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SAM Magazine–McLean, Va., May 18, 2005–Retail sales at winter sports specialty and chain stores rose 1.9 percent, to $2.25 billion for the August 2004…

SAM Magazine–Salt Lake City, Utah, May 17, 2005–Thanks to great snow that came early and often, increased marketing efforts and the unfortunate lack of…

SAM Magazine–Snowshoe, W.V., May 5, 2005–Bill Rock will become vice president and general manager at Intrawest-owned Snowshoe Mountain effective June 6. Rock moves to…

SAM Magazine–Portland, Ore., May 5, 2005–The Amer Group of Finland is acquiring the Salomon winter sports division of Adidas-Salomon for about 485 million euros…

SAM Magazine–San Clemente, Calif., April 27, 2005–Allen Crolius has been named vice president and group publisher of the four-title Adventure Sports Network (ASN), including…

SAM Magazine–Stevens Pass, Wash., Apr. 5, 2005–In a fitting end to a winter of wacky weather, several areas in the Pacific Northwest have reopened-some…

SAM Magazine–Wilmington, Vt., Mar. 31, 2005–American Ski Company (ASC) subsidiary Mount Snow is selling the Haystack ski resort to Tyringham Ridge, Inc. for $5…

SAM Magazine–Copper Mountain, Colo., Mar. 29, 2005–Perkins Miller, formerly director of business development for Mountain Sports Media, will become VP of marketing and sales…

SAM Magazine–Denver, Mar. 24, 2005–Colorado resorts reported little change in skier visits in January and February compared to the previous year, according to Colorado…

SAM Magazine–Vail, Colo., Mar. 24, 2005–Booth Creek Ski Holdings, Inc., reported net income of $1,155,000 for the fiscal quarter ended Jan. 28, 2005, a…

SAM Magazine–Paris, France, Mar. 22, 2005–Quiksilver is buying a majority stake in Rossignol from the controlling Boix-Vives family for 241 million euros ($318 million),…

SAM Magazine–Park City, Utah, Mar. 18, 2005–American Skiing Company (ASC) reported a $22.1 million net loss for the 14 weeks ended January 30, 2005,…

SAM Magazine–Lenzerheide, Switzerland, March 12, 2005–Bode Miller clinched the overall World Cup title today with a second-place finish in GS . Miller is the…

SAM Magazine–Seattle, Wash., Mar. 11, 2005–The ski and ride season is winding down in Washington state this weekend. Today, only Mission Ridge and Mt.…

SAM Magazine–Vail, Colo., Mar. 10, 2005–Vail Resorts achieved a revenue gain of 7.2 percent in its fiscal second quarter compared to the year-earlier period…

SAM Magazine–Oceanside, Calif., Mar. 4, 2005–The second-ever Snow Industry Summit will focus on growth markets–ethnic Americans, women, kids, and “Generation Active”–Mar. 29-Apr. 1 at…

SAM Magazine–McLean, Va., Mar. 8, 2005–Overall sales for the entire winter sport market (including specialty and chain stores) were up 2.8 percent in dollars…