SAM Coverage
Lifts & Ropeways
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Monarchâs Moorhead Latest to Announce Retirement
SAM Magazine—Monarch, Colo., April 2, 2015—Monarch Mountain CEO Rich Moorhead is retiring effective April 30 following a 39 year career at the ski area.…
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Town Approves $50 Million Makeover at Canyons/Park City resort
SAM Magazine—Park City, Utah, March 27, 2015—The Park City Planning Commission gave unanimous approval for Vail Resorts’ plan to build an interconnecting gondola between…
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Faulty Switch Contributed to Sugarloaf Lift Rollback
SAM Magazine—Carrabassett Valley, Maine, March 26, 2015—A team of investigators has determined that an inappropriately specified switch in one of the brake components on…
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Sugarloaf Releases Preliminary Findings on Lift Rollback
SAM Magazine—Carrabassett Valley, Maine, March 22, 2015—Investigators from Sugarloaf working in conjunction with an engineer from the State of Maine Board of Elevators and…
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Seven Injured in Lift Rollback at Sugarloaf
SAM Magazine—Carrabassett Valley, Maine, March, 21, 2015—A rollback incident today on Sugarloaf’s King Pine lift injured seven guests and sent three to the hospital…
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Summer Action to Become More Mammoth at Snow Summit
SAM Magazine—Bear Lake, Calif., March, 11, 2015—Snow Summit’s summer operations will shift into a higher gear with the addition of a four-mile beginner mountain…
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Park Diggers
Park Diggers brings cutting edge design and technology to terrain park tools. Park Diggers brings cutting edge design and technology to terrain park tools.…
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Mountain Spy Jan 2015 Gear Rental
ISSUE January 2015 AUTHOR Liz Mettler VOLUME 54-1 PAGE 46 SUBJECT Customer Service In this month’s Mountain Spy, we tackle the simple…
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Personal Protective Equipment
PPE is the last line of defense against employee injuries, and an important one. Personal protective equipment (PPE), important as it is, should be…
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Orphan Ski Lifts
Though a lift’s manufacturer may no longer be in business, the lift still requires maintenance and support. Where do you find it? Chances are…