SAM Coverage
Cross Country / Snowshoeing
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Sandia Peak Opens for First Time Since 2022, Now Under MCP Ownership
SAM Magazine–Albuquerque, N.M., Feb. 15, 2024—Skiers hit the slopes at New Mexico’s Sandia Peak Ski Area last weekend as the mountain opened for the…
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The New Nordic Customer
Data and analysis fromthe recent Cross Country Ski Areas Association consumer survey reveals there’s opportunity in the Nordic skiing business. Cross country participation…
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Cross-Country on the Rise
There are several indications that long-term growth is on tap for Nordic skiing, and alpine resorts may want to capitalize. Skiing in North…
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Vail Resorts to Acquire Falls Creek and Hotham Ski Resorts in Australia
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Feb. 25, 2019—Vail Resorts (VR) has entered into an agreement to acquire Falls Creek and Hotham ski resorts in Australia from…
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CCSAA Moves Into the Future
The XC association faces many of the same issues as NSAA, plus a few of its own. And like NSAA, CCSAA is pushing on…
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Move Over, Adrenaline
Cross-country, mountain biking’s relaxed cousin, hits the resort trail. Over the last few years there’s been a resurgence of lift-served downhill mountain biking, and…
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Natural Partners
Having a cross-country component at your resort can, and does, influence real estate sales as people look for more options. Cross-country skiing has always…
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In the Aftermath of Fire
A story about the turnaround and rebuilding of the main lodge at Maplelag cross-country ski resort in Minnesota. The lodge burned to the ground…
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Guns, Games and Skinny Skis
Soldier Hollow, the 2002 Olympic cross-country venue, gives us a look at their state-of-the-art snowmaking system installed to overcome the lack of natural snow.
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Time for Common Cause with X-C?
This editorial suggests the NSAA and CCSAA join forces to explore common bonds, promotions, packages to cross over and try the other sport, look…
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Going Short On Cross Country
A look at the latest trend in cross country ski technology: the “short ski.” With a standardized short ski that comes in only one…
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Cross Country On An Up-Trend
A report from the 1994 summit meeting of the Cross Country Ski Areas Association (CCSAA) after a “watershed” winter for the sport.
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Cross Country Convention Was The Best Yet
Convention highlights from this year’s Cross Country Ski Areas Association convention, held at Jasper Park Lodge in Alberta, B.C. The conference had a turnout…
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Construction Site :: January 2015
Resorts across North America are making major improvements and expanding terrain for guests to enjoy this coming season. LOON MOUNTAIN, NHInnSeason Resorts, a developer…
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Cross Country As Outdoor Entertainment
For the first time in a decade, the Cross Country Ski Areas Association Continental Conference was held in the East in April at Sunday…
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Transforming A Persona
Technology can transform a sport — help people hit a tennis ball harder, pole vault higher or ski downhill with greater control. Today a…
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Reprise Of An Old Refrain
Interest in snowshoeing, seemingly frozen in time somewhere in the Bronze Age, is heating up. The warming trend is sparked by fresh competition among…
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Attendance Down, New Ideas Up At Cross Country Convention
Cross Country Ski Areas Association headed to the Wasatch this spring for the thirteenth annual convention, April 19-23. The Prospector Square Convention Center in…