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		<title>Maine's Sugarloaf and Sunday River Each Record Strongest Ski Season in Their History</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEWRY and CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine -- Strong season pass sales, momentum brought by new ownership, the longest season in the Northeast, a snowy winter in New England's urban corridor and continued snowmaking enhancements combined to make Maine's most popular winter destinations even more popular as Sugarloaf and Sunday River each tallied more skier visits than any other year in their history. The record seasons come during the first year as a member of the Boyne Resorts family.
 
&quot;Sunday...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 10:36:17</pubDate>
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		<title>Snow Sports Retail Sales Buck National Economic Trends</title>
		<link>http://news.alpinezone.com/27996/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MCLEAN, Virginia -- The snow sports products market grew by $280 million to reach $2.97 billion for the 2007.08 season, up from approximately $2.69 billion in all channels last season. Equipment sales were relatively flat in specialty shops and chain stores but increased by more than $40 million in online sales. Apparel sales increased by more than $100 million with snowboard tops and parkas selling very well in all channels. Kurt Widen, KJUS USA COO says, &quot;The US market is challenging...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 10:30:47-04:00</pubDate>
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		<title>Family Fun Continues at Cranmore All Summer Long</title>
		<link>http://news.alpinezone.com/27993/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[NORTH CONWAY, New Hampshire -- Now that the record-breaking snows have melted and families' minds have turned to thoughts of summer vacation, Cranmore Mountain in North Conway today announced a full schedule of summer programs and events. Summer will feature returning favorites, like the Arts Jubilee outdoor concert series, plus new events like a warm-weather edition of Cranmore Comedy night.

Summer Camps at Cranmore
Camp Cranmore also returns this summer, offering kids ages 5-12...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 10:09:22-04:00</pubDate>
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		<title>Waterville Valley Resort's Memorial Day Weekend Package Offers</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WATERVILLE VALLEY, New Hampshire -- Memorial Day Weekend is the unofficial start to summer and Waterville Valley, New Hampshire kicks it off with this fun and value packed getaway. The resort's Memorial Day Weekend package features 2 nights lodging, tickets to the annual WV Chili Challenge, $50 in Town Square bucks good for dining and shopping and a whole list of summer recreation included. On that list is unlimited use of the resort's 18 clay tennis courts, 2 hours of mountain biking per day,...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 10:08:16-04:00</pubDate>
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		<title>Windham Mountain Hires New Communications Manager</title>
		<link>http://news.alpinezone.com/27991/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[WINDHAM, New York -- Joan Oldknow has been hired as Windham Mountain's new communications manager. In many ways, it's been a homecoming for her.

The Sheridans, Oldknow's family, were central to the ownership and operation of what was then the private Windham Mountain Club. Her uncles were general manager and chairman, and her father was an investor in the business. She remembers Disney movies and talent shows for kids while parents partied at the disco. &quot;All the families knew each other,&quot; she...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 10:05:16-04:00</pubDate>
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		<title>Sugarloaf Sports Expo to be Held on May 17</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine -- The festivities surrounding the 26th annual Sugarloaf Marathon &amp; 15K will be expanded this year with the first-ever Sugarloaf Sports Expo. Outdoors-oriented vendors will be on hand 2-7 p.m. May 17 in the Sugarloaf Base Lodge for the Expo. 

&quot;Originally the event was planned as something for the runners to do the night before the race since they would be here for registration, but now it's turned into something much bigger, &quot; said Naomi Barnum, Sugarloaf marketing...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 10:04:20-04:00</pubDate>
		<author>forums@forums.alpinezone.com (AlpineZone News)</author>
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		<title>Burnt Ridge Mountain Expansion Progresses at Gore</title>
		<link>http://news.alpinezone.com/27989/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[NORTH CREEK, New York -- Just two short weeks after the end of a banner 2007/2008 winter season, components of a new quad chairlift have already arrived and Gore Mountain is in full swing preparing for this fall's opening of the Burnt Ridge Mountain Expansion. 

