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Industry Reports :: March 2011
TENNEY AUCTIONED… INTRAWEST MOVING HEADQUARTERS… SELKIRK CELEBRATES 30 YEARS… OBITUARIES… PEOPLE… SUPPLIER NEWS… TENNEY AUCTIONEDTenney Mountain, N.H., was sold in a foreclosure auction for…
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Blue Pages :: March 2011
DEALS, DEALS, DEALS… RETAIL BUSINESS IS BACK IN THE BLACK… TALE OF TWO INDUSTRIES… UNTAPPED MARKETS EVERYWHERE… MICHELLE AND THE KIDS COME TO VAIL……
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Speak-Out :: Midwest Greats
An excerpt from Paul Augustine’s eulogy, given by his son, John P. Augustine. [Within days of one another, two industry greats from the Midwest…
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Editor’s Picks :: SIA Snow Show 2011
This year’s SIA Snow Show was a bonanza of new ideas. Here are some of our favorites. The 2011 SIA Snow Show in Denver…
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Blue Pages :: January 2011
GET A GROUPON… …OR TAKE A SHOT ON LIFTOPIA… JUST SAY NO TO GLUTEN… CULTURE SHOCK AT SQUAW VALLEY… 30 YEARS OF GRATITUDE… TAMARACK…
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Reining in Risk
Serious tubing incidents are rare, but when they happen, “assumption of risk” statutes may not apply. While tubing has become a major attraction and…
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Industry Reports :: January 2011
SKYTRAC, NEW LIFT CO…. VERMONT AREAS FOR SALE… KSL BUYS SQUAW VALLEY… WB IPO NETS $300 MILLION… AWARDS… PEOPLE… SUPPLIER NEWS… SKYTRAC, NEW LIFT…
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Creating Space
As rental operations expand, clever storage solutions can maximize your available space. With one third of all skiers and riders on the mountain these…
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Fun and Games
The summer attractions trade show, IAPPA, has a great deal to teach winter resorts about business year-round. Human lizards. Ropes courses. Greaseless fryers. A…
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Blue Pages :: November 2010
Perspective and Views WINTER WEATHER FORECASTS: THE LONG VIEW Well, the long-range winter weather forecasts are in, and they have something for…
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Industry Reports :: November 2010
PEAK RESORTS TO ACQUIRE WILDCAT… OBITUARY… AWARDS… PEOPLE… SUPPLIER NEWS PEAK RESORTS TO ACQUIRE WILDCAT At presstime, Peak Resorts entered into a purchase…
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Blue Pages :: September 2010
CONGRESS CONSIDERS SUMMER AT AREAS… XANADU DOO-DOO… VISAS FUND JAY PEAK EXPANSION… MORE LESSONS FROM TAMARACK… GENERATIONALLY SPEAKING… USSA: PARTNERS WANTED Congress Considers Summer…
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Industry Report :: September 2010
SKI AREA SALES… OBITUARY… AWARDS… PEOPLE… SUPPLIER NEWS SKI AREA SALESThe Brown family sold Cannonsburg Ski Area, Mich., to James Wynn, an attorney in…
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Construction Site :: September 2010
Here’s an expanded look at summer operations. SPIRIT MOUNTAIN, MINNESOTA Spirit has installed the first year-round alpine coaster in the U.S. Midwest. The $2.3…
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Industry Reports :: July 2010
MOUNTAIN CREEK SOLD… SECOND BEST SEASON FOR SKI AREAS… NO GO FOR CRESTED BUTTE… OBITUARY… AWARDS… PEOPLE… SUPPLIER NEWS MOUNTAIN CREEK SOLDIntrawest sold Mountain…
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Blue Pages :: July 2010
MOVING AND SHAKING IN THE MEDIA WORLD… PEACE THROUGH SKIING… SOLAR POWERED LIFTS… WASTING AWAY AT GREAT DIVIDE… IS SKIING SAFER THAN GARDENING?… FOREST…
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Blue Pages :: May 2010
HEALTH CARE REFORM WILL IMPACT INDUSTRY… HELMET LAWS A-COMIN’… OBAMAS FAVOR LIBERTY… XANADU SNOWPARK GETS VETERAN OPERATOR… WILL OLYMPICS BOOST SNOWSPORTS?… MOVE TO SKI…
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Industry Reports :: May 2010
BRIAN HEAD ON THE MARKET… TAMARACK OFFICIALLY BANKRUPT… COHEE ACQUIRES SIERRA SUMMIT… DEER VALLEY WINS IN COURT AGAINST CHRISTY… BOSTON EXPO GETS NEW HOME……