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Industry Reports :: May 2017
Aspen SkiCo/KSL Buying Binge, CNL Sale, Pass Programs and more. SKICO, KSL TO ACQUIRE INTRAWEST, MAMMOTH RESORTSIn a span of only three days, two…
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Blue Pages :: May 2017
CONSOLIDATION CONUNDRUM: Perspective and views on the recent mega-mergers and what it all means for resorts nationwide. THE CONSOLIDATION CONUNDRUM The decades-long trend of…
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March 2017 Snow People
Welcome to the March edition of Snow People, where we highlight happenings to prominent ski industry and supplier personnel. Bob Stinchcomb, Big Sky Big…
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M.A.X. Pass Adds Six More Ski Areas
SAM Magazine—Denver, March 20, 2017— The list of accessible ski areas on the M.A.X. Pass continues to get longer, with six new properties hopping…
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Industry Report :: March 2017
NSAA Seeks Successor to President Michael Berry, and more… BERRY RETIRING, NSAA SEEKS SUCCESSOR NSAA president Michael Berry informed the board of directors in…
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Blue Pages :: March 2017
Perspective and Views SIA, OR SHOWS RIPE FOR REVOLUTIONThe abrupt decision in mid-February to move the Outdoor Retailer (OR) show out of Salt Lake…
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Presidents’ Week Visits Swing with the Weather
SAM Magazine—Dover, Vt., March 1, 2017—As usual, Mother Nature played the biggest role in how successful the Presidents’ holiday period was for ski areas…
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Snow Delivers Mixed Results for Western Lodging
SAM Magazine—Denver, Feb. 17, 2017—In its winter mid-season summary for more than 290 participating lodging properties, DestiMetrics reported that generous snowfall across the Rocky…
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Blue Pages :: January 2017
Perspective and Views Just Hanging OutIn late November, a Pittsfield, Vt., woman who was stranded in a gondola cabin at Killington for five hours…
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Industry Reports
New Ownership at Magic Mountain… Mount Snow EB-5 funds Released at Last… People… Supplier News… Awards… Obituaries NEW OWNERSHIP AT MAGIC MOUNTAIN Vermont’s Magic…
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On the Road
New England Summit Sunday River, ME, Sept. 13-15… MSAA ANNUAL TRADE SHOW Shanty Creek, MI, Aug. 21-24… Summer Ops Camp Canyons, UT, Sept. 14-16……
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Industry Reports
YouTube Star Buys Pebble Creek… Coleman Group Acquires Hesperus… Tamarack Homeowners Now Own the Resort… People… Awards… Suppliers YouTube Star Buys Pebble CreekShay…
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Blue Pages :: November 2016
QUESTIONS (AND ANSWERS) ABOUT LIFT SAFETY… VAIL RESORTS: HOW BIG CAN IT BECOME?… WARREN MILLER: THE FREEDOM OF SKIING… JAY LOOKS AHEAD DESPITE EB-5…
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Blue Pages :: September 2016
VAIL’S WHISTLER DEAL HAS GLOBAL IMPACTS… THIS TRAIL GOES RIGHT AND LEFT… READY FOR A POSSIBLY SNOWY WINTER?; WE’RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER… RED…
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Industry Reports :: September 2016
Vail Buys Whistler Blackcomb, New Life for Canada’s Mt. Baldy, and more VAIL RESORTS TO BUY WHISTLER BLACKCOMB On August 8, Vail Resorts bought…
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Blue Pages
Thinking Globally… SIA Staying, And Going… Momentous Decisions… Please email [email protected] for a pdf copy of the article THINKING GLOBALLYEfforts to attract international visitors…
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Industry Reports
Peak Resort’s EB-5 Project Approved, Powdr Buys Eldora, and more MOUNT SNOW RECEIVES EB-5 PROGRAM OK The business plan for Peak Resorts’ $52 million…
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Industry Reports May 2016
WILMOT’S $13 MILLION OVERHAUL… WHISTLER BLACKCOMB RENAISSANCE… KILLINGTON INVESTING IN SUMMER… PEOPLE… AWARDS… OBITUARIES… SUPPLIER NEWS WILMOT’S $13 MILLION OVERHAUL After more than 75…