The new development will feature the debut of the high-speed Burnt Ridge Quad, servicing five new trails plus glades. The new terrain, with 1,436' vertical, will increase Gore Mountain's total vertical drop to 2300', the eighth greatest...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 10:02:21-04:00</pubDate>
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		<title>Chili Challenge Kicks Off Eight Special Event Weekends at Waterville Valley</title>
		<link>http://news.alpinezone.com/27728/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[WATERVILLE VALLEY, New Hampshire -- New Hampshire's Waterville Valley Resort has scheduled another line-up of special event weekends for summer 2008. Just eleven miles off Interstate -93, the resort also serves up golf, tennis, mountain biking, hiking and kids day camp on a daily basis. Get the full scoop about summer in Waterville Valley at waterville.com. 

10th Annual Chili Challenge
Sunday May 25, 12pm 

Waterville Valley area restaurants compete in Town Square for the title...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 13:53:23-04:00</pubDate>
		<author>forums@forums.alpinezone.com (AlpineZone News)</author>
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		<title>Bromley's Cueman Passes One Torch and Picks Up Another</title>
		<link>http://news.alpinezone.com/27727/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[PERU, Vermont -- John Cueman, President of Bromley Mountain announced that he would be changing roles at Bromley and turning over the reins of President to Richard Wiseman formally General Manager of Camelback Ski Area in Pennsylvania. John will assume a new position as Vice President of Real Estate Planning for Bromley.

John started at Bromley in 1970 as an accounting supervisor and quickly moved up the ranks to Vice President, which was his position from 1975 through 1983. In 1984 John was...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 13:51:35-04:00</pubDate>
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		<title>Winter Continues with Eight Inches of New Snow at Sugarloaf</title>
		<link>http://news.alpinezone.com/27518/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine -- An historic winter continued at Maine's largest ski resort today, after eight inches of new snow blanketed Sugarloaf last night. The new snow brings the season's total snowfall at the resort to 224 inches.

Sugarloaf is currently the only ski resort still open in the east, and the fresh snow ensures excellent conditions into the month of May. 

&quot;We've been extremely fortunate with natural snowfall this season,&quot; said Frank Guerriero, Director of Marketing at...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:38:55-04:00</pubDate>
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		<title>Bretton Woods Closes with Another Record Ski Season</title>
		<link>http://news.alpinezone.com/27466/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[BRETTON WOODS, New Hampshire -- Mount Washington Resort's Bretton Woods ski area closed for the 2007-08 season on Monday, April 21, 2008, offering free skiing for skiers and riders wearing patriotic attire. Alongside Patriot's Day, Bretton Woods has much to celebrate, adding another record ski season to its continued growth.

According to Chris Ellms, Bretton Woods Director of Ski Operations, &quot;This marks the second record ski season in a row for Bretton Woods. Lift ticket sales were up 8% over...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:47:54-04:00</pubDate>
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		<title>Jay Peak Set to Offer Skiing and Riding into May</title>
		<link>http://news.alpinezone.com/27456/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[JAY, Vermont -- The only Vermont resort to announce skiing and riding into May, Jay Peak, today, makes it official; there will be lift serviced skiing and riding in Vermont into May.

&quot;We've seen what we need to see&quot;, offered Bill Stenger, president of the Resort, &quot;We're going for it&quot;. Stenger refers to the heavy natural snow falling at the Resort during the first part of the week which added emphasis to the nearly 420&quot; that fell at Jay during the year; the most in eastern North America.

 The...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:01:28-04:00</pubDate>
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		<title>Spruce Peak At Stowe Earns Audubon Planning Award</title>
		<link>http://news.alpinezone.com/27419/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[SELKIRK, New York, STOWE, Vermont -- Spruce Peak at Stowe, Stowe Mountain Resort's new base village, has earned the Audubon Planning Award from Audubon International, a non-profit environmental organization headquartered in New York State.

Members of Audubon International's Sustainable Communities Program are eligible for the award, which recognizes sustainable comprehensive planning, and is an intermediate milestone en route to earning rigorous designation as a Certified Audubon Sustainable...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:41:04-04:00</pubDate>
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		<title>Mount Snow Announces $5 Million Snowmaking Expansion</title>
		<link>http://news.alpinezone.com/27409/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[WEST DOVER, Vermont -- Mount Snow announced today that it will install more than 150 additional fan guns this summer, investing over $5 million in energy-efficient snowmaking. Combined with last summer's installation of 101 of the machines, Mount Snow will have the most new-technology fan guns in North America when it opens for the 2008-09 ski season. 

The project is part of an expansive snowmaking investment by Mount Snow's new owners, Peak Resorts. Several well-trafficked trails will be...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:23:44-04:00</pubDate>
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		<title>Sugarloaf Purchases 500 Gallons of Biodiesel Made from Area Waste Oil</title>
		<link>http://news.alpinezone.com/27261/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine -- Expanding a program launched last year, Sugarloaf, Maine's premier ski and golf resort, has purchased 500 gallons of biodiesel from Bean's Commercial Grease in Vassalboro, and plans to run all of its off-road diesel engines on a biodiesel blend.

The 500 gallons of biodiesel were made from waste vegetable oil from Sugarloaf's many restaurants, and will be mixed with 10,000 gallons of standard off-road diesel, creating a B5 mix that will be used in the resort's...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:16:35-04:00</pubDate>
		<author>forums@forums.alpinezone.com (AlpineZone News)</author>
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		<title>Sugarloaf and Northern Outdoors Blend Summer and Winter with &amp;quot;Raft and Ski&amp;quot; Weekend</title>
		<link>http://news.alpinezone.com/27260/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine -- Sugarloaf, Maine's premier ski and golf resort, has teamed up with Northern Outdoors to offer skiers and paddlers a unique opportunity to experience two seasons in the same weekend with the first ever &quot;Raft and Ski&quot; weekend, May 3-4. 

Adventure seekers eager for spring but still embracing this year's extraordinary winter snowfall can have the best of both worlds for one weekend in May, with both resorts offering discounted rates for guests who raft on Saturday and...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:16:09-04:00</pubDate>
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		<title>Loon Mountain Posts a Record Season and Looks Forward to Summer</title>
		<link>http://news.alpinezone.com/27233/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[LINCOLN, New Hampshire -- New Hampshire's Loon Mountain wrapped up its 41st ski season Monday, and announced it had a record year for snowfall and skier visits. This season, Loon received 127.5 more inches of snow, and hosted 30% more visits than last season.

Loon opened the $13 million first phase of its new South Peak terrain last December, adding 50 acres of new terrain that included three trails and two new lifts. Construction is already in progress of two additional trails to open next...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:36:43-04:00</pubDate>
		<author>forums@forums.alpinezone.com (AlpineZone News)</author>
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		<title>Okemo Mountain Resort Reports Record Ski Season</title>
		<link>http://news.alpinezone.com/27185/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[LUDLOW, Vermont -- With the 2007/2008 ski and snowboard season officially concluded, Okemo Mountain Resort is reporting its best season on record. Skier visits were ahead of last winter by nearly 25 percent, and six percent ahead of 2002/2003 – the best season on record prior to the one that just ended April 20.

&quot;Although early snowfall motivated skiers and riders at the start of the season and bolstered their enthusiasm throughout the winter,&quot; says Okemo Vice President of Marketing Scott...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:39:54-04:00</pubDate>
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		<title>Jiminy Peak Announces a Record Setting Season</title>
		<link>http://news.alpinezone.com/27184/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[HANCOCK, Massachusetts -- The 2007/2008 winter season was a record-setting year for Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort. The resort saw a record 255,387 skier visits, beating the previous record set in 1992/1993 of 241,520. Seven other records were also set throughout the season including a new day skier visit record on Sunday, February 17th and a new SkiWee record.

Jiminy Peak President and CEO Brian Fairbank said, &quot;The 2007/2008 winter was a phenomenal season for Jiminy Peak and, in turn, for this...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:39:23-04:00</pubDate>
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		<title>Another Banner Season for NASTAR at Whiteface</title>
		<link>http://news.alpinezone.com/27183/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[WILMINGTON, New York -- Whiteface, the Olympic Mountain, recently completed another outstanding NASTAR season by ranking first in the mid-Atlantic region, first overall in the east and seventh nationally in racer days by season's end.

A total of 123 resorts hosted NASTAR activity during the 2007-08 winter season. Whiteface's performance was an improvement from last winter when the mountain, burdened with a late start due to weather issues, placed 11th. 

NASTAR is the acronym for National...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:38:54-04:00</pubDate>
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