SAM Coverage
Snowmaking
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Sunday River to Open for Halloween
SAM Magazine-Newry, Maine, Oct. 29, 2008-Sunday River will open for the Halloween weekend. It’s the second year for the resort to drop the ropes…
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Mid-Atlantic Resorts Fire Up Snowmaking
SAM Magazine-Maggie Valley, N.C., Oct. 27, 2008-Colder temperatures in the Southeast have sparked snowmaking at both Snowshoe and Cataloochee ski areas, with the latter…
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Denmark Gets First Snow Ski Resort
Snow Hunter – Demark, November 1, 2008 – Despite global warming, Denmark’s rather low lying hills and the global growth of indoor snow centres,…
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Loveland Starts Snowmaking
SAM Magazine – Georgetown, Colo., September 25, 2008 – Colorado ski resort Loveland has commenced snowmaking operations. The resort fired up the guns last…
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Sugarloaf Upgrades Snowmaking, Parks
SAM Magazine-Carrabassett Valley, Me., Sept. 23, 2008-Maine resort Sugarloaf has invested more than $5 million to enhance its snowmaking capacity, redesign terrain parks, and…
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N.H. Resorts Investing in Trails, Snowmaking and More
SAM Magazine-North Woodstock, N.H., Sept. 15, 2008-Additional trails, improved snowmaking, more ziplines, new rental fleets and tubing expansions highlight capital improvements at New Hampshire…
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Colorado Improvement Round Up: Snowmaking, Lifts Highlight Summer Construction Season
SAM Magazine–September 5, 2008–New lifts and additional terrain highlight a summer construction season, which also saw improvements to snowmaking systems. Here’s an overview of…
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Snowbowl Prevails On Snowmaking Appeal
SAM Magazine-Flagstaff, Ariz., Aug. 9, 2008-Arizona Snowbowl’s previous approvals for snowmaking are valid, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Friday. In a…
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Sixpack Highlights Australian Investments for 2008
SAM Magazine-Mt. Buller, Australia, May 19, 2008-Australia’s first sixpack highlights more than $25 million (AUD) worth of investment across the country as the 2008…
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Mount Snow Invests $5 Million Into Snowmaking Systems
SAM Magazine – West Dover, Vt., May 1, 2008 – One hundred and fifty new fan guns highlight a $5 million snowmaking investment by…
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Sugarloaf To Invest $5 Million This Summer
SAM Magazine – Carrabassett Valley, Maine, April 9, 2008 – Sugarloaf has announced a $5 Million investment package at the resort this summer. The…
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Boreal Announces Big Improvements
Sam Magazine – Donner Summit, CA, April 9, 2008 – A Doppelmayr quad chair will highlight $2.6 million in improvements at California’s Boreal. The…
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Eastern Areas Begin Snowmaking Operations
SAM Magazine-Bethel, Maine, Oct. 29, 2007-Sunday River and Sugarloaf, Maine, and Bretton Woods and Attitash, N.H., are among the handful of Eastern areas that…
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Colorado Resorts Start Making Snow
SAM Magazine-Vail, Colo., Sept. 27, 2007-Colorado ski areas have started to blow snow. Both Loveland and Arapahoe Basin fired up the guns this week,…
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Crans-Montana Adds Snowmaking, Lift
SAM Magazine-Crans-Montana, Switz., July 11, 2007-Swiss resort Crans-Montana has embarked on extensive improvements to the mountain’s snowmaking system. The resort hopes the upgrades will…
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Dolomiti Superski Region Adds Gondolas, Quads
SAM Magazine-Selva Gardena, Italy, July 5, 2007-A swath of improvements in the Italian Dolomiti Superski region this summer includes high speed quads, gondolas and…
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High Stakes in Snowbowl Snowmaking Battle
SAM Magazine-Flagstaff, Ariz., April 4, 2007-The battle over snowmaking continues at Arizona Snowbowl, where resort operators have proposed to use reclaimed water to make…
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$6.6 Million Investment Highlights Perisher Blue’s 2007-2008 Season
SAM Magazine – Perisher Valley, Australia, March 20, 2007 – Australian ski resort Perisher Blue has pumped $6.6 million (AUD) into improvements for the…