SAM Coverage
Lifts & Ropeways
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Tracking The Wind
An unusual computer application allows the tram operators at Jackson Hole to onitor the weather at each tower for safer operation.
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Lift Surveying– Accuracy Is Everything
Surveying errors increase costs for ski areas and waste valuable design time for manufacturers, Errors can be prevented.
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Area ExpANSIon 1986
We take a look at some of the lift and snowmaking construction activities this past summer.
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Data Acquistion For Ropeway Systems
An inside look at the computer controls of the VSL shuttle in Reno. By Andrew Jacubowicz.
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Sugarbowl Builds A Lift For Deep Snows
Lifts have unique problems in places where the snow drifts to 100 feet or more. Lift Engineering solved this one.
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World’s First 8-Seater
The new speedy Doppelmayr gondola at Steamboat has reduced lines and relieved congestion on the lower mountain. It also operates in very high winds.
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Detachable Quad At June
Lift Engineering solved a problem and built a skier-friendly lift in process. It makes a strong statement of design philosophy: understatement.
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The Great Interski Lift Switch
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America’s First Detachable Chair
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