SAM Coverage
Lifts & Ropeways
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An Inch In Space Saves Down Time
Doppelmayr provided Stratton, Vt., with a solution to prevent ice buildup from stopping their new six-passenger lift: an inch of clearance between the outer…
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Footloose And Debt Free
A SAM “Profile in Profit,” Ski Apache, N.M., has the highest lift capacity in the state, over 200,000 annual skier visits and operates in…
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Accessing A Theme Park
The Malaysian jungle surrounding the theme park and resort /casino complex of Genting Highlands posed peculiar and difficult challenges for Leitner engineers. They overcame…
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1997 Lifts–Big Surge In New VTFH
1997 was an impressive year in lift-building, with more jumbo chairlifts, a surge in replacement lifts, a spike in surface tows and a surprising…
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It’s A Bird…It’s A Plane…It’s A Bus!
In the 1950s, skiers were eager to get up to Mt. Hood, Ore., but a frequently impassable road often blocked the journey. Local entrepreneurs…
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How Keystone Got It Right
Keystone, Colo., had a pre-established crisis management plan in place when the Teller Lift accident occurred in 1985. The medical, management and media procedures…
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What’s New
New products include: the Huskie HD from Haul Master, Inc.; hospitality products from IHM Systems; a new snowboard binding from Mein Mountain; the Miko…
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Unwelcome Nomenclature
Questioning a major resort’s use of the term “high speed” in conjunction with both detachable and fixed-grip lifts.
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40 Years Of Chairlifts In North America
An unusual chart reveals the growth pattern of chairlift construction from 1955 to the present.
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Rain Forest Gondola
A stunning Poma gondola installation in an environmentally sensitive tropical location in Australia offers technological, environmental and marketing lessons.