SAM Coverage
Lifts & Ropeways
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10 Under 30 :: 2016
From making snow at Eldora to running a ski school in China, this group of 20-somethings is a highly accomplished lot. The ski industry…
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How Good Are Your Lift Mechanics?
Formal training for lift mechanics is becoming an urgent topic due to increased public concern over recent lift failures. A spate of lift…
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Mountain Spy :: July 2016
In this month’s Mountain Spy, we tackle a seemingly easy question, but the responses vary—as usual. I’M COMING TO THE AREA FOR A BACHELORETTE…
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Eco Tip
Wood boiler heating system. In 2004 the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation awarded Bridger Bowl Ski Area $20,000 in grant money for…
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Multi-Use Trails Mean Business
A quality multi-use path and trail network could be the most undervalued amenity at your resort. Your summer guests love trails. They crave convenient…
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Winter Fat
Resorts adapt to the rist of the fat bike. While many ski resorts have embraced bikes as part of their business models in the…
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Trailblazers :: James Niehues
Trail map painter for resorts across North America. SAM: Why do skiers and riders love trail maps?Niehues: A ski map is used like no…
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Sam on the Road
CUTTER’S CAMP Timberline, Mt. Hood, OR, May 9-13… NSAA NATIONAL CONVENTION Nashville, TN, May 18-21… LMS Hancock, MA, April 19-21… EASTERN CANADA SKI AREAS…
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Idea Files :: July 2016
Clever summer uses for covered conveyor lifts and a skating rink. Keeping Warm “Laurie Leger, the ‘botanist’ in our environmental department, came up with…
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Construction Site
A look at projects ranging from major expansions and overhauls to base-area updates and replacements. Cascade Mountain, WI Cascade Mountain has begun the first…