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Fire Damages Bretton Woods Motor Lodge
SAM Magazine-Bretton Woods, N.H., Jan. 3, 2006-A three-alarm fire on New Year’s Eve destroyed half of the 50 guest rooms at The Lodge at…
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Strike Hobbles Mont Tremblant Resort
SAM Magazine-Mont Tremblant, Que., Dec. 19, 2005-More than 700 Mont Tremblant workers voted today to stay off the job until a contract settlement is…
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Kelly Pawlak to Head Mount Snow
SAM Magazine–Park City, Utah, December 13, 2005–American Skiing Company (ASC) didn’t have to look far for the new managing director of Mount Snow. The…
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Peak Resorts Adds Jack Frost/Big Boulder
SAM Magazine–December 2, 2005–Peak Resorts, based out of St. Louis, Missouri, has entered into a long-term agreement to operate the Jack Frost and Big…
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Ginn Company Buys Burke
SAM Magazine–December 1, 2005, East Burke, VT–According to the Caledonian-Record, the long-speculated-upon sale of Burke Mountain in Vermont to the Ginn Company was completed…
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Early Openings For Many
SAM Magazine–November 16, 2005–The ski and snowboard season kicked off, as it does most years, at Loveland Ski Area in Colorado on October 14.…
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Boyne to Sell, Lease Back Cypress Mountain
SAM Magazine-Boyne, Mich., Nov. 14, 2005-Boyne USA, Inc., is selling Cypress Mountain, B.C., and the scenic Gatlinburg Sky Lift to CNL Income Properties Inc.,…
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Hawkes Named GM of Ski Roundtop
SAM Magazine-York, Pa., Nov. 2, 2005-Ron Hawkes is the new GM at Ski Roundtop in south central Pennsylvania. “Ron brings well-rounded expereience and much…
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Schwarzenegger Lends Muscle to California Resort Marketing
SAM Magazine-Sacramento, Calif., Nov. 2, 2005-Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, the California Travel and Tourism Commission (CTTC) and California’s winter resorts have launched a California Snow…
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Despite Wilma, Marco Island is Still a Go
SAM Magazine–Lakewood, Colo., October 28, 2005–The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) announced that the Marco Island Marriott in Florida, slated to host the 2006…
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Respect the Mountain Campaign Wins Innovation Award
SAM International, Great Britain (SnowHunter)–The Ski Club of Great Britain’s Respect the Mountain Campaign, which was launched to help safeguard the natural environment and…
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Three Valleys Go Green
SAM International, France (SnowHunter)–In the continuing trend to identify and quantify the efforts mde by ski resorts to minimise their environmental impact, Courchevel in…
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Intrawest Plans Dramatic Interconnect for Whistler/Blackcomb
SAM Magazine-Whistler, B.C., Oct. 26, 2005-In an effort to further cement its position as one of North America’s top resorts, Intrawest plans to construct…
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Jim Weinstein, SIA Founding Member, Dies
SAM Magazine-McLean, Va., Oct. 25, 2005-Jim Weinstein, 101, one of the original founders of the trade organization that became SIA and for four decades…
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Windham Mountain Sold to Local Investors
SAM Magazine-Windham, N.Y., Oct. 24, 2005-Snow Time, Inc., owner of Ski Roundtop, Liberty Mountain Resort and Whitetail Mountain Resort in Pennsylvania, is selling Windham…
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Raymond to Leave Intrawest
SAM Magazine-Vancouver, B.C., Oct. 19, 2005-Gary Raymond, the head of Intrawest Placemaking (read: real estate development) who has played a significant role in building…
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Loveland First to Open for Sixth Straight Year
SAM Magazine-Bakerville, Colo., Oct. 13, 2005- Mid-winter conditions arrived last weekend in Colorado, allowing Loveland Ski Area, situated atop the Continental Divide, to open…
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Sunlight On Sale for $50 Million
SAM Magazine-Glenwood Springs, Colo., Oct. 13, 2005-Sunlight Mountain Resort, 10 miles southwest of Glenwood Springs, Colo., is for sale for $50 million, according to…