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Blue Pages :: July 2011
WINTER SPORTS: THE NEW CASH COW?… VAIL: HOW IT’S DIFFERENT–AND NOT… SPRING, SUMMER RE-OPENINGS DRAW CROWDS… DEBIT CARD FEE CUT TAKES EFFECT JULY 21……
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Industry Reports :: July 2011
WOODS BUYS WOODS… PEAK TO GO PUBLIC… SMALL SKI AREAS RISE FROM THE ASHES… AWARDS… OBITUARIES… PEOPLE… SUPPLIER NEWS WOODS BUYS WOODSWindham Mountain president…
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Ski Area Ownership Timeline – 1993-2011
An update of the Ski Area Ownership Timeline first published in March 2009. CLICK HERE to download a pdf of the Ski Area Ownership…
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New Products : September 2011
From great new activities for guests to reaching out through social media, here are some products worth checking out. SAM Magazine rounded up twelve…
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Contruction Site :: September 2011
Creative and fun ways to get up and down the mountain–any time of year–are gaining in popularity. New lifts to get guests up the…
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Speak-Out :: Will ASTM Enter the Terrain Park?
A SAM editorial. The ASTM F27 Committee on Snow Skiing is poised to start considering standards for the design and construction of terrain park…
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Industry Reports :: September 2011
POWDERHORN SOLD… NEW RECORD FOR SKIER VISITS… OBITUARIES… PEOPLE… SUPPLIER NEWS POWDERHORN SOLDPowderhorn Resort, Colo., was sold at a live auction Aug. 4 for…
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Eco Tip :: FREEAIRE REFRIGERATION
Keeping Things Cool from the Outside In Historically, reach-in commercial refrigerators and walk-in coolers have been highly inefficient. Cooling energy is lost to the…
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Blue Pages :: September 2011
FOUR MORE YEARS?… FALLOUT IN SUGARLOAF… LEHMAN BROS. TAKES OVER MOONLIGHT–FOR NOW… TAMARACK MAKES LIKE A PHOENIX… WHO SAYS ALL TAXES ARE BAD?… BATHROOM…
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What’s In Your Park VII?
Check out this year’s entries. Again this year we asked resorts from around the world to send us news and pictures of their latest…
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Construction Site :: November 2011
A special report on the ski areas that were hit by Tropical Storm Irene. Resorts in the Northeast impacted by Tropical Storm Irene began…
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Speak Out :: In the Wake of Irene
Surviving Irene Tropical Storm Irene did its worst damage across upstate New York and northern New England in late August, but it brought out…
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Eco-Tip :: Biodiesel Alternative
Turning Kitchen Oil Into Snowcat Fuel Biodiesel: An organically produced, renewable resource, such as vegetable oils or recycled animal fat greases, that can be…
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Blue Pages :: November 2011
CAN ANYONE CERTIFY TERRAIN PARKS?… TIME IS ON THEIR SIDE… ONTHESNOW BIDS TO BE ONE-STOP SOURCE… SNOCOUNTRY STEPS UP ITS GAME… SUMMER OPS BILL:…
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Industry Reports :: November 2011
ALPINE MEADOWS AND SQUAW VALLEY COMBINE… TWO N.Y. AREAS SOLD… WISP FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY… PRIVATE CLUBS OPEN AND CLOSE… OBITUARIES… PEOPLE… SUPPLIER NEWS …
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A Seven-Year Itch
Stevens Pass is making its mark on the downhill bike park scene after years of brainstorming and research. Way back in the summer of…
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Construction Site :: January 2012
There was a lot of building activity at ski resorts last summer. SNOW TRAILS, OHIO Part of Snow Trails half-million investment this season…
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Industry Report :: January 2012
PEAK RESORTS POSTPONES IPO… CNL BUYS STEVENS PASS… NSAA FORMALIZES PARTNERSHIP WITH IMBA… OBITUARY… PEOPLE… SUPPLIER NEWS. PEAK RESORTS POSTPONES IPOThanks to shaky market…