Departments: Lifts & Ropeways

SAM Magazine-Girdwood, Alaska, May 26, 2011-The Mountain Rider’s Alliance (MRA) and its Manitoba Mountain Ski Area Restoration Project, which aims to restore lift access…

SAM Magazine-Mead, Wash., May 24, 2011-The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission has approved Mt. Spokane’s proposal to add a chairlift and seven runs…

SAM Magazine-Aspen, Colo., May 19, 2011-The Aspen Skiing Company today became the latest in a long line of areas to extend the season. And…

SAM Magazine-Olympic Valley, Calif., May 12, 2011-Squaw Valley USA is winding down a record-breaking winter by offering discounted lift tickets to season passholders from…

SAM Magazine-Jiminy Peak, Mass., Apr. 13, 2011-As America’s lift system ages, springtime lift maintenance seminars and attendance are growing. The training season kicks off…

SAM Magazine-Whistler, B.C., Apr. 11, 2011-Whistler Blackcomb is testing a new app which allows cell phones to serve as lift passes. The app, the…

SAM Magazine–April 3, 2011–The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) announced that Dan Fuller, president of Bristol Mountain Winter Resort in Canandaigua, N.Y., is the…

SAM Magazine-Broomfield, Colo., Mar. 18, 2011-Vail Resorts (VR) second-quarter net income rose 34 percent as ample snow and the improving economy brought more people…

SAM Magazine-Idaho Springs, Colo., Mar. 10, 2011-Echo Mountain is turning five this spring, and celebrating by offering $5 lift tickets on Friday nights, Mar.…