SAM Magazine--Ludlow, Vt., November 24, 2009--"Ski" Magazine is holding its ski gear test at Okemo Mountain Resort and the area's customers will be invited to participate. Held over two days, December 12 and 13, the event has been dubbed the Super Demo and People's Ski Test. Representatives from 10 major manufacturers and the editors of "Ski" will ...

SAM Magazine--Ennis, Mont., November 19, 2009--Moonlight Basin Ranch announced that the company and its subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for reorganization under Chapter 11. Moonlight is seeking the protection in the face of Lehman Brothers' efforts to foreclose on an outstanding loan. In addition, Lehman Brothers ...

SAM Magazine--November 17, 2009--Intrawest and Powdr Corp today announced they have entered into a definitive purchase agreement to sell Intrawest's interests in Copper Mountain to Powdr Corp. The transaction is anticipated to close in December 2009 and the agreement is subject to regulatory approvals including the issuance of a U.S. Forest Service...

SAM Magazine--November 11, 2009--After years of planning, Crested Butte, Colo., was denied permission to expand onto Snodgrass, which would have given the resort 276 new acres of terrain. According to the Denver Post, The U.S. Forest Service rejected the resort's master plan and blocked its application for a National Environmental Policy Act (NE...

SAM Magazine--Boise, Idaho, November 9, 2009--A group of homeowners at Tamarack Resort that have been trying to keep the resort from permanently closing down, will have their day in court. According to published reports, a judge will let the homeowners intervene in a foreclosure lawsuit, which includes the Credit Suisse Group, as several companies ...

SAM Magazine--November 9, 2009--The New Zealand Ski Area Association announced that the country hosted a record 1,529,000 ski and snowboard visits in 2009, up from 1,402,000 visits in 2008. About 35 percent of total visits are from Australia, 15 percent are other international visitors, and 50 percent are domestic. Mt. Ruapehu's marketing man...

SAM Magazine-Bessemer, Mich., Nov. 9, 2009-An investor from Oshkosh, Wisc., with close ties to Blackjack Mountain has purchased this area in Michigan's UP. Rick Schmitz, owner-operator of Nordic Mountain Ski Area in Wisconsin, will now manage Blackjack as well. To help Schmitz manage two resorts that are about three and a half hours apart, Nordi...

SAM Magazine--November 6, 2009--Intrawest today announced a leadership change at Mont Tremblant in Quebec. Charles Massicotte, president and COO, has tendered his resignation and will leave Intrawest on November 19, 2009, to pursue a new career opportunity. "Charles is a dynamic leader and his contributions have been instrumental to the success ...

SAM Magazine-Keystone, Colo., Nov. 5, 2009-After a late-October storm dropped snow across much of the central and northern Rockies, augmenting snowmaking operations, more resorts are opening for the season. And, with another storm approaching the West Coast this weekend, more areas are likely to open in the next week. In California, Mountain Hig...

SAM Magazine-Breckenridge, Colo., Nov. 4, 2009-Breckenridge voters overwhelmingly approved a measure to make it legal to possess 1 ounce or less of marijuana, as the issue received 71 percent support in Tuesday's election. As a result, effective Jan. 1, people 21 and older in Breckenridge will be able to legally possess small amounts of marijuan...

SAM Magazine--Beaver, Utah, November 2, 2009--The defunct Elk Meadows Ski Area is now up for auction on-line at www.lfc.com/820r2. Minimum bid for the 1,100-acre property is $1,000,000 and the suggested value is $5,150,000. The ski area includes 36 trails, two lodges, six lifts and nine condos. In 2004, Elk Meadows went bankrupt and has remained...

SAM Magazine--November 2, 2009--Welch Village Resort, Minn., announced that they have contracted with Doppelmayr CTEC to design a new, eco-Drive four-passenger chairlift for installation in 2010. The new lift will replace a double chairlift installed in 1970. The new quad eco-Drive chairlift will be the second at Welch Village and the fifth in t...

SAM Magazine--Broomfield, Colo., November 1, 2009--Vail Resorts announced that Doug Lovell was promoted to COO and VP of Keystone Resort, effective immediately. Lovell will oversee all operations for the resort and will report directly to Blasie Carrig. co-president of the company's Mountain Division. Lovell will hit the ground running since the...

SAM Magazine--October 28, 2009 www.Skiinfo.co.uk is reporting a week of fresh snowfalls all over Europe allowing many resorts to open their doors. With Kitzbuhel, Austria's earliest ever opening this past weekend, following Planai the week before that, as well as seven glaciers areas to choose from, Austria continues to offer the biggest choice ...

SAM Magazine--Waterville Valley, N.H., October 27, 2009--Waterville Valley has come up with a learn-to-ski and -ride deal in honor of the 21st Winter Olympic Games. Three "WV Learn to Ski and Ride Weekends" are on the resort calendar, December 12 and 13, 2009, January 9 and 10 and March 20 and 21, 2010. Each weekend will feature the resort's Olym...