Departments: Lifts & Ropeways

SAM Magazine-Carraabasett Valley, Maine, Dec. 30, 2010-Investigators from the Maine board of elevator and tramway safety said that high wind was a contributing factor…

SAM Magazine-Carrabassett Valley, Maine, Dec. 28, 2010-The Spillway East Chairlift at Sugarloaf, Maine, experienced a rope derailment Tuesday morning, with seven people reported injured.…

Bolton Valley, Vt., Dec. 17, 2010-The owners of Bolton Valley, Doug Nedde and Larry Williams, are seeking an equity partner or outright sale of…

SAM Magazine-Salt Lake City, Dec. 2, 2010-Skytrac, Inc., which has started manufacturing lifts in the U.S., is the first new North American aerial ropeway…

SAM Magazine-Donnelly, Idaho, Nov. 9, 2010-The Tamarack Municipal Association (TMA) has reached an agreement with creditor Credit Suisse, the Idaho Department of Lands, and…

SAM Magazine-Lakewood, Colo., Nov. 9, 2010-Maynard Russell of MRC Services, Greenville, Maine, has been named interim chair of the ANSI ASC B77 Standards Committee…

SAM Magazine-Frisco, Colo., Nov. 5, 2010-Keystone Resort and Copper Mountain opened today, adding to the growing list of areas that are now open for…

SAM Magazine-Brownsville, Vt., Nov. 2, 2010-Ascutney Mountain Resort won’t operate this winter, with operations in future years also in doubt unless a buyer can…

SAM Magazine-Broomfield, Colo., Oct. 25, 2010-Vail Resorts (VR) has acquired the stock of the companies that operate Northstar-at-Tahoe from Booth Creek Resort Properties LLC…

SAM Magazine-Denver, Oct. 24, 2010-Loveland Ski Area opened at 9 a.m. today, one day ahead of the scheduled opening of neighboring Arapahoe Basin on…