SAM Coverage
Resort Expansion
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It Takes a Village
Killington’s base village expansion relies on willing collaboration between resort, developer, and the local community. Killington Resort, the town of Killington, and developer Great…
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The Look of the Future
by Ken Castle “A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.” —-Ralph Waldo Emerson “Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.” —Oscar…
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Construction Site
Stowe, Vermont After years of preparation and planning, the expansion of Stowe is underway. Eventually this $250 million project will transform the Spruce Peak…
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Construction Site
Park City Mountain Resort, Utah Park City had two of the oldest Alpine slides currently operating in the U.S., installed in 1977. With the…
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Construction Site
Bear Creek, Pennsylvania Bear Creek, an hour from Philadelphia and with other major cities nearby, has been on a tear lately. The 510-vertical-foot area…
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Vibrant Villages or Ghost Towns?
With much fanfare, the new Village at Squaw Valley opened for business last winter in what should have been a slam-dunk season. Shops and…
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Construction Site
Diamond Peak, Nevada Diamond Peak has replaced its main lift, the Crystal Quad, with the new Crystal Express. This Doppelmayr CTEC lift has a…
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Playing With the Big Boys
by Jonathan Wiesel, Nordic Group International Whistler/Blackcomb will get the lion’s share of media play for on-slope events at the 2010 Winter Olympics. But…
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Construction Site
Ski Snowstar, Illinois Ski Snowstar Winter Sports Park is completing a four-year effort to upgrade its facilities and “provide as much customer service as…
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Construction Site
Deer Valley Contractors at Deer Valley, Utah, site of the 2002 Olympic slalom, moguls and aerials events, are wrapping up three years of construction…