SAM Coverage
Lifts & Ropeways
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Caring for Aging Parts
Corrosion and wear can cause serious problems in your key machinery. In an ideal world, if ball and roller bearings could be kept clean,…
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Lifts 2007 :: It Was a Good Year
Lift manufacturers were busy last year installing almost 25 percent more uphill transportation than the previous season. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A PDF…
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Park It in the Post-Season
After the season ends, some areas are taking advantage of leftover snow by running terrain park camps. They’re the last remnants of a season…
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The Second Biking
Sure mountain biking and ski areas have been synonymous for years, but is there major growth ahead? Mountain biking has become a major summer…
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Bring On the Heat
The annual IAPPA show was full of great ideas for summer revenues. Ghouls that talk and turn heads (their own). Motion rides, thrill rides,…
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Master Builders
Want to know who is setting the trends in terrain park building? Check out these seven gurus. What makes a good park and pipe?…
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The Ultimate Treehouse
Aspen/Snowmass started from scratch and created the ideal children’s center. “Investing in the youngest generation” is a dictum the Aspen Skiing Company has taken…
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Construction Site :: January 2008
Racing fence installations, new lodges, and new lifts give guests plenty to look forward to. Everything from the Olympics to new trails kept areas…
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Mountain Spy :: January 2008
For this edition of Mountain Spy, our 007 Liz Eren posed as a college journalist writing an article. She started her query with that…
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Speak Out :: Family Fun?
The trials and triumphs of taking a family ski vacation. One of the joys of working at SAM has always been traveling to winter…