SAM Magazine - Eagle, Colo., September 2, 2008 - Eagle County Commissioner Peter Runyon is promoting a provision in Colorado State Law that would allow counties to assess a "use tax" on lift tickets. Runyon told the "Vail Daily" that he envisions a statewide tax on lift tickets, which currently are exempt from taxation. "Exempting the ski indust...

SAM Magazine - Crested Butte, Colo., August 29, 2008 - Crested Butte Ski Area has named Andrew Cesati to the new position of mountain sports manager. In his new role, Cesati will create and manage the Mountain Sports Team and program offerings, as well as head the Mountain Sports Division, new this year to CBMR. The creation of the program will ...

SAM Magazine - Salt Lake City, Utah, September 2, 2008 - Improved lifts, new lodges and more highlight Utah ski resort investment over the summer. Here's an overview of the most notable projects. Beaver Mountain Recent upgrades to Beaver Mountain's food service have caused more skiers to gather in the resort's traditional A-frame lodge for lun...

SAM Magazine-Huntington Beach, Calif., Aug. 27, 2008-Quiksilver, Inc. will sell the Rossignol Group to Chartreuse & Mont Blanc, headed by Bruno Cercley, a former Rossignol CEO. Chartreuse & Mont Blanc is majority-owned by Macquarie Group, and supported by a non-voting minority interest by Jarden Corporation, owner of skiwear and ski equipment brand...

Dady, Mueller Named to Echo Mountain Positions SAM Magazine-Echo Mountain, Colo., Aug. 27, 2008-Cindy Dady, an industry veteran with over 18 years of experience in ski area operations and management, has been named general manager of Echo Mountain ski and snowboard area. The resort has also promoted Molly Mueller to marketing director. Mueller jo...

SAM Magazine-Bolton Valley, Vt., Aug. 26, 2008-Vermont resorts are offering a variety of new discounted ticket deals for 2008-09. Among the highlights: Ascutney Mountain Resort's Special Early Bird Season Pass Program offers discounts when purchases are made by Sept. 30. The unlimited pass is $150 off ($579 for juniors/seniors and $689 for adult...

SAM Magazine-Snowmass Village, Colo., Aug. 26, 2008-Snowmass Ski Area expects to start evaluating the viability of wind turbines at the resort by the end of this month. A164-foot tower equipped with four anemometers will be installed at the top of the Big Burn to gather data on wind direction and speed. The experiment is being run in conjunction wi...

SAM Magazine-Snowbird, Utah, Aug. 26, 2008-Snowbird is dropping the prices on some of its early-purchase 2008-09 season passes, including a nearly $500 savings for families that opt for the Family of Four pack. Young-adult skiers and snowboarders also have an innovative new product which cuts the cost of skiing and riding by $420 compared to last s...

SAM Magazine-Snowbird, Utah, Aug. 26, 2008-Following its cleanup efforts on the Pacific Mine, Snowbird is embarking on a second mine restoration project. With assistance from Trout Unlimited (TU), Snowbird is redirecting water from the Live Yankee Mine in Mary Ellen Gulch, adjacent to the resort's Mineral Basin terrain, away from its current path o...

SAM Magazine-Park City, Utah, Aug. 26, 2008-With the H2-B visa cap reached, Park City-based Premiere Resorts, which needs a staff of approximately 500 to manage an inventory of over 2,850 units at a variety of Western resorts, has launched a web site to help recruit employees. The site, Funresortjobs.com, describes jobs that allow employees to move...

SAM Magazine - Bretton Woods, NH., August 22, 2008 - With winter just around the corner, a variety of summits, expos and seminars have finalized their programs. The Northeast Winter Sports Summit is scheduled for September 2 - 4, 2008, at Bretton Woods. This event will include the NSAA Fall Educational Series a four-session track which will be fo...

SAM Magazine--August 20, 2008--Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Pa., has entered into an agreement with the Somerset Trust Company that, when finalized, will revive the currently dormant Laurel Mountain Ski Resort located on the Westmoreland and Somerset County border. The Seven Springs management team will work closely with the Pennsylvania D...

SAM Magazine-Denver, Aug. 15, 2008-The 2008-09 Colorado Gems Card, available in limited quantities for $10, provides access to special deals, discounts, programs and promotions at the nine Gem resorts. The benefits include one day of free skiing at three areas (restrictions apply), two-for-one lift tickets at four areas, and discounted tickets at s...

SAM Magazine-Ludlow, Vt., Aug. 15, 2008-Okemo has added approximately eight acres of expert terrain, bringing the resort's total to 632 acres. The new terrain consists of two runs, White Lightning and Rolling Thunder, the final two trails of the original Jackson Gore layout. White Lightning measures about 1,000 feet long and Rolling Thunder is abou...

SAM Magazine-Park City, Aug. 15, 2008-Rossignol is recalling approximately 3,500 pairs of the company's HC Snowboard bindings due to the potential for failure of the t-nuts that attach the straps to the binding. According to the company, the t-nuts can detach, creating a fall hazard for users. The recall involves 2007 model year Rossignol snowbo...