SAM Coverage
sustainability
-
Copper Teams Up With National Forest Foundation To Award First Ever SCP Grants
SAM Magazine – Copper Mountain, CO., March 23, 2007 – Three local conservation groups have been chosen by Copper Mountain and the National Forest…
-
$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…
-
Vail Announces $1 Billion Green Project
SAM Magazine-Broomfield, Colo., Mar. 5, 2007-Vail Resorts is planning one of the most ambitious “green” development projects in the North American resort industry, to…
-
Ski Area Citizens Coalition Releases 2006-2007 Scores
SAM Magazine – Boulder, Colo., December 6, 2006 – While the methodology used remains controversial (ski areas are docked points if they have a…
-
Sugarloaf/USA and Sunday River Become Largest Consumers Of Wind Power in New England
SAM Magazine – Sugarloaf/USA and Sunday River, Maine, November 14, 2006 -Sugarloaf/USA and Sunday River have become the largest purchasers and consumers of wind…
-
Middlebury to Go Beyond Green, to Carbon Neutral
SAM Magazine-Middlebury, Vt., Nov. 8, 2006-Middlebury College Snow Bowl is raising the bar on carbon dioxide offsets. According to Middlebury College assistant treasurer and…
-
The Greening Of White: Renewable Energy Movement Accelerates
SAM Magazine – Lakewood, CO, October 30, 2006 – Alpine Meadows, Calif., Grand Targhee, Wyo., and Middlebury College Snow Bowl, Vt., have recently joined…
-
Alta Hops On Green Wagon
SAM Magazine- Alta, Utah, October 25, 2006 – Alta ski resort has committed to purchasing 900,000 kilowatt-hours (kwh) of renewable energy over the next…
-
Utah Launches
SAM Magazine–October 11, 2006–Ski Utah has announced a new initiative to combat global warming. Called KeepUtahCool.com, the new website offers information on global warming,…
-
Ski Areas Get Greener
SAM Magazine–Lakewood, Colo., Oct. 10–The National Ski Area Association (NSAA) has announced that 45 ski resorts across the nation are currently buying green energy.…
-
Shawnee Peak Adopts Wind Power
SAM Magazine-Bridgton, Me., Sept. 14, 2006-Shawnee Peak has joined the growing ranks of wind-powered ski areas. The electricity consumption of Shawnee’s lifts, snowmaking equipment,…
-
Mt. Ashland Joins the Renewable Energy Drive
SAM Magazine–Ashland, OR, September 14, 2006–Mt. Ashland is jumping on the renewable energy bandwagon by announcing that the area is purchasing enough renewable energy…
-
Vail Resorts Launches “Green Guest” Program
SAM Magazine-Denver, Aug. 31, 2006-Vail Resorts is partnering with the National Forest Foundation (NFF), a non-profit partner of the U.S. Forest Service that helps…
-
NSAA Program Promotes Green Power Purchases
SAM Magazine-Lakewood, Colo., Aug. 23, 2006-NSAA is partnering with Renewable Choice Energy to offer renewable power to all members at below-market rates of less…
-
Crystal Turns to Wind
SAM Magazine–Thompsonville, Mich., August 22, 2006–Joining the wind power wave, Crystal Mountain, Mich., announced that it will power its high-speed quad, the Crystal Clipper,…
-
Crystal Joins Green Power Movement
SAM Magazine-Thompsonville, Mich., Aug. 21, 2006-Crystal Mountain became the first Michigan ski area to commit to renewable wind energy today. The resort will purchase…
-
Muellers Buy Into 100% Green Power Program
SAM Magazine-Ludlow, Vt., Aug. 17, 2006-Tim and Diane Mueller, owners of Okemo Mountain Resort in Vermont, Crested Butte Mountain Resort in Colorado, and Mount…
-
Vail Goes to All Wind Power
SAM Magazine–Vail, CO, August 1, 2006–Vail Resorts Inc. announced that the company will offset 100 percent of its energy use by purchasing nearly 152,000…