SAM Coverage
Lifts & Ropeways
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Construction Site :: March 2006
A look at what areas around the country were up to last summer. Last summer, resorts concentrated on getting people up the hill, giving…
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Speak Out :: March 2006
Peter Pitchers says, “Volunteers are a Huge Liability.” Billy Kidd thinks it’s “Time to Revisit Cooperative Marketing.” We make a few “Corrections: Lift Construction…
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Risk and The Internet
Viruses and other security issus are the least of your worries: it’s what you say online that can really make you sick. The ski…
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Catch the Virus
Word-of-mouth marketing can be a resort’s best friend or worst enemy. With the Internet, there are ways to create your own good word. There’s…
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The Best/Worst Ads of 2005/2006
An annual look at the good, the bad and the ugly in ski resort advertising. Part I: Marketing Skiing to the MassesLetting the rabble…
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SAM Idea Files
Winter Park, Colo., installs a sled lift for their summertime alpine slide operation, Ski Roundtop, Pa., rented an unused parking lot to a sports…
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Making an Old Lift New Again
Converting an aging lift to DC power was the low-cost solution for transporting Angel Fire’s beginner skiers.
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Construction Site
Mt. Baker, Wash., upgrade plan to fixed-grip quads, Breckenridge, new facilities, Alta, detachable quad, Yellowstone Club, Mont., three lift projects, Cascade, Wisc., snowmaking system.
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SAM Idea Files
Sunburst Ski Area, Wisc., Two-Bullwheel Solution, Brian Head, Utah, installing lift shack microwaves to boost employee morale, and Christie Mtn. Ski Area, Wisc., Dave…
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The Inspector’s Role in Ropeway Safety
The inspector has come and your ropeways are good to go-right? Maybe not. Some inspectors lack the experience and qualifications to do the job…