SAM Coverage
Lifts & Ropeways
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Idea Files
Mowing low under lifts so parts don’t get lost at Song Mountain, N.Y.; Portable soda dispensing system at Wild Mountain, Minn.; Wood lift loading…
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The End Page
The Great Keystone Survivor Caper where five people spent up to a month in a gondola cabin suspended from a crane. The contestants (the…
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World Ropeways
A review of Hans Dieter Schmoll’s book on the history of ropeway transportation, ‘Welt Seilbahn Geschichte.’ Many illustrations, text is in German. Two volumes.
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Construction Site
Wachusett Mountain, Mass., new base lodge expansion; Granite Peak at Rib Mountain, Wis., snowmaking upgrades; Mount Sunapee, N.H., lift; Whitetail, Pa., snowmaking; Grand Targhee,…
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Idea Files
Rubber anti-fatugue mats on motor room floors at Camelback Ski Area, Pa.; A stop gate that reacts according to rope deflection (weighted gate) at…
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Half Empty or Half Full
Measuring capacity is something every mountain resort faces. With a firm understanding of the process area managers can better prepare for the future. Includes…
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Construction Site
Deer Valley, Utah- 2002 Winter Olympic preparations, Le Massif, Quebec- new road, lifts, and trials, Lutsen Mountains, Minn.- trail and lift, and Telluride, Colo.-lifts…
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Lifts 2001-Down, But With Some Bright Spots
New lift construction survey for 2001. While the East and Southeast bounded back and the Mountain states inched ahead, the picture was not so…
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Construction Site
Summer construction including: Snowbird, Utah: lifts, Whiteface Mtn, NY: new slope, snowmaking, and weir, Bridger Bowl, Mont.: lifts, Granite Peaks, Wis.:chairlifts, snowmaking, increased lighting,…
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SAM Idea Files
Sunburst Ski Resort, Wis., creates a clean fire by replacing their outside wood log pit into a gas replica. Brian Head, Utah, installs cable…