAM Magazine-Killington, Vt., June 20, 2006-Vermont ski areas recorded 4,147,467 skier visits for the 2005-06 season, a nearly 6 percent decline from 4.4 million…

SAM Magazine-Champion, Pa., June 19, 2006-After 74 years of ownership, the Dupre family is selling Seven Spring Mountain Resort to another longtime family business…

SAM Magazine-Steamboat Springs, Colo., June 19, 2006-Colorado resorts tallied 12.53 million visits in 2005-06, more than 500,000 better than the previous record and more…

SAM Magazine–Park City, Utah, June 15, 2006–American Skiing Company (ASC) released its third quarter figures and the news was good on a quarter to…

SAM Magazine-Homewood, Calif., June 14, 2006-JMA Ventures, the company that built Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco, has purchased Homewood Mountain Resort. The resort occupies…

SAM Magazine-North Woodstock, N.H., June 14, 2006-New Hampshire and New Mexico both saw visitor numbers drop for the 2005-06 season. Weather challenged skiers and…

SAM Magazine–June 1, 2006, Donnelly, Idaho–The newest four-season ski area, Tamarack in Idaho, announced the closing of a $250-million senior credit facility arranged by…

Newry, Me., May 26, 2006-Dana Bullen has become president and managing director of Sunday River resort in Newry, Maine, effective immediately. He has served…

SAM Magazine–Marco Island, Fla., May 25, 2006–The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) got a new chairman when Vail COO Bill Jensen was elected to…

SAM Magazine–Marco Island, Fla., May 25, 2006–The National Ski Areas Association announced that, based on prelimary estimates, national skier visits for the 2005/06 season…

SAM Magazine-McLean, Va., May 16, 2006-Overall sales for the winter sport market (including specialty and chain stores) rose 4 percent, to $2.3 billion for…

SAM Magazine-Salt Lake City, May 16, 2006-Utah resorts achieved their third consecutive record-breaking year for skier visits in 2005-06 as they topped 4 million…

SAM Magazine–May, 15, 2006, Oregon–The Pacific Nortwest Ski Areas Association announced that Oregon is on track for a record-breaking year and Washington had its…

SAM Magazine–May 12, 2006, New Hampshire–Wildcat Ski Mountain in Pinkham Notch, N.H., is up for sale again. The area features 225 acres of sliding…

SAM Magazine–Blakeslee, Penn., May 12, 2006–Peak Resorts announced that Jesse Boyd will take on the GM position at Big Boulder and Jack Frost ski